Shabbat Hachodesh 5783

שבת החודש  - Shabbat HaChodesh On the last day of the month of Adar, as the first sliver of the new moon signaling the beginning of the new month Nissan appeared, Hashem taught Moshe and Aharon the mitzvah of sanctifying the new…

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I want to be you
Parshat Ki Tisa 5783

It was a gruesome way to die. The convulsions, vomiting, exhaustion, and gasping for breath lasted only a few hours, and then Thendara “Jagger” Satisfaction softly exhaled for the last time. His death would rock the world; the headlines screaming…

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Parshat Ki Tisa 5783

A Cinder-Allah Purim!
Parshat Tetzaveh 5783

Aziza al Tahmimi’s father had always told her that life wasn’t meant to be fair, and he sure got that one right. In November of 2013, he became a martyr by blowing himself up in the Central Bus Station in…

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Parshat Tetzaveh 5783

Purim 5783

Purim תשפ״ג Our Sages have revealed a deep and profound insight into human nature:  אדם נפעל כפי פעולותיו  “A person’s character is shaped by his actions.,” that is, person’s deeds will have a profound affect on his character. The 13th century Sefer Hachinuch,…

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First Principles of Snowboarding and Life
Parshat Terumah 5783

Hello Everybody, It was on the first morning of my snowboarding trip, at about 8:30 AM that I realized I need some more stretching in my life. I was sitting on the floor with Kenny, a ski/ snowboard instructor, preparing…

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Parshat Terumah 5783