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    Nakba Day 2012

    Nakba Day provides a great example of how much lack of understanding there is in this part of the world. By Rabbi Barry Leff…

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    A Musical Remedy

    Rebbe Nachman on the curative power of psalms, by Cantor Jonathan Friedmann…

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    The Tweeting Cantor

    How can twitter help a Cantor connect with the congregation by Cantor Yonah Kliger…

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    But Who’s Counting?

    The Torah does not permit us to count persons. That is a great lesson: people are not numbers. They are individual souls created in God’s image….

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    Ultra-Orthodox Jews Rally Against Internet

    The Jewish Daily News today reported that tens of thousands of participants will take part in a huge rally on May 20…

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In a blog post, Matisyahu wrote:This morning I posted a photo of myself on Twitter. No more Chassidic reggae superstar. Sorry folks, all you get is me…no alias. …

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The Parasha contains a section in which the blessings are listed that will accrue to the nation “if you follow My statues, and keep My commandments and do them. By Rabbi Mark Mahler…

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Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks delivers this week’s Covenant & Conversation – Behukotai 5771

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The sabbatical year is a lesson in balance. Whatever you do, whether you are passionate about your occupation or do it out of necessity, it is not the be-all and end-all of your existence. …

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Weekly Torah commentary by Rabbi Daniel Kripper. Parshat Kedoshim….

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“Intense and Holy” Weekly Torah by Rabbi Menachem Creditor…

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About Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
 
A popular speaker, Rabbi Riskin has also published five books, scores of articles and monographs on Judaism and contemporary issues, as well as a weekly column which is syndicated in newspapers worldwide. The Brooklyn-born rabbi also serves as the founding Chief Rabbi of Efrat, Israel, where he resides with his wife, Vicky and his extended family.
 

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Two Minute Torah from Koach

Two Minute Torah from Koach. Kedoshim 5771 by Elizabeth Kaiser…