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Devarim: Serenity & Desire
Tisha B’av and Devarim (the parsha) make appropriate bedfellows. Chazal find in Moshe’s eicha complaint echoes of Yirmiyahu and future lamentations. Thus the prevalent minhag of chanting that verse in the...
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By Rabbi Asher Brander
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A Nation’s Loss
NATIONAL MOURNING IN THE JEWISH TRADITION The news of a loved one’s death utterly transforms us and our perception of the world. A young man, returning to his studies after being...
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By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
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Shavuot
Shavuot nowadays has two distinct aspects. On the one hand, it is defined by the Torah as the day following fifty days of counting omer (Vayikra 23:16). On the other hand,...
May 27, 2009
By Asher Meir
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Shavuot: Countdown
Of Biblical Proportions is a fresh, new comic strip that depicts the weekly Torah portion with modern, humorous twists. The cartoon was conceived and created by NY-based freelance cartoonist Chari Pere....
May 27, 2009
By Chari Pere
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Taking Ruth into Home Stretch
“Shvoo-oat? That’s a new one. Is it one of those minor holidays?” I’d met Sharon downstairs at the mailboxes in our building’s lobby. I’ve never figured out exactly what floor she...
May 25, 2009
By Baila Rosenbaum
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Shavuot: A Wedding, Omer & Ultimate Humanity
1. Shavuot night is like a wedding without worrying about the color scheme – a night of pure encounter. Torat Hashem Temimah Meshivat Nefesh – Torah heals the soul. Pikudei Hashem...
May 21, 2009
By Rabbi Asher Brander
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Yom Yerushalayim: Then & Now
May 19, 2009
By Terry LaBan
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Seekers, Keepers
Back when I was growing up in Cleveland Ohio, Lag B’omer was a great excuse for a school trip. While I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit it, the countdown to Lag B’omer...
May 6, 2009
By Bassi Gruen
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Reflections on Yom Ha’atzmaut as a New Immigrant
I’ve just celebrated my 4th Yom ha-Atzmaut since making aliyah in 2005. What’s life like for a middle-aged, middle class guy from Toronto, Canada adjusting to quotidian Jerusalem, you may wonder....
Apr 30, 2009
By Gil Zohar
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Criticizing Israel
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By Jordan B. Gorfinkel
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