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Es Pas Nisht – What Does That Mean? Dear Rabbi I have often heard the expression, “es pas nisht” which I believe means “it’s not nice behaviour for a...

Torah from Israel – Ki Tisa: Emulsifying Shabbos

The mitzvah of Shabbat is so seminal that it surfaces in five different parshiyot in Sefer Shemot. Among these ‘appearances” is the discussion of Shabbat in one of the opening...

Parshat Balak

There were nearly four paragraphs of the Shema. The Gemarah in Mesechet Brachot (12) tells us that originally, our sages wanted to add a fourth...

A Long Hot Summer, by Rabbi Moshe Taragin

The Table is set and history beckons! The Jews are primed to enter the land of Israel, construct a Temple, and usher in utopia...

Torah Action Life – Bo

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Why Shabbat Candles? Dear Rabbi, I was attending a pre-Shabbat UK talk last week. I was amazed how many women don’t light the Shabbat candles. And...

Rabbi Taragin on Parshat Bo

Redemption was well under way as the entire country of Egypt had been ravaged by interminable calamities. Once a superpower capable of supporting the...

Tehillim Psalm 25

This week’s Psalm begins with the word ‘LDavid’ – ‘By David.’ This is a popular opening, found across many Psalms. According to Rabbi Hirsch, the...

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Why Must I Keep A Kippa on my Head? Dear Rabbi I’m sure this was asked in the past but a scroll through your columns I couldn’t...

OzTorah: Choose one mitzvah – T’rumah

GOD’S SANCTUARY Israel are commanded to create a mishkan, a sanctuary for God. It had to be a building where worship took place and people would...

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