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| Eating in Holiness - Shemini |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| How can this be? How does eating the additional hot dog or donut literally knock a person down the rungs of the spiritual ladder... |
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| Meeting the Tzaddik - Tazria |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| God doesn't punish; He educates us, leads us on the right path, and helps us attain our necessary tikkun, or soul correction, so that we'll be worthy vessels... |
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| Never Despair! Metzora |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Never in all of history has there been such a widespread Jewish spiritual rebirth and thirst for Torah as in the present... |
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| Hashem Takes Pride in Every Jew |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Parshat Acharei Mot - The task of the "designated man" is tremendously important, namely, to lead the scapegoat to the desert. The entire... |
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| The Royal Garments - Emor |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| The Code of Jewish Law says specifically (Shulchan Oruch, Orach Chaim 98:4) that prayer is a substitute for ritual sacrifices... |
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| The Power of Pidyon - Bamidbar |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| At first, the holy service of the tabernacle and the sacrifices was intended for the firstborn of Israel... |
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| Simplicity and Perseverance |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Parshat Behaalotecha - Commenting on the above passage, Rashi writes that Aharon (Aharon) was upset when he saw the twelve days of festivities during the inauguration of the Holy.. |
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| A Divided Heart - Korach |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Korach was a charismatic demagogue. In his thirst for power, he tried to discredit Moshe (Moses) and to weaken... |
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| Optical Illusions - Chukat |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| A Torah law, or mishpat, is a logical commandment designed to insure the harmony and welfare of a society... |
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| Defying the Laws of Nature - Balak |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Against his will and contrary to his hopes, the wicked Bilaam was forced to bless the Nation of Israel Bilaam of course intended the above utterance... |
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| The Conspirator - Pinchas |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| In the beginning of this week's portion the Torah relates Hashem's command to Moshe (Moses) to kill the Midianites... |
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