05/02/2019
Never Forget!
With a dwindling survivor population, it is incumbent upon every civilized…
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05/01/2019
Batman and the Torah
On May 1st, 1939, the cartoon character, Batman appeared for the first time…
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05/01/2019
Be a Superhero to Your Family and Friends
You may not have X-ray vision, or the ability to fly, but every person has…
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04/30/2019
Hail to the Chief
“A blessing for the czar? Of course. May God bless and keep the czar... far…
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04/30/2019
Reverence for Democratically Elected Leaders
While democracies loathe kings with unlimited power and authority,…
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04/29/2019
Manna from Military Aircraft?
Is there a connection between “Manna,” the food from heaven that sustained…
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04/29/2019
Help the Hungry
Providing food for those who do not have, is the greatest of human…
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04/28/2019
What is Isru Chag?
The day after vacation is often a time of distraction and disorientation.…
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04/28/2019
Mimouna
Jews rejoice on Passover to celebrate their redemption from slavery in…
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04/28/2019
Internalize Passover’s Message of Faith in God
With Pesach behind us, do not forget to assess what you gained spiritually…
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04/25/2019
What Not To Buy
The joyous holiday of Passover will soon be ending. While one’s instinct…
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04/25/2019
Seven Days to the Sea
The Passover celebration lasts seven days (eight days, outside of Israel).…
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04/25/2019
Prepare for the Final Celebratory Days of Passover
The Seventh day of Pesach recalls the splitting of the Red Sea. Attend…
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04/24/2019
How Pharaoh Enslaved the Israelites
While reading the Book of Exodus, one might wonder at the swift descent of…
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04/24/2019
Singing Praises
“...The prophets of the Jewish people ordained that the Hallel be recited…
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04/24/2019
Make Sure to Recite Hallel on Pesach
The joyous Hallel service, helps set the mood for the celebratory Festival…
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04/23/2019
Kitniyot and Gebruchts
Are you Ashkenazi or Sephardi? Hungarian, Yekke (German), Litvak…
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04/23/2019
Rabbi Joseph Ber Soleveitchik
Few personalities have done as much to define the Modern Orthodox Jewish…
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04/23/2019
Study the Works and Torah of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
In honor of the yahrzeit of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, “the Rav,” study…
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04/22/2019
Chol Hamoed
Most holidays in Western society last for a single day, which is often…
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04/22/2019
Can You Count to 49?
There is a commandment (Leviticus 23:15) to count the 49 days that…
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04/22/2019
Make Sure to Count Up to Shavuot
Create nightly reminders to count the 49 days of the Omer from Pesach to…
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04/19/2019
Setting the Seder Table
Before beginning the Seder, it is important to make certain that everything…
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04/19/2019
Make Your Last Chametz Meal for the Week Count!
Many have the custom to eat their last chametz meal early in the morning of…
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04/18/2019
Searching for Chametz
On Passover, Jews are commanded to get rid of all "chametz" (leaven) which…
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04/18/2019
Fast of the Firstborn
There has always been a lot of pressure on firstborn children, as they were…
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04/18/2019
Set Your Alarm Clock and Start the eve of Pesach early
There is much to do on erev Pesach (the eve of Passover). If you are a…
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04/17/2019
Why Laban is in the Haggadah
In honor of the upcoming holiday of Passover, it is time to review the…
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04/17/2019
You Are Royalty
Passover is known as the festival of freedom. And who is more free than…
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04/17/2019
New or Freshly Laundered Clothes for the Seder
Since at the seder we must see ourselves as free and aristocratic, it is…
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