PARSHAS BEREISHIS
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- September 16, 2019
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Change – Parshas Chaya Sarah
President Obama ran one of the most incredible presidential campaigns in the history of our country, featuring a one-word slogan: "Change". He promised that if he were elected to office, he would change the direction for this country’s future, and the sun would rise on a new era of prosperity and success. Sounds great! Whether […]
- Rabbi Gedaliah Liebes
- September 16, 2019
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Make a 180 – Parshas Toldos
“He [Yitzchak] smelled the fragrance of his [Yaakov’s] garments, and he blessed him.” (Genesis 27:27) Yitzchak, realizing that he was near the end of his life, decides to bless one of his sons. This blessing would determine which son would be the forefather of God's chosen nation. Surprisingly, Yitzchak selects Eisav over Yaakov! Rivka, upon […]
- Rabbi Gedaliah Liebes
- September 16, 2019
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Thanksgiving – Parshas Toldos
It all started back in the year 1621. The Pilgrims, who had settled at the Plymouth Plantation, had just had a successful growing season and wanted to express their thanks. The small group of settlers gathered together and celebrated with a harvest feast where they offered prayers of thanks, and thus the first Thanksgiving took place. Today, almost 400 […]
- Rabbi Yitzchok Oratz
- September 16, 2019
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Material Mania – Parshas Vayishlach
‘Tis the season to be materialistic. You can't get away from it. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Sensational Super Sale Sunday (okay, no such thing -- I made it up). From two weeks before Thanksgiving until a week after New Year’s we are bombarded from every angle and venue with offers that we are told we […]
- Rabbi Dovid Gross
- September 16, 2019
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Of Almonds and Blossoms
This week's Torah portion, Korach, describes the episode where Korach organized a rebellion against Moses, questioning Moses' authority and the appointment of Moses' brother, Aaron, as the High Priest. Even after Korach and his followers were swallowed up by the earth, quashing his rebellion, the legitimacy of Aaron's appointment as High Priest remained in question. […]
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- September 16, 2019
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The LeBron James Sweepstakes and You – Parshas Matos
For sports fans, especially basketball fans, tonight is a very special night. For tonight, at 9pm-prime time-an extremely gifted and talented basketball phenom, known as "King James" to his loyal fans, will end the suspense and finally announce which team will have the privilege of paying him millions upon millions of dollars, as he signs […]
- Rabbi Yisroel Serebrowski
- September 16, 2019
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The Road Not Taken – Parshas Re’eh
As someone with a lousy (read: nonexistent) sense of direction, a GPS is one of the best gifts I ever received. However, even the GPS was no match for my poor (read: nonexistent) sense of direction – I still managed to “outsmart” it and get lost; though it admittedly occurred with less frequency. So I […]
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- September 16, 2019
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TGIF – Parshas Yisro
Stop the world I wanna get off! Do you ever feel like the world is moving at a frenetic pace and you can’t seem to catch up? That even though we have more “stuff” than ever before, and give our children far more than we ever had, our most significant relationships are still lacking? That […]