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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05 Mar VAYAKHEL: G-D DWELLS IN THE GULF BETWEEN YOUR DREAMS AND YOUR REALITY

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Preserving a Letter There is something very intriguing about these parshios Vayakhel & Pekudei. Anybody even slightly familiar with the Torah is aware of its unique conciseness. Complete sagas, rich, complex, and profound, are often depicted in a few short...

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05 Mar CUCUMBER EDAMAME SALAD

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INGREDIENTS: Salad 1 bag defrosted shelled edamame 4-6 Persian cucumbers, chopped 1 bunch scallions, chopped 2 avocados, chopped Dressing: 1/4 c olive oil 1/4 c rice vinegar 2 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp grated ginger 1 clove ginger,...

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05 Mar IT DOESN’T DO ANYTHING FOR ME

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At the request of his parents, I recently met with a young man who had stopped going to Shul on Shabbos morning. (People think when we get semicha, Rabbis get a magic wand that we can wave and...

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05 Mar LET NOT HIM WHO STRAPS ON HIS ARMOR BOAST LIKE HE WHO TAKES IT OFF אל יתהלל חוגר כמפתח

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The story of the rabbit and the turtle, often known as “The Tortoise and the Hare,” is a classic fable tale that has been passed down through generations and goes as follows: Once upon a time, there was...

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05 Mar DATING AND RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

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Dear Rabbi and Shira, I’m married for a year and a half. I have a problem. I can’t stand my husband’s best friend. I feel like he’s a bad influence on my...

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05 Mar THE MITZVAH OF MISHLOACH MANOS

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The Mitzvah One is obligated to send mishloach manos on Purim to his friend etc. This mitzvah was introduced during the time of Mordechai and Esther and is considered a divrei kabbalah mitzvah and not a d’oraisa. There are two basic...

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05 Mar TORAHAPP, AN ALL-IN-ONE COMMUTING TOOL

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I recently drove on my own from Brooklyn to Monsey for a wedding. I wanted to listen to 10 minute mini-shiurim but because I was driving alone, I would not be able to manipulate my phone to switch...

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