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September 19, 2017

Sanhedrin 61 and 62

May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel Ben Harav Yoel David Balk, a”h.   This week we learned Sanhedrin

Hashem, Tear Down This Wall

There is a wonderful idiom that “the walls have ears.” It is interpreted to mean that a speaker should be careful, as someone may be

Winning the War Against Hatred

In previous articles we discussed the idea that contradictory phenomenon, including emotions and actions, cannot co-exist. For example, if one’s feelings toward another are primarily

Avinu Malkeinu on Shabbat?!

Ashkenazic Jews are shocked to discover that most Sephardic Jews recite Avinu Malkeinu on Shabbat. This should not be shocking to students of the Shulchan

Silent Contemplation

This week marked the 16th anniversary of the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001. A few years ago, on September 11, I was teaching my

Remembering on Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah The two different haftarot that we read on the two separate days of Rosh Hashanah focus upon two different themes of the chag.

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