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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 agoThe Real Problem With Liberalism – Parashas Balak, Rav Yitzchak Berkovits
Written by Rav Yitzchak Berkovits
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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 agoWhy wouldn’t Chezky go on any dates, and what does it have to do with the spies?
Appoint for yourself men, and they will spy on the Land of Canaan (13:2) Chezky was a good learner in Yeshiva; he kept the mitzvos stringently and had been offered ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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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
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7 years ago
Do Jews really just accept things?! Naase v’Nishma, Rav Yitzchak Berkovits
Written by Rav Yitzchak Berkovits
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7 years agoWhy do we eat milk and honey on Shavuos?
Milk and honey are ready to be consumed without any additives or improvements. Therefore, we have milk and honey on Shavuos to remind us and to impart within us that ..
Written by HaRav Moshe Sternbuch
