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Author Archives: Rabbi Leib Zalesch
Weekly Feature: “Frum … or Krum??” – Bug Checker Magnifying Lamp
Now it’s time for our weekly feature “Frum … or Krum??”, in which we debate whether something afoot in the Jewish world is worthy of our time and consideration (Frum) or just another indication that contemporary Orthodoxy is being hijacked … Continue reading
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Exploring Lecha Dodi, Part 2: Verse #1 – Shamor V’Zachor
Other entries in this series: Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Last week we discussed the refrain of Lecha Dodi. Now we will move on Verse #1. “שמור” ו”זכור” בדבור אחד השמיענו … Continue reading
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Exploring Lecha Dodi, Part 1: The Refrain
Other entries in this series: Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 With some time off this summer, I thought I would take some time each Friday to explore one of our best-known … Continue reading
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Daf Yomi – Charts and Notes for Niddah 21-22
I’ve been giving the Daf this week, Niddah 20-25 – here are some charts and notes, in case anyone out there finds them useful. Daf Yomi – Niddah 21 – Charts Daf Yomi – Niddah 22 – Notes
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Shavuot: Under the Mountain and Dreaming
For Shavuot, I am posting something I wrote many years ago, apparently just before Shavuot 2003, and shared by email at that time to some family and friends. I was finishing my first year of YU at the time. Shavuos: Standing … Continue reading
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HaShomer Ani Lecha Yerushalayim: Haftarot of Acharei Mot and Kedoshim
If you were in Shul yesterday morning, around the combined Torah reading of Acharei and Kedoshim, you may have noticed a peculiar sight: we read two Parshiot, but subsequently read the Haftarah of the first one, Acharei, rather than the … Continue reading
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ומי יודע אם לעת כזאת חסרת המלכות? Just Desertions – Pinchas and Overriding Faith
Learning Parshat Pinchas today with my Sixth Graders, a pair of insights by the students impressed me for their ingenuity and for their surprisingly adroit sensitivity to human nature and the human experience. Parshat Pinchas relates the reward that Hashem … Continue reading
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Roundup of Seder Insights 2012
With tremendous thanks to all who honored us with your presence, I wanted to share with the general public some of what was developed at our Pesach table this year. 1) The Surprising Emergence of Yosef at the Pesach Seder … Continue reading
Tim Tebow and the Convenience of Religious Evangelism
I penned this strange bit of satirical verse a couple of months ago, in the throes of Tebowmania, but I held off on posting it at that time. With the imminent trade of Tebow and the decreasing relevance of the … Continue reading
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Drinking on Purim – Sources – UPDATED WITH HIGHLIGHTS AND EXPLANATIONS
I gave a Shiur this past Shabbat on the Halachic background related to Drinking on Purim. Although, of course, there is no Audio for this Shiur, I am attaching the Source Sheets in case anyone would like to study or … Continue reading
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Parsha Perspicacities 