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Pesach Thoughts

By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov We start the Pesach Seder by saying, “ha lachma aniya.” “This is the poor man’s bread to remember that our forefathers were slaves in Egypt and the Almighty saved us from there.” But why do we continue saying: whoever is hungry, come and eat and whoever […]

Parshat Metzora, Shabbat Hagadaol

As Pesach approaches, we must keep in mind what the Gemara teaches us. A person’s income is set on Rosh Hashanah, exactly how much he will receive that year, except for the expenses of Shabbat, Yom Tov, children’s Torah education..if he spends more, he’ll receive more. This means to say […]

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Parshat Tzaria

By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: Shalom, this Shabbat is a very special one; we have the merit of taking out three Sifrei Torah: the parasha of the week plus the Rosh Hodesh parasha of the first day of the month of Nissan, and the Parashat HaHodesh. This Parashat HaHodesh is read […]

Parashat Vayikra

By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: Purim is upon us.The Medrash asks why is Esther referred to as Ayelet Hashachar, which means the break of dawn? Just as dawn comes after night so too Esther is the end of the age of open miracles. From the story of Purim and onward, there […]

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Parashat Pekudei

By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: Shalom, We are in the last parasha of Sefer Shemot, and the Torah is teaching us how they implemented the teachings of Moshe Rabenu in building the Mishkan. We can’t even fathom the deep secrets of the Mishkan and it’s vessels. Our sages alluded to it […]