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Va'eyra - Are You Free?
Pharaoh then, is trapped by his own decisions. Once he has built his economy on the enslavement of the Israelites, he cannot capitulate
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Miketz. Does Faith in God clash with Human Initiative?
Does faith entail leaving it all to God?
How do we reconcile human initiative with trust in the divine?
A discussion on Joseph and Channuka.
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Sukkot. The Key to Happiness
Our happiness is generated when we serve a higher cause, when we assist others, when we live for something larger than ourselves.