O ur parsha, Vayikra, which deals with a variety of sacrifices, devotes an extended section to the chattat , the sin offering, as brought by different individuals: first the High Priest (Ex. 4:3-12), …
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By Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks z"l
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3/20/24
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“Beware the ides of March,” warns the Soothsayer in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” Caesar dismisses the warning, ignorant of the fact that his enemies are plotting …
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By Howard Bressler
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3/15/24
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The following headline — an unsubstantiated lie — exemplifies how the media mislead millions of readers into believing that the Israel Defense Forces is a brutal, vengeful army that …
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By James Sinkinson
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3/13/24
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Unless you’re a film buff, you may not have heard of Jonathan Glazer before his viral moment at this year’s annual Academy Awards ceremony.
After “The Zone of Interest” …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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3/13/24
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Sefer Shemot is a grand journey that takes us from the depths of Egyptian servitude to the construction of the Mishkan wherein Hashem’s Schechinah was revealed to the entire Jewish people. …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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3/13/24
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Perhaps the two most popular literary works on the Jewish calendar are the Megillah and the Haggadah. Here are two unusual commentaries that pull together ancient pshat and drash in a modern lingo …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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3/13/24
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In a cattle car in Poland, in the summer of 1942, Reb Azriel Dovid Fastag, a composer for the Modzitzer Rebbe, was headed to his death in Treblinka. Over a hundred Jews, forced to stand for days on …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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3/13/24
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Pekudei has sometimes been called “The Accountant’s Parsha,” because that is how it begins, with the audited accounts of the money and materials donated to the Sanctuary. It is the …
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By Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks zt"l
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3/13/24
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Be strong, be strong, and we will be strong! — Chazak, chazak, v’nitchazek!
The week we read parshat Pekudei, which comprises the concluding chapters of sefer Shemot. As the …
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By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
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3/13/24
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The Talmud advises that when Adar comes in, we increase in joy.
But how can we celebrate when our brothers and sisters in Israel are in danger, displaced, fighting for their lives, besieged and …
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By Yossy Goldman
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3/13/24
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