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Discouraged? Take Action

At times we may be confronted by overwhelming challenges in life. We then have a choice to either become paralyzed with indecision, feeling helpless and

Foreign Words in Tanach

Very often there are words in Tanach that did not originate in Hebrew and are foreign “loanwords.” Here I am going to discuss some of

The Reluctance of God’s Agents

Parshat Pinchas The haftarah we read this week introduces the three-week mourning period that precedes Tisha B’Av and is, therefore, the first of the “tlat

Self-Zealotry

Pinchas is known for his act of zealotry he took against Zimri and Cozbi. Zealotry against other people is a difficult concept to relate to

How to Understand Shalom

Reb Chaim Kanievsky points out that if we judged Pinchas’ act in the mandatory realm then no reward would be due, as he would merely

Shabbat Rest in Israel

If Shabbat is Israel’s national weekly day for rest and relaxation, does it mean that all Israelis to some extent observe Shabbat? In thinking about

Tour De Simcha: Riding for a Reason

Since 2001 Shifra Zeiler has volunteered as the head of the pottery workshop in Chai Lifeline’s flagship summer sessions, Camp Simcha and Camp Simcha Special.

New Tools to Learn the Moreh

Reviewing: “Moreh Nevuchim” (all three parts), edited by Mordecai Plaut. Feldheim, Publishers. 2019. Hebrew. Hardcover. ISBN-13: 978-1680251005. 568 pages. “Moreh Ha-Nevuchim part 1,” edited by

We Tend to Forget

How many remember (we certainly do not) that our region of New Jersey suffered a “large” snowfall of approximately 8 inches around the 15th of

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