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Zera Shimshon on Parshas Ki Savo

יִפְתַּח יְדוָד  לְךָ אֶת־אוֹצָרוֹ הַטּוֹב אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם לָתֵת מְטַר־אַרְצְךָ בְּעִתּוֹ וּלְבָרֵךְ אֵת כׇּל־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶךָ וְהִלְוִיתָ גּוֹיִם רַבִּים וְאַתָּה לֹא תִלְוֶה׃ One of the brachos written in our

The Best I Can

Sometimes, it’s the simplest events that leave the greatest impressions. Several summers ago, a camper crossed the line and needed to be disciplined. I was

The Power of Thanks

Bikkurim carries the important theme of gratitude. When the farmer would give his first fruits to the Kohen, he would pronounce a meaningful declaration acknowledging

The Last Years of Nachmanides

I. The Cause of His Leaving Spain In 1263, when Nachmanides debated Pablo Christiani, Nachmanides was coerced to participate. But he was promised by the

To Be Cursed and Then Blessed

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More People, More Connected

Every night, there are more and more people flocking to the Kotel for Selichot. It’s not yet the middle of Elul, yet it already looks

Lost and Found

In 1942, Ted Mogil, a U.S. Marine, was given a military-issued prayer book just before he was shipped out to the South Pacific. As the

Tripping Them Up

We all know that it’s wrong to stick out our foot and purposely trip someone as he’s walking, especially if the person can’t see where

The Limits of Love

In a parsha laden with laws, one in particular is full of fascination. Here it is: If a man has two wives, one loved, the

Malkot Arbaim: 40 Lashes

The Ramban (Devarim 25:3, citing the Midrash Tanchuma Bamidbar 23) offers two reasons why the Torah calls specifically for the administration of 40 lashes—malkot arbaim,

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