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Moshe & Purim Part Seven
Transcribed and prepared by Anna Beller: What is the midah that Moshe Rabbeinu represents in the Sfirot? Netzach- that which is eternal. Meaning that you have a universal perspective from the beginning...
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Moshe and Purim Part Eight
Transcribed and Prepared by Anna Beller: Listen to this passuk in the torah- reshit goyim Amalek- Amalek is the mightiest of all nations- beacharitam- but in their end- adi yoveid- they will be...
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Moshe and Purim Part Nine
What’s the name of the holiday? Purim. Why? Why did Haman throw lots? Why didn’t he choose a day? Because he didn’t believe in chance, he believed that the answer was important. That’s why when it came...
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Of Priests and Policemen
“This unfortunate world has been blasted in all ages by two evil principles – Kingcraft and Priestcraft – that, taking advantage of to human necessities, in themselves not hard – salutary, and even...
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“We Will Follow Him” by Prof Gerald August
Aylu Hadvarim Asher Debear Moshe. These are the words that Moses spoke to the children of Israel. This is the first sentence in the book of Deuteronomy. But we must stop the Torah reading right here...
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What Kind of Leader
When I heard a rabbi describe himself as, “the Rav Moshe Feinstein of our generation,” I realized that it’s not just presidential candidates who claim to be the reincarnation of Lincoln or Reagan, but...
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Fighting To Look Up
Dedicated to the memory of Raizel Devorah bat David Shaykin on her Yahrtzeit “It happened that when Moses raised his hand, Israel grew stronger, and when he lowered his hand, Amalek was stronger...
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The Conference of the Birds
One of my favorite parts of the Haggadah is the part that isn’t there: Moshe’s role in redeeming Israel, an appropriate message for groups gathered for the Seder: In the 12th Century poem, The...
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The Walk
Almost forty years before this week’s portion of Vayeilech, “And we (Moshe) walked,” God began revelation by saying, “Thus shalt you say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel,”...
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Moses The Builder
I’m sitting in my sukkah despite it being soaked; there’s no way I would miss a visit from Moses. I cleaned up as well as I could, after all, this is the man who supervised the construction of the...
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