12 Mar DO SOMETHING BY SAYING NOTHING

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A few weeks ago, I was travelling and davened in a shul in another community. In the middle of davening, I was trying to concentrate on my conversation with Hashem when I heard a voice loudly say, “Hello.”...

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12 Mar STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL: LESSONS FROM PURIM AND TORAH LEADERS

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We have previously discussed the difference between Chanukah, where the Maccabees took up arms to defend their sovereignty, and Purim, where the Jews relied on prayer without engaging in physical defense. Today, we will delve into that topic again,IY”H. While...

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12 Mar DATING AND RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

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Dear Rabbi and Shira, I’m not sure what to make of this. I’m dating a guy who we have great chemistry with on dates, conversation is good, and we connect very well....

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05 Mar THE FAITHFUL TRANSMISSION OF THE TORAH SHEBE’AL PEH AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RAV HERSHEL SCHACHTER SHLITA ABOUT THE 3 NEW SEFORIM, HIS MINHAGIM, & FUN QUESTIONS

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Rabbi Hershel Schachter shlita, 82, a noted rosh yeshiva and posek, has had a distinguished career with the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) for over 50 years. Rav Schachter became an...

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05 Mar PARSHAS VAYEKEL: A GOOD NAME IS BETTER THAN GOOD OIL

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There is an interesting Medrash on the pasuk “See G-d has called by name Betzalel son of Uri son of Chur of the tribe of Yehudah” [Shemos 35:30]. The Medrash references the pasuk in Koheles “A good name...

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05 Mar ESTHER’S STORY

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The Gemora in Megillah teaches us that Esther requested, “Kavuni l’doros – Affix me for all generations,” please write my story for posterity. This is a very strange request. We know that a common denominator of all our great...

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05 Mar VAYAKHEL : ”RAISE THE HEADS OF BNEI YISRAEL” (SHEMOS 30:12)

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The Medresh (Tanchuma Tisa 3) states that Moshe said to Hakadosh Baruch Hu, “Ribono Shel Olam! When I die, no one will mention me!” Hakadosh Baruch Hu replied, “I swear, just as you are now standing and teaching them parashas Shekalim and you...

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05 Mar KASHRUS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH RABBI MOSHE ELEFANT

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Is one allowed to eat blood? Eating blood is as bad as it’s going to get. The Torah says in a number of places “lo sochlu cal dam”- do not eat any blood. Not only are we not allowed to...

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05 Mar PARASHAT VAYAKHEL: THE PRECIOUS VALUE OF A TORAH HOME

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Upon reading Parashat Vayakhel, we cannot help but be struck – and perplexed – by the Torah’s verbosity. The Torah laboriously repeats all the details regarding the construction of the Mishkan which were already presented earlier, in Parashat Teruma....

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05 Mar FINDING HAPPINESS

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Mi’sheh’nichnas Adar marbim b’simcha, When Adar arrives, simcha increases. Can it be with the advent of a new month, simcha automatically enters the picture, transforming all our days to “happy days”? Does Adar have special...

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