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  • Small Acts Can Change the World

    We might think that we do not influence much but we do not see the bigger picture. Sometimes what we consider a small act can have a tremendous impact.

  • Hanukah Saved Civilization

    Hanukah saved what was to become Western Civilization. In the Greek and Roman worlds human life was cheap. Mistreatment of slaves was normal. In the Jewish world it was the exact opposite.

  • God’s Hand in the World

    The story of Hanukah seems natural but it shows how God’s hand is in the world guiding the events that occurred.

  • Overcoming Our Flaws

  • The Torah Belongs to All Jews

    פרשת וזאת הברכה / י”ט בתשרי תשפ”ג / ד’ דחול המואד סוכות

    Simhat Torah is the recognition that the Torah is the property of all Jew, no matter how rich or poor, high and low, educated or not.

  • The Inclusivity of Sukkot

    פרשת וזאת הברכה / י”ח בתשרי תשפ”ג / ב’ דחול המואד סוכות

    Sukkot is the holiday for all people. One can build a sukka that covers the entire world. This show that it is for all.

  • The Importance of a Legal Code

    פרשת קרח / ב’ בתמוז תשפ”ב

    The problem that Korach had was that he didn’t understand that we needed a legal code in place before we arrive in the Land. This truth is borne out by the fact that the reason the US was so successful as a country was that there was a legal code in place upon independence.

  • What we Mourn During the Omer

    פרשת אחרי מות – י”ג בעומר / כ”ח בניסן תשפ”ב

    During the Omer we lesson our happiness due to Rebbe Akiva’s dying. The Talmud gives the reason that they died was that they did not respect one another. This is to teach us to respect our fellow man even when we disagree with him.

  • Destroy Evil

    פרשת ויקרא / ז’ באדר ב’תשפ”ב

    This Shabbat is Shabbat Zachor, in which we remember the commandment to destroy Amalek. Why does the Torah take such a strong stand against Amalek? To teach that there are some things that are so evil they must be destroyed.

  • Be The Fire in the Menorah

    פרשת תרומה / ג’ באדר א’ תשפ”ב

    When Moses is shown the prototype of the Menorah for the Tabernacle, he notices that it is engulfed in flame. This is to teach us to approach being Jewish with a lust, not to be robots.