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Ekev. Mindful Eating
We use the blessing of our basic sustenance as a springboard to thank God not merely for individual nourishment but for national flourishing
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Emor. Damaged Promises
The message of the law of blemishes is not to let enthusiasm die down, to retain religious focus.
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Teruma. Where do you meet God?
The Tabernacle imitates and to some degree, replicates Mount Sinai. It even has a pillar of fire over it and cloud surrounding it!
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Vayetze: Yaakov's Work-Ethic
"The implicit idea in all the advertising you see is that, ideally, you shouldn’t work at all... work is a necessary evil!
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Ekev. The Lessons of Rain
Israel is a place where people look up to heaven in search of rain, not down to earth and its natural water supply. Why?
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Shemini. Nadav and Avihu's Sin
This week’s parsha depicts the excitement of the Mishkan inauguration and the shock of the deaths of the new priests, Nadav and Avihu,...