Parshas Shoftim

Parshat Shoftim תשפג If statistics are correct, Jews comprise .02% of the world’s population. There are over 2.5 billion Christians, almost 2 billion Muslims, billions more people in many other religions, including non-believers. The Torah instructs us to follow the…

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Can I Get Some Umami with That?
Parshas Re’eh 5783

We are living in times when the country is quite divided. There seems to be almost nothing we can agree on, the liberals keep getting more liberal, and the Conservatives more Conservative. News sources are split between right wing media…

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Parshas Re’eh 5783

You’ve been invaded
Parshas Devarim – Tisha Ba’av

Some states, like California or Texas, seem to have it all; glamour, big business, large populations, beautiful nature, national and international recognition, and lots of things to do. Other states, like Iowa or Idaho, seem to have none of it,…

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Parshas Devarim – Tisha Ba’av