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Author Archives: Rabbi Leib Zalesch
Exploring Lecha Dodi, Part 6: Verse #4 – Hitna’ari
Other entries in this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 We continue on to Verse 4: התנערי מעפר קומי לבשי בגדי תפארתיך עמי על יד בן ישי בית הלחמי קרבה אל … Continue reading
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Frum … or Krum?? – Hiding Bread Before Bedikat Chametz
And now, once again, it is time for our all-too-infrequent consideration of trends and whispers in the Jewish community as seen through the rarified light of actual Halachic analysis. Is it Frum, or is it Krum? As always, there can … Continue reading
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I Totally Live This: Reflections on the Upcoming Israeli Civil War
As background to this post, one might benefit from reading the actual new Israeli Draft Law (link). I am working on a separate post which will serve as a guide to reading this law, which will appear foreboding to us … Continue reading
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United We Fall, Divided We Stand: The Complicated Legacy of Aharon
Who was Aharon? Certainly, if one were to write a biography of our first Kohen Gadol, this week’s Parsha of Ki Tisa would play a prominent role. Yet Aharon’s role in the story of the Chet Ha’egel (Golden Calf) is … Continue reading
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The Jew-Brew, Part 2 – Yitzchak’s Prayer: Human Intimacy as Metaphor for Divine Connection
Previously we have explored the role of faith in the creation of the Jewish People. What other ingredients needed to be discovered and added to the embryo that would eventually develop into our Nation? Let’s proceed further into Parshat Toldot: … Continue reading
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Parshat Shoftim: The Punishment of Not Being Punished
Parshat Shoftim includes a dire warning for those idol-worshiping nations with whom the Jews are unable to establish a peace treaty: דברים פרק כ (יג) … וּנְתָנָהּ ה’ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּיָדֶךָ וְהִכִּיתָ אֶת כָּל זְכוּרָהּ לְפִי חָרֶב: (יד) רַק הַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף … Continue reading
Posted in Parshat Hashavua, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur
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The Night Time is the Right Time: A Selichot Chronology
I gave a Shiur yesterday (sources are at this link) on what the right time is to say Selichot. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the lively give-and-take. Some thoughts that came out of the Shiur: 1) … Continue reading
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Daf Yomi Resources – Pesachim 46
I taught the Daf today, Pesachim 46. Here are the resources for anyone out there who might be interested. Daf Notes Pesachim 46 The second page might become its own blog post at some point. The assumption of the Poskim … Continue reading
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Parsha Perspicacities 