THE ART OF CRYING
Click devarim 2021 to download THE ART OF CRYING Parashat Devarim Three tears dripped from Esav’s eyes, when he realized how his brother Yaakov had taken the blessings that his father Yitzchak wanted to give him. One tear dripped from his right eye, one from his left, and the third, Thank G-d, didn’t leave his…
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click mattot masei 2021 expanded for download THE LONGEST RELATIONSHIP EVER Parashat Mattot Masei One of the many great things about being Sephardic and living in Israel is that in Israel we can eat Filet Mignon. The reason why Ashkenazim don’t eat it, and American butchers don’t carry it, is because the process of Nikur,…
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Click pinhas 2021 final to download THE ART OF PRESERVING JEWISH IDENTITY Parashat Pinhas The greatest cause of Jewish destruction is never explosion. It is implosion. Explosion is when something from outside destructs what is inside. Implosion is to self-destruct. You might even not realize it, but the foundations of what you stand on may be…
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Click balak 2021 to download THE ART OF BEING PROMOTED Parashat Balak Why did Bilaam receive prophecy? So that the gentiles wouldn’t be able to offer the excuse that if they had had prophets like Moshe, they would have been better than we were. So, G-d gave the gentiles a prophet on the same…
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Click korah 2021 expanded for download THE ART OF ASKING A RABBI Parashat Korah One of the worst things that has ever happened to Ultra-Orthodox Jewry is that it is not cool anymore to have a Rabbi that you consult with. It has become cool for people to be brave, to make their own decisions.…
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