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Mar 226 min read

Parashat Vayikra - Shabbat Zachor

How both Mordechai’s love of all Jews and his prayers countered Haman the wicked’s lashon hara about Am Yisrael From the teachings of...

Mar 213 min read

The Echo Chamber of Evil: Why Sharing Malevolent Messages Only Perpetuates Harm

by Ram ben Ze'ev In today's interconnected digital world, the dissemination of information happens at an unprecedented pace. Social media...

Mar 214 min read

Shabbat Vayikra & Zachor

Leviticus 1-5:26 + Deuteronomy 25:17 - Amalek by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The Shabbat before Purim is always called Shabbat Zachor the Shabbat...

Mar 175 min read

The Custom of the “Commemoration of the Half-Shekel” - The Seventh of Adar

In the beginning of Parashat Ki-Tisa, which we read again not long ago for Parashat Shekalim, the Torah commands the Jewish nation to...

Mar 154 min read

Why Purim Matters

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Purim matters so much this year. It tells a never ending story. We were threatened with destruction. We responded...

Mar 159 min read

Parashat Pekudei

How by making the effort we can achieve, Hashem will then take us to unimaginable heights A ma’amar from HaRav Yaakov Sasson Shlit”a,...

Mar 144 min read

Shabbat Pekudey

38:21-40:38 - The Messiah by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen As we come to the end of the book of Exodus and look back at the structure of the book it...

Mar 123 min read

The Days of Purim and the Laws of Mishloach Manot

The Days of Purim There are four primary Mitzvot on Purim: Megillah reading, Mishloach Manot, Matanot La’Evyonim, and the Purim Feast....

Mar 103 min read

Understanding the Nazarite Vow: A Sacred Commitment in Judaism

by Ram ben Ze'ev The Nazarite vow , also known as the Nazir vow or Nezirut , is a sacred commitment deeply rooted in Judaism. This...

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