27 Aug Parashat Re’eh- The Power of One’s Actions

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Moshe Rabbenu begins Parashat Re’eh by exhorting Benei Yisrael, “Look, I have presented before you today a blessing and a curse.” Many commentators noted the grammatical shift in this verse...

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27 Aug Protecting the Foolish

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I. Accepting Danger Are you permitted or forbidden to enter a dangerous situation? The Gemara (Shabbos 32a) states that you are forbidden to enter a dangerous situation and rely on a...

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27 Aug Dating and Relationship Advice

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Dear Rabbi and Shira I’m engaged to a great young woman. We connect well, have similar life goals, and are excited to get married and spend the rest of our lives...

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27 Aug Grilled Glazed Drumettes

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INGREDIENTS: 1 cup ketchup 1/3 cup soy sauce 4 teaspoons honey 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 3 pounds chicken drumettes Optional: Sliced green onions   DIRECTIONS: In a small bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Pour 1...

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27 Aug Getting to Know Pete Alonso

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Pete Alonso’s ninth-inning 40th home run blast in the Mets’ 11-5 win over the Royals last Sunday, moved him past the Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger for the NL rookie record. With...

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21 Aug Is Most Of It All Of It?

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We learn about the requirement to bentch Birkas Hamazon after eating and being satiated from the posuk in Devarim, Perek Ches, posuk yud. The gemara in Brachos, daf chof alef,...

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19 Aug An Interview With the Yetzer HaRa About Daf Yomi

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We interrupt our series on tefilah for this timely interview with the Yeitzer HaRa. A few days ago, as I was strolling down Thirteenth Avenue, I saw a harried Yeitzer HaRa...

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19 Aug The Nature of Moshe Rabbeinu’s Receiving the Torah

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Four times a year we read in the Torah about ma’amad har Sinai: on Shabbos when we lein the parshas of Yisro, V’eschanan, and Eikev, and on Shavuos. According to...

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19 Aug Parashat Ekev- Nourishing the Soul

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The Torah tells us in Parashat Ekeb, “Ki Lo Al Ha’lehem Lebado Yihyeh Ha’adam” – “Man does not live on bread alone.” On the simplest level of interpretation, Moshe here...

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19 Aug Standing Up For Judaism

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How much should Judaism change to accommodate those who cannot abide its rules? When someone claims that the Torah’s laws may drive them to suicide, does this threat to life...

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