Israel At War

Israel at War: Source Sheet Rabbi Leiby Burnham - November 2, 2023 Source #1: 65% of Americans support Israel in this conflict Overall, 65% said the U.S. should support Israel publicly. That was true of big majorities of both parties…

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Vayeira 5784

Vayeira תשפ"ד           This week’s portion, Vayeira, is the fourth portion in the Torah and at this point it has been over 2000 years since Hashem created the world. Regarding the 2000 years that have passed, the Torah has shared…

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Parshat Noach 5784

Parashat Noach תשפ"ד When introducing us to Noach, the Torah carefully tells us (Genesis 6:9) that Noach was a צדיק - a completely righteous person. ט) אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת נֹחַ נֹחַ אִישׁ צַדִּיק תָּמִים הָיָה בְּדֹרֹתָיו 9) These are the offspring…

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Parshat Bereshit 5784

Parshat Bereshit תשפ"ד Last Shabbat– (Shemini Atzeret morning), the world woke up to the news that Israel was under a deadly attack. Hamas staged a major uprising. Entering Israel from Gaza, they murdered, in cold blood, nearly 1,000 soldiers, policemen,…

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Sukkot II 5784

Sukkot II תשפ"ד        The Sukkot holiday is blessed with two mitzvot: the mitzvah to dwell in the sukkah for seven days, and the mitzvah to take the four species – the lulav, etrog, hadas  (myrtle), and aravah  (brook willow).…

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