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7 years agoAnd you shall love your friend like yourself
וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹך And you shall love your friend like yourself (19:18) The Mitzvah to love someone else as one loves oneself ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoWhy do we have one eye weaker than the other?
This shall be the law of the Metsora on the day of his purification: He shall be brought to the Kohen (14:2) The Mishna learns from these words that even if the Metsora is ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoWhy were Nadav and Avihu punished?
And a fire went out from before Hashem and consumed them (10:2) The Gemora explains that Nadav and Avihu deserved to die because they were once walking behind Moshe ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoTHE HUMBLE aLEPH
In the Torah scroll, the aleph of the word “וַיִּקְרָא” is written smaller than the other letters. Why? Rashi writes that the word “וַיִּקְרָא” connotes ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoEven the cows…
One of the most disheartening episodes that occurred during the 40-years in the desert is recorded in this week’s parsha. A man quarreled with a fellow Jew and left ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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7 years ago
13 Attributes of Mercy (13 Middos) Explained
י-ה-ו-ה Was, is and will be Hashem is the creator of world who is active in every single aspect of it. Find Hashem and build a connection ..
Written by Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoMy Pain in the Back and the lesson I learnt
For many years I suffered from excruciating back pain, rarely letting up for more than a half an hour of sitting still. In truth, it was not so terrible, especially ..
Written by Danny, New York
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7 years ago
Parashas Haazinu – The Harmony of Creation
Parashas Haazinu – The Harmony of Creation This week’s sedra is Parashas Haazinu which is a mere 52 possukim and is made up predominantly of a shirah (song) ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
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7 years agoBris Milah Vort- What we gain by taking away
At a bris, we offer the following bracha to the parents of the baby: “Just like he entered the bris, so too should he enter (the world of) Torah, Chuppa and good ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years ago
The sacrifice of Marriage
Marriage is compromise. When two neshamas join to form one, both need to give up some of themselves to create a new, peaceful unity. This is the message we see from ..
Written by Moshe Kormornick
