Korach,Weekly Message

Korach 5784-2024

“Lessons from the Rebels” (updated and revised from Korach 5765-2005) by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s parasha, parashat Korach, we learn of the infamous rebellion of Korach…

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Video Resources,Judaism,Israel

Israel On Or Minds, Our Minds On Israel Lecture Series

Lecture SeriesIsrael On Our Minds, Our Minds On Israel Israel is on everyone’s mind. You cannot escape it. It’s on…

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Israel On Or Minds, Our Minds On Israel

Jewish Treats

World Sauntering Day

In Jewish life there is great admiration for a character trait known as z’reezut, which is often translated as "zealousness." The word z’reezut actually comes from the root…

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Naso,Weekly Message

Naso 5784-2024

“A Lesson from the N’seeim--the Tribal Leaders” (updated and revised from Naso 5765-2005) by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This week’s Torah portion, parashat Naso, is almost always read…

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Jewish Treats

Make Me the High Priest

The Talmud (Shabbat 31a), relates the strange story of a non-Jewish man who wished to convert to Judaism in order to ultimately become the High Priest of Israel. He believed that, in this…

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Jewish Treats

Kissing the Mezuzah

A person might easily think of the mitzvah of mezuzah as a passive mitzvah. Simply recite the blessing before affixing the mezuzah to the doorposts of the house, and it is done. While…

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Jewish Treats

Live Knowing That People See You As a Jew

Live your life knowing that during every moment, others will see your actions as representing Jews and Judaism. In today’s day and age, Jews are more in the limelight than ever before,…

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Jewish Treats

How Fortunate We Are

A study of the atrocities that befell the Jews of the Middle Ages in Speyer, Worms and Mainz, should remind us to appreciate how fortunate we are to live in a society where the freedom to…

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Emor

Emor 5784-2024

“The Counting of the Omer and the Celebration of Israel’s Independence” (updated and revised from Emor 5763-2003) by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This week’s parasha, parashat Emor,…

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