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Parshat Naso 5782

Parshat Naso These were exciting times for the Jewish people. Almost a year had passed, and it was again Rosh Chodesh Nissan, the month in which they left Egypt. So much had happened in such a short time.  First, they walked…

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Shavuot 5782

Shavuot  The president of the local JCC was once confronted by an angry board member at a meeting. This person was upset because the JCC was closed on all Jewish holidays, including Shavuot.  “I understand the JCC being closed on the…

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Parsha Bechukotai 5782

Bechukotai תשפ"ב             When the Jewish people committed the sin of the golden calf, Hashem said to Moshe (Exodus 32:9,10):  (ט) וַיֹּאמֶר יְדֹוָד אֶל משֶׁה רָאִיתִי אֶת הָעָם הַזֶּה וְהִנֵּה עַם קְשֵׁה עֹרֶף הוּא: (י) וְעַתָּה הַנִּיחָה לִּי וְיִחַר אַפִּי בָהֶם וַאֲכַלֵּם…

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Parshat Behar 5782

Behar תשפ"ב The first verse in this week’s parsha, Behar (Leviticus 25:1), begins in a peculiar way. א) וַיְדַבֵּר יְדֹוָד אֶל משֶׁה בְּהַר סִינַי לֵאמֹר                 1) And Hashem spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai saying. Why, here, does the…

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