September 11, 2011

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A Midrash for Monday (#12)

A Midrash for Monday (#12) I won’t say that there is more to share than usual. I will say that I am perceiving more so I can share more. We’ll start with a piece about the perhaps somewhat surprising preciousness of prayer and what adds to prayer’s strength. “This very day God is commanding you … Continue Reading

September 11th, 2011, In Articles, Devarim, Parsha, by

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A Midrash for Monday (#7)

A Midrash for Monday “The roads of Zion mourn” (Lamentations 1:4). Rav Huna says, “Everything in Creation seeks to fulfill its purpose. In order to have puppies, a pet lapdog went out to a cliff in the wilderness to give itself to a male.” Rav Ami says, “Even cedar trees want to fulfill their purpose. … Continue Reading

August 7th, 2011, In Articles, Inspiration, by

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Dvar Torah for Purim

Dvar Torah for Purim Based on Likutey Halakhot, Reishis HaGez 3 After Haman is hanged we are told, “The wrath of the King/king subsided” (Esther 7:10) . We know the rule, that when Megilat Esther uses the expression “the king” without the mention of any name, the King—God—is meant, and also Achashveirosh. The Maharal of … Continue Reading

March 17th, 2011, In Articles, Festivals, by

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Dvar Torah for Parshat Lekh Lekha

Based on Likutey Halakhot, Hashkamat HaBoker 1:13 Let me ask you a question? If you had a big fight—I mean a fight so big that the town wasn’t big enough for the both of you—with your nephew, or your brother-in-law, would you care what happened to him? Probably not. But Avraham Avinu (our patriarch) was … Continue Reading

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Dvar Torah for Bein HaMitzarim (The Three Weeks)

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July 6th, 2010, In Uncategorized, by

Based on Likutey Halakhot, Milah 5:18 What is it that we are mourning in these three weeks, from the 17th of Tammuz to the 9th of Av? Yes, certainly, “the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash (Holy Temple),” but what does that mean? Was it some historical or architectural landmark that was razed by a brute, … Continue Reading

Apolitical or Why We Avoid Certain Topics

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July 7th, 2009, In Uncategorized, by

You may have noticed that we what we write about in this blog, and in our mailings, is rarely related to current events, and (almost) never to politics. We don’t, not because people don’t ask us to (they do), and not because we have no opinion about such things (we assuredly do). We don’t because … Continue Reading

Take a Bow (Part Two)

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June 14th, 2009, In Uncategorized, by

The following is based on a teaching of Rabbeinu Yehudah ben Yakar, one of the teachers of Ramban (Nachmanides). We bow down four times in Shemonah Esrai. We bow at the beginning and end of Avot, the first blessing, and at the beginning and end of Modim, the penultimate blessing. One point to consider is, … Continue Reading

 












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