All posts in: Festivals/Chagim
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3 years agoAPPRECIATING NATURE – TU B’SHVAT
The first Mishna in the gemara of Rosh Hashana informs us of various ‘new years’. These are times of the year that are considered the beginning of the annual ..
Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
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4 years ago
‘SuperVision’
SuperVision’ By Rabbi Daniel Leeman On the festival of Shavuos we commemorate the giving of, and ‘reaccept’ upon ourselves the Torah. But being that the commandments ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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4 years agoVideo Vort – Parashas Zachor – Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
Amalek “didn’t fear Hashem” – this is the biggest critique levelled at them? How about the fact they came to annihilate the entire Jewish ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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5 years agoMy Lesson From the Hospital, and Yom Kippur
I wanted to share a short lesson that I learned from spending a few days in hospital after a “freak” accident. Rabbi Moshe Kormornick @ ShortVort.com
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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5 years agoMake a Date
Just before Rosh Hashana we read the portion in the Torah of the punishments of those who deviate from the correct path. We have been taught that this is in order ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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5 years agoTisha B’Av – A new approach
The Medrash notes a peculiar choice of words when Dovid describes the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash in Tehillim: “A song of Asaf. O Hashem, foreign nations ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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6 years agoOur Greatest Merit to Succeed on Rosh HaShanah
The Pesikta Rabbasi says that when Avraham was instructed by Hashem to slaughter his son on Rosh HaShanah, Avraham could have questioned Him, saying that He had previously ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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6 years agoDestiny
Destiny By Rabbi Daniel Leeman During the three weeks we mourn over our exile and the destruction of the Temples. Ultimately though, we know that we will be redeemed ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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6 years agoIt’s all greek… to the greeks!
After the Greeks banned Torah study, they came to check on the Jews to make sure that they were complying with the decree. When the Greeks arrived, the Jews took ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years agoThe Happiness of Yom Kippur – Pursue Perfection. Rav Yitzchak Berkovits
Written by Rav Yitzchak Berkovits
