08 Aug CAN YOU CALL A RABBI BY HIS NAME?

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I. Respecting Your Torah Teacher Calling a Torah scholar by his title is a matter of showing honor to the Torah. You must show respect to your mentor, your rebbe, by, for example, rising when he enters a...

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08 Aug RE’EH: ELUL – A TIME TO PREPARE

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The Zohar calls the yom tov of Rosh Hashanah- Hayom. This parashah – parashas Re’eh begins with the words, “Re’eh Anochi Nosen Lifneichem Hayom,” which can be translated as, “See that I am giving you days before Rosh Hashanah, so you...

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08 Aug RE’EH: HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE ALIVE? HOW TO BECOME A KOSHER HUMAN BEING: DO YOU HAVE STANDARDS? DO YOU CHALLENGE YOURSELF?

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David Goldberg bumps into somebody in the street who looks like his old friend Jack. “Jack,” he says. “You’ve put on weight and your hair has turned gray. You seem a few inches shorter than I recall and your...

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08 Aug PEACH BURRATA SALAD

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DIRECTIONS: It’s been so hot and humid. Nobody really wants to turn on the oven this summer. This peach burrata salad hits the spot for a filling and delicious meal with yummy seasonal produce....

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08 Aug KASHRUS QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK WITH RABBI MOSHE ELEFANT

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Yayin Nesech verses Stam Yeinam. Yayin Nesech does not exist in our times. Yayin Nesech is wine that was poured for avodah zarah. The wine that you’re buying in the store, a closed...

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08 Aug “HAGOMEL: A GRATEFUL TOKEN FOR A SAFE RETURN”

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Last week we spoke about the blessing we say before leaving our house going on a journey or a trip. In this article, we shift our focus to Hagomel, a heartfelt blessing recited as a form of...

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08 Aug ON INFLUENCERS’ INFLUENCE

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Yellowstone National Park, which is larger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware combined, contains its own Grand Canyon, considered by many to be the most breathtaking sight inside the park. The canyon is 20 miles long,...

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08 Aug RE’EH: THE BEAUTIFUL PATH OF TORAH

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Parashat Re’eh begins: “Behold, I am presenting before you today a blessing and a curse.” Moshe Rabbenu proceeds to explain to the people that they have the choice between two paths – the path of mitzvah observance, which...

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08 Aug ONE HUNDRED BRACHOS– A GREAT WAY TO GET READY FOR ELUL

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Once we pass T’u b’Av, the next stop is Elul. Elul is an acronym for, “Ani l’Dodi v’Dodi li,” I am to my Beloved (namely Hashem) and, in that proportion, Hashem reciprocates with special attention to me. I...

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08 Aug RE’EH: EARNING A LIVELIHOOD THROUGH JOY

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The Torah in Parashat Re’eh discusses the basic laws of the three Regalim – the holidays of Pesach, Shabuot and Sukkot, when Beneh Yisrael would assemble in the Bet Ha’mikdash. In presenting the obligations relevant to the celebration...

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