Jewish Beliefs

Jewish Beliefs

The Bostoner Rebbe

December 6, 2009
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The Bostoner Rebbe

The Bostoner Rebbe Zatzal I just arrived back from the funeral of the Bostoner Rebbe Zatzal. Bostoner Rebbe Involved with Thousands of Families The tears are drying. I sit with 10 fingers on the keyboard, understanding that something has to be said, but I’m not sure what. I remember many years ago my chavrusa...
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Jewish Beliefs – Tachnun

December 4, 2009
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Jewish Beliefs – Tachnun

Please see my other posts on Jewish Beliefs in the slider below: Jewish Beliefs – Tachnun I wanted to tell you what happened today in shul as a continuation of  this post here which is also about Jewish Beliefs – Tachnun. A Chosson In Shul Today is Friday, yud gimel Sivan. In shul this...
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Jewish Holidays: Nine Rough Days

November 30, 2009
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Jewish Holidays: Nine Rough Days

Jewish Holidays: The Nine Days I wrote this article last year as part of a series about the Jewish holidays, during the Nine Days. I Thought That He Loved Me My father really let me have it. It was many years ago that my father gave me such a stinging slap and threw me out...
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Parsha Matos 5769

November 24, 2009
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Parsha Matos 5769

Parsha Matos I was inspired to an original idea in Parsha Matos. Moshe Rabbeinu’s Prophecy At the beginning of the Torah portion we find on the words “Ze HaDavar”, that Rashi brings from Chazal that the level of Moshe Rabbeinu’s prophecy was higher than the other prophets - whereas the other prophets prophecized with the expression...
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Rosh Chodesh

November 17, 2009
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Rosh Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh This post about Rosh Chodesh is not intended to be understood by everyone. Rosh Chodesh Kislev Today starts Rosh Chodesh Kislev. I heard once from my Rosh Kollel decades ago an explanation for the seemingly surprising statement by Chazal that regarding the Korban Chatas of Rosh Chodesh that the Aibershter asks us...
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