All posts by: moishe
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7 years agoCourt in the act
We have been instructed to “appoint judges for yourselves in all of your gates” [1] indicating that there should be a court in every city [2]. Why then does ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years agoA Daughter’s Letter
Tatte… its me… do you recognize me? I know that You see me all the time, but I havent seen you. I have been so lost. But now I see you everywhere. I see You in the sky, ..
Written by A Daughter
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7 years agoParshas Matos-Massei | Why are we being told about the Jewish People’s travels in the desert? Rav Yitzchak Berkovits
Written by Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits
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7 years agoAnnul and avoid
Under certain circumstances, a father has the ability to annul his daughter’s vows. This is described as that her father “heini” her [1]. The word “heini” ..
Written by Rabbi Danial Leeman
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7 years agoNobel piece prize
When Pinchas saw Zimri, the son of an important Jewish leader, publically sin together with the daughter of a non-Jewish Midian prince, he meted out their punishment ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years agoDonkey business
We have been taught that Bilaam was on the same level of prophecy as Moshe [1]. But was the evil Bilaam really on par with the righteous Moshe? We have also been ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years agoChukas: The Greatest Wisdom
This is the statute of the Torah, which Hashem has commanded… (19:2) Specifically in regards to Hashem’s incomprehensible statutes, the Torah tells us that the nations ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agostatuTe of liberty
We have been taught that the commandment of the Red Heffer, whose ashes are used as part of the purification process, provides atonement for the sin of the golden ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years agoA precondition to the Torah: Shabbos Derech Eretz
Parshas Bamidbar/Shavous A few questions need to be asked about our weekly Parsha. First, why does Parshas Bamidbar always fall out before Shavuos as Tosfos in Megillah ..
Written by Dovid Zemel
