19 May Parashat Bamidbar: “Just As They Encamp- So Shall They Travel”

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P a r a s h a t Bamidbar describes the formation in which Benei Yisrael traveled through the wilderness. The Torah emphasizes that Benei Yisrael were to maintain this...

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19 May Dating and Relationship Advice

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Dear Rabbi and Shira, I am really close to getting engaged to a wonderful guy. We have hit a point of contention. We don’t know where to live. I come...

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19 May Kashruth Questions of the Week

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Why do we eat dairy on Shavuos?  The Rama on Orach Chaim 494:3 quotes a widespread minhag to eat dairy foods on Shavuos. The Mishnah Berurah (ibid. s.k.12) proffers the famous...

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19 May Is it Kosher to Renew Your Wedding Vows

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In the 1970s, ceremonies to renew wedding vows became popular in the US. Typically, these ceremonies are officiated by clergy and consist of a formal or informal ceremony. Some Christian...

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19 May Six for Six: The Six Revolutions of the Six Day War

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The actual state of Israel was established 72 years ago in 1948. However, the modern state of Israel as we know it, was launched in 1967. The six-day war was...

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19 May Seeing Via Mirror

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In Bamidbar 4:20 the Torah tells us that the Leviim should not come to see the Kodesh and die. Rashi in Sanhedrin 81b s.v. Kevala says that this is a...

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19 May Who Owns Judaism? Why the Desert Was the Most Suitable Space for the Torah

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THE DESERT  This week’s Torah portion, named “Bamidbar,” which means “in the desert,” is always read preceding the holiday of Shavuos, when we celebrate the giving of the Torah at Sinai,...

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19 May Brownie Cheesecake Bars

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INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 3/4 cup flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips   DIRECTIONS: This delicious recipe for Shavuos will satisfy your chocolate and cheesecake...

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19 May Coronavirus (Part 10)

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In last week’s parsha, we learned all about shmittah. For the diaspora Jew, shmittah has been only a lesson in Torah academics. But, for the religious farmer in Eretz Yisroel...

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19 May Yerushalayim as the Ir Melucha

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The Rambam (Hilchos M e l a c h i m 1:10) rules that only a king of malchus Beis Dovid has the right to use Yerushalayim as his capital...

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