December 25, 2024

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Divrei Torah

The Crowning Glory of Shabbos

After Maariv on Motzei Shabbos, someone next to me said, “Oh good! Only six more days to Shabbos!” I thought that was so refreshing! A

Getting Our Money’s Worth

This week’s parsha discusses the idea of donations: “Take from yourselves an offering for the Lord; every generous-hearted person shall bring it—Hashem’s offering: gold, silver,

How a Fly Changed History

In last week’s parsha, we read that a census would be taken by having the Jewish people donate a half shekel each. This would prevent

A Purifying Process

Two weeks ago, I wrote about a good friend with a long-time employee who left my friend’s family business, taking all the customers with him.

Where Am I?

“And the people saw that Moshe tarried in coming down from the mountain. And they gathered around Aaron and said to him: ‘Arise, and make

Bearing Greatness

Einstein posited, “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” In this parsha we find an anomaly to

Purim: The Restoration

The Purim miracle was a “milestone moment” in Jewish history, as a nation, faced with almost certain annihilation, was rescued by Divine intervention. Unlike the

Let’s Make Some Noise

The Torah commands us to erase the memory of Amalek. The nation of Amalek did not fight the Israelites in a conventional manner. Normally, when

The Missing Moshe

“Now, if You would, please forgive their sin. If not, You can blot me out from the book that You have written.” (Shemot 32:32) Moshe’s

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