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Parashat Re’eh 2011

Aug 29, 2011 Comments Off by

In this week’s Torah portion, Re’eh, we come across an interesting verse: “You should not eat it [blood]; so that you and your children will benefit after you, as you shall be doing that which is righteous in the eyes of the Hashem” (Devarim 12:25). Interestingly enough, the verse is talking about refraining from consuming [...]

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Parashat Eikev 2011

Aug 24, 2011 Comments Off by

The small things in Life…. This week’s Torah portion is called Ekev, which literally translates into “heel.” Our sages comment that this name is coming to awaken us to pay attention to those Mitsvot that are seemingly less important – just as the heel is a part of the body that might be overlooked. Rav [...]

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Parashat Mas’eh 2011

Jul 31, 2011 Comments Off by

Parashat Mas’eh   This week’s Torah Portion, Mas’ae, discusses at length the 42 different journeys the Jewish People undertook while in the desert. At first glance this might seem a bit lengthy to mention all these journeys since we know that the Torah is very meticulous about every single letter written inside. What is the [...]

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Parashat Chukat 2011

Jul 03, 2011 Comments Off

Parashat Chukat     Is there an advantage to having blind faith? This week’s Torah portion, Hukat, seems to allude that the answer is in fact yes. The Parasha states, “This is the statute of the Torah” and then proceeds to discuss the laws of “The Red Cow.” The ashes of this all-red cow were [...]

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Parashat Bamidbar 2011

Jun 13, 2011 Comments Off

Parashat Bamidbar   This week’s Torah Portion, Bamidbar, seems to have a very unassuming verse: “The Children of Israel shall encamp each man by his banner/flag ”(2:2). It relays the fashion that the Jewish People camped in the desert when they had left Egypt, in which they placed banners on all four sides of their [...]

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