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Parsha
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A View from Above
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The Torah portion Balak relates how Balak, king of Moav, hired the prophet Bilam to curse the Jewish people. G-d, however, frustrated the king’s...
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Wagons and Souls
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Rabbi Leib, the 'Zeideh' of Shpoli, was blessed with a brilliant mind, a burning desire to serve his Creator, and a heart suffused with love for...
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The 17th of tammuz - Customs and Laws
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The 17th day in the Jewish month of Tammuz, Jews the world over fast and lament to commemorate the many calamities that have befallen our people on...
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Holidays
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The Battle for the Kotel
by Rabbi Simon Jacobson
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In those years, the area in front of the Kotel did not look like it does today. Only a narrow alley separated the Kotel and the Arab houses on its...
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The Purpose of Exile - Tisha B'Av
by Yosef HaLevi Loebenstein
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The ultimate purpose of the present day exile, which began after the destruction of the Beis HaMikdosh on the ninth of Av, is that it allows Jews...
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Inseparably One - 17th of Tammuz
by Yosef HaLevi Loebenstein
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The breaking of the tablets and the breach in the wall around Yerushalayim on the 17th of Tammuz symbolize the danger and tragedy in the attitude...
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Light Candles
