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We make choices every day. We get up in the morning and decide what to eat for breakfast, where to go from our homes, whom we will see, what we will say and what we will do with our lives. …
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d'Var Torah
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1/18/18
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Once upon a time, there arose a new ruler. This new ruler deliberately ignored the accomplishments of the foreigner who had made the country prosper in hard times. He impugned the loyalty of …
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d'Var Torah
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1/4/18
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My first four years in Israel were spent in Jerusalem in the first half of the 1970s. Whenever I see the name of the portion, Vayigash , my memory takes me back to standing in line in …
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12/21/17
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When the winter reaches its coldest and darkest days, we tap into the power of light and fire. The Ramchal, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato (18th century) taught that each year when we return to …
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12/8/17
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Imagine this: Jacob, fleeing from the wrath of his brother Esau, notices that it is getting dark and realizes he should camp for the night. Although it isn’t the most comfortable location, he …
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11/23/17
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In the book of Genesis, a book whose first words are “In the beginning,” almost every experience is new: the first human beings (Adam and Eve), the first murder (Cain murders his brother, …
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11/9/17
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Let me be frank; the way in which our community views the concept of B’nai Mitzvah is entirely broken. But first, let’s turn to the moment when Abraham, our forefather, chose a path of …
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10/27/17
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God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. (Genesis 1:4)
The first five verses of Torah (Genesis 1:1-5) tell us that before God began creating the …
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10/16/17
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The flag of Rhode Island displays our state symbol – an anchor – with the word “Hope” emblazoned below. I have always liked that image, and it took on even more meaning a few …
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d'Var Torah
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9/25/17
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It seems that when most people successfully complete a project, reach a personal milestone or accomplish something particularly difficult, their natural inclination is to be proud of all the work …
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d'Var Torah
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9/7/17
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