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Jun 284 min read

Parashat Shelach Lecha

The heart determines our perspective on life - Is the cup half full or half empty? – A powerful Holocaust story about self-sacrifice in...

Jun 284 min read

Shlomo Ben Yosef (1928-1937)

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Once again, we find ourselves torn between negotiation or warfare. Over 80 years ago under the British mandate Jews...

Jun 274 min read

ShabbatShelachLecha

Numbers 13-16 - Mental Fortitude by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The reading this week is mainly concerned with the 12 men sent by Moses to tour...

Jun 215 min read

Parashat Beha’alotcha

The Litmus Test to ascertain our approach to fulfilling Mitzvot From HaGaon Rav Zevadia HaCohen Shlit”a, The Head of the Batei Din in Tel...

Jun 214 min read

Frantz Fanon

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen As a student I was a fan of Frantz Fanon, a black Frenchman born in Martinique. He was a psychiatrist, philosopher,...

Jun 204 min read

Path to Justice: Reclaiming Gaza for Jewish Victims and Displaced Jewish Families

by Ram ben Ze'ev The atrocities of October 7, 2023, marked a horrific chapter in the ongoing Israeli-Arab conflict. On that fateful day,...

Jun 204 min read

Shabbat Beha'alotecha

Numbers 7:8-12:16 - A Just War by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Amongst the many topics in this week’s Torah reading is the seemingly incidental one...

Jun 184 min read

Karen Read's Defense: Allegations of a Police Cover-Up in John O'Keefe's Death

by Ram ben Ze'ev In the case of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts versus Karen Read , Read stands accused of the murder of her boyfriend,...

Jun 163 min read

The Ketubah

Question: What is the meaning behind the Ketubah customarily filled out at a wedding ceremony? Answer: The Ketubah is a contract that is...

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