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Shaken, Not Stirred
Shaken, Not Stirred
Why do we drink wine on Purim? Wine helps us refocus ourselves and stop blaming external forces for the distance between us and G-d and with others.
Mar 8, 2017
By Harry Rothenberg
Esther: The Everlasting Experience
Esther: The Everlasting Experience
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com. Purim is unique among the holidays, for, as Chazal tell us, while all the other holidays will be nullified after the arrival of Moshiach, Purim (and...
Mar 5, 2017
By Shira Smiles
Insights into Intoxication
Insights into Intoxication
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com. Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein Most of us are familiar with the law that states, “A man should become intoxicated on Purim to the point of...
Mar 3, 2017
By Shira Smiles
Vintage Vessel
Vintage Vessel
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com. Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein We are all familiar with the miracle of Chanukah, how, after their victory over the Greeks, the Chashmonaim returned to find...
Dec 26, 2016
By Shira Smiles
Footsteps of Angels: Yom Kippur
Footsteps of Angels: Yom Kippur
There are interesting lessons to be learned from an unusual aspect of the Yom Kippur prayers. On Yom Kippur we say Baruch Shem Kevod out loud in Shema because we are...
Oct 6, 2016
By Harry Rothenberg
Rosh Hashanah: Rock Stars
Rosh Hashanah: Rock Stars
Choose your path… The Mishna says on Rosh Hashanah we are judged “Kivney Maron”. 3 explanations are offered. Each represents the 3 different ways in which we are judged. It can...
Sep 28, 2016
By Harry Rothenberg
Teshuva Drasha: “The Truth About Yona”
Teshuva Drasha: “The Truth About Yona”
Yonah essentially took on God and was an angry Navi. What was the tension between Yonah and God? Why is it chosen as the Haftarah for Yom Kippur Mincha? What is...
Sep 26, 2016
By Rabbi Baruch Taub
Rosh Hashanah: ¡Mida Keneged Mida!
Rosh Hashanah: ¡Mida Keneged Mida!
en Español
Sep 26, 2016
By Rabbi Israel Lashak
Secretos del Mes de Elul
Secretos del Mes de Elul
en Español
Sep 22, 2016
By Rabbi Israel Lashak
Shavuot: Aspiring Acceptance
Shavuot: Aspiring Acceptance
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com. Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein In Sichot B’Avodat Hashem, Rabbi Eliezer Meizlish quotes the idea that every year before daybreak of Shavuot Hashem asks our souls,...
Sep 9, 2016
By Shira Smiles

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