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When No is Greater than Yes

Avoiding the wrong thing is better than doing the right thing; protecting is better than serving (Samech Vav) as seen in Parshat Naso and the wilderness.

The Laugh

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The wisdom of Rabbi Avika teaches us that even through hardships there is space for joy and laughter and during the nine days of mourning in Av we remember.

A Humbling Thought

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What can we learn from the menorah-lighting in the Holy Temple?

The Insignificant Coat

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Just as contamination cannot penetrate into a wooden vessel with a metal coating, it similarly cannot penetrate the body into the soul.

The Vessel

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You were created to transform the material world into a home for G-d.

Matos-Massei: Why is Jerusalem Still Burning

Weekly Op-Ed •July 21st, 2006• 36 Comments

Torah chapters read in the Three Weeks of destruction address issues of Jerusalem under siege: the link between Hezbollah and the Babylonians & Romans.

Pinchas: Back to Reality

Weekly Op-Ed •July 14th, 2006• 22 Comments

The universe is and has always been at war & Israel its epicentre. The latest terror attack coinciding with the 3 Weeks stresses the true nature of the war.