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The Book of Genesis tells us that the inception of humankind begins when G-d creates Adam. The narrative then concludes, “…male and female He created… Read More »Obligation or Privilege?: Part I

Shabbos Night MOST OF the Jewish world will celebrate Purim on Erev Shabbos, the 14th of Adar. Shabbos itself however will be Purim for Jews… Read More »Tetzaveh and Purim

Whoever misses the Divine hand that touched the Purim story is not looking. And if he claims that he heard the Megilah, he probably was… Read More »Hear Conditioning

“In the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his officials…” (1:3) According to Achashveirosh’s calculation, the seventieth year of the… Read More »Lots More To The Story

A discussion of Halachic topics related to the Parsha of the week. For final rulings, consult your Rav. Mordechai and Esther, with the approval of… Read More »Mishloach Manos: The Basic Mitzvah

And when Haman saw that Mordechai would neither kneel nor prostrate himself before him, Haman became full of wrath. But it seemed contemptible to him… Read More »Our Greatest Source of Joy

The early Sages said: Perhaps you will say, ‘Behold, I will study Torah so that I will become rich, so that I will be called… Read More »Chapter 10, Law 4 – Love: The Next Step

 Shabbos Night PARASHAS ZACHOR is the Maftir of Para-shas Tetzaveh except, like this year, it is a Purim Meshulash. Therefore, it is pushed up one Shabbos to Para-shas Terumah, this week’s parsha,… Read More »A Question of Heart

I think that we can all agree that it is difficult and challenging to part with one’s wealth on behalf of an altruistic cause that… Read More »Parting With My Money

Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin zt”l was in Polish Lithuania at a time when rabbinic schools were suffering from extreme poverty. In his book Oznaim L’Torah (and… Read More »Heartily Giving