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Emor: Down for the Count

Vayikra: 24:15-16 April 9, Day of Omer 9 Dear Diary, Passover was great. Saw lots of family. Had two wicked Sedarim, although the second ran

Almost Home

When I was a kid (wow, I’ve reached that age…), before Pesach I would bring home a nice Pesach booklet that contained many divrei Torah.

Sanctity in the Mundane

Parashat Emor that we read this week dedicates its first perek to the laws of kedusha as they apply to the kohanim. The obligation of

A View From the Office

In these post-Pesach months, we read Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) on Shabbat afternoon. A number of mishnayot in Pirkei Avot begin with “hu

My Stories

Part 25 (written 2004) (Continued from previous week) Israeli Army It was in 1982, at the time when PB was decentralizing the traffic department, and

Tante’s Lamps

I may have mentioned that my husband and I are on a decorating journey. As I prepare this column there is a large carton from

Beginners’ Marriage

What I find that no one ever tells a chosson and kallah before they get married is that sheva brachos aren’t really fun. And you

Failing Fakery

Keeping kosher means keeping away from a whole host of items including pork, shellfish and anything that mixes milk with meat. As a result, today’s

The ‘Extreme’ Airport Experience

In an effort to continue “extreme vetting” of foreign nationals, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a notice modifying the Privacy Act system of

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