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Matot 5779. Empathy and Unity
No Jew may remain passive, unconcerned, apathetic, when another sector of the Jewish people is in distress.
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Shelach Lecha 5779. Reality and Perceived Reality
How do a group of Spies get intimidated by 3 giants? What things intimidate and scare us? What factors trigger our primal emotions?
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Shoftim. War Morality
There is a balance to be made between the battlefield and the home-front. War is important, but what will the civilian fallout be?
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Vayishlach. The Morality of Violence
A rape and a massacre. Does the Torah defend or villify Simon and Levi's killing at Shchem?