Shavuot: Preparing for Kabbalas HaTorah ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Shavuos שָׁבֻעוֹת Preparing for Kabbalas HaTorah כִּלָה: finish, complete כְּלִי: receiving vessel תַּכְלִית: purpose תְּכֵלֶת:...
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yehoshua steinberg
May 30, 20163 min read
Shavuot: The Mountain of Many Names ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
We are all probably familiar with the name of the site of the greatest mass revelation of G-d’s existence—Mount Sinai. However,...
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yehoshua steinberg
May 12, 20164 min read
Lag B’Omer: Putting the Bar in Bar Mitzvah ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
On Lag B’Omer, Jews all over the world celebrate Rashbi’s hillula. Rashbi, of course, is an acronym for the Tannaic sage, Rabbi...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 19, 20165 min read
Pesach: The Pele(wonder) of Pesach — “And It Makes Me Wonder” ~ Tzvi Abrahams
פֶּלֶא: wonder נְפִילָה: falling פִּיל: elephant תְּפִילָה: prayer הִפְלָה: separate, distinctive פֶּלֶא: Wonder There are foolish people...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 17, 20163 min read
Pesach: Jumping for Passover (Part 2/2) ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
We mentioned in Part 1 that the Hebrew name for the holiday of Passover is Pesach and the sacrifice associated with that holiday is...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 13, 20168 min read
Pesach: Cutting the Sea Open ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
On the Seventh Day of Passover, we read one of the most captivating stories in the entire Bible: the splitting of the sea. After the...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 8, 20166 min read
Is Pesach really Passover?
Yehoshua Steinberg I. Merciful Skipping שמ’ יב:יג – וראיתי את הדם ופסחתי עלכם. Ex. 12:13 – I will see the blood and pass over you. מכילתא...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 8, 20169 min read
Geula: emancipation or Expulsion?
Geula: emancipation or Expulsion? I. You Can Take Slaves out of the country, but… The Zohar Chadash tells of two types of salvation in...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 7, 20165 min read
Pesach: Liberty and Freedom for All ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
The Holiday of Passover, when the Jewish People were emancipated from slavery in Egypt, is described in our liturgy as Zman Cheiruteinu,...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 5, 20166 min read
Pesach: Is Pesach really Passover? ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Merciful Skipping שמ’ יב:יג – וראיתי את הדם ופסחתי עלכם. Ex. 12:13 – I will see the blood and pass over you. מכילתא (בא פרשה ז): וראיתי...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 5, 20168 min read
Pesach: Geula – Emancipation or Expulsion? ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
You Can Take Slaves out of the country, but… The Zohar Chadash tells of two types of salvation in Egypt: זוהר חדש (פ’ יתרו, דף נב.): אני...
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yehoshua steinberg
Mar 20, 20167 min read
Purim: All in the Name of the King! ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Purim טֶבַע: nature מַטְבֵּעַ: coin לִטְבּוֹעַ: to drown, sink טַבַּעַת: ring טֶבַע: Nature If you have ever witnessed a total solar...
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yehoshua steinberg
Mar 20, 20163 min read
Purim: Party Hearty ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Each of the three meals that we eat on Shabbat (Tractate Shabbat 117b) is called a seudah. On Purim we also have a festive meal, but that...
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rabbircklein
Jan 1, 20164 min read
Pesach: Attack of the Locust ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
The eighth of ten plagues which G-d brought upon the Egyptians in the lead-up to the Exodus was the Plague of Arbeh — locust. Locust is...
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