Parshat Vayera
by Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of October 22, 2010/ 14 Cheshvan 5771
Avraham has three visitors. Two of them go on to Sodom to destroy the city and save Lot.
When …
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10/20/10
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Parshat Lech Lekha
By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of October 15, 2010, 7 Cheshvan 5771
The word “Tardemah” — an unconscious state — appears only twice in the Torah: Bereishit 2:21 — …
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10/13/10
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Parshat Noach
by Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771
From Adam until Noach, only two individuals do not reach the lofty age of 900 or its vicinity (Mahallel lived …
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10/8/10
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Parsha
by Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of September 22, 14 Tishrei 5771 In Vayikra 23:34, Parshat Emor, the Torah tells us that “on the 15th of the seventh month, we will celebrate the festival of …
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9/21/10
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Yom Kippur
by Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of September 17, 2010/ 9 Tishrei 5771 A very experienced rabbi once told me that for Neilah, the last chapter of Yom Kippur — the final prayer, the …
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9/15/10
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Rosh Hashanah
by Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 Arguably the most enigmatic of the names of Rosh Hashanah is Yom Hazikaron. It is the concluding phrase of most …
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9/7/10
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In good health
Issue of September 3, 2010/ 24 Elul 5770 By Rabbi Avi Billet
The gabbai has just called up two men. One will lift the Torah (hagbah) while the other will roll it, wrap it and …
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9/1/10
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Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech
By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of September 3, 2010/ 24 Elul 5770 This Saturday night, the Ashkenazic communities begin to say Selichot in preparation for Rosh Hashana. …
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9/1/10
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Parshat Ki Savo
Issue of August 28, 2010/ 18 Elul, 5770 by Rabbi Avi Billet
My grandmother gets "nachas" from reading this column. She told me a few times that one of the things she enjoys …
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8/25/10
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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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