Parshat Ki Tzeitzi
By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770
The "controversial" cover photo on the Aug. 9 issue of Time featured the face of a young Afghani woman whose …
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8/19/10
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Parshat Shoftim
by Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of August 13, 2010/ 3 Elul 5770
I’ve always marveled at the notion that Jewish men or women do not need to get any education beyond a Torah …
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8/11/10
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Parshat Eikev
by Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of July 30, 2010/ 19 Av 5770
Other than former current events, nothing dates a Jewish book more than when discussing or quoting a deceased great …
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8/2/10
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Parshat Va'Etchanan
by Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of July 23, 2010/ 12 Av 5770
There is a story told of a Jew who bought a car from a very yeshivish mechanic. As he was about to drive away, …
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7/21/10
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Parshat Devarim
by Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of July 16, 2010/ 5 Av, 5770
Like most of us who are up to date on local news, I don't think Jewish scholarship in women is something we need to …
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7/14/10
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Parshat Matot
by Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of July 9, 2010/ 29 Tammuz, 5770 Without getting into particulars (I’ll leave you to look up the details), the Zohar on Parshat Matot uses the …
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7/7/10
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Parshat Pinchas
By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of July 2, 2010/ 20 Tammuz, 5770
"Our father died in the desert" (27:3) claim the daughters of Tzlafchad as they build their case to earn his …
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6/30/10
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Parshat Balak
by Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 One of the most difficult things for people to say is “I was wrong.” It is even harder to say, and really mean, …
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6/23/10
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Parshat Korach
By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of June 11, 2010/ 28 Sivan 5770 In general, the Torah portion gets its name from the first, second or third word of the parsha, unless the opening is …
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6/9/10
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of June 4, 2010 / 22 Sivan 5770
In the last verse of their statement the spies say, “And there we saw the Nefilim, the sons of the [original] giant of the Nefilim. …
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6/4/10
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