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Monthly Archives: June 2012
THE AGE OF MITZVAH by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
During the summer, tradition assigns a chapter of Pirkey Avot, the Sayings of the Fathers, to each week. This week features Chapter 5 of this most popular tractate. One Mishna in this chapter seems particularly timely now, in view … Continue reading →
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DO WE REALLY NEED LEADERS? by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
This week’s story of Korah, in Numbers 16-18, recounts a rebellion that caused a crisis. Korah, a Levite who apparently was deeply jealous of the authority of his fellow Levites Moses and Aaron, leads this rebellion. Joining him are … Continue reading →
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WHO’S A SPY?
This week we will read a particularly dramatic portion in the Torah, the story of the spies Moses sent across the Jordan to reconnoiter the Promised Land. Twelve of them all princes. Twelve tribes, twelve spies. Each one a … Continue reading →
Posted in Baruch Cohon, Caleb, Israel, Jericho, Jewish, Jewish Blogs, Joshua, Moses, Rahab, Torah, Torah Study
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ARE YOU A LEVI?
If your paternal DNA shows that you are descended from the tribe of Levi, you have certain privileges and duties that other Jewish people do not have. For one, whether you are male or female, your first-born son does … Continue reading →
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GUARDIAN OF ISRAEL
On Wednesday May 30th — 9th day in Sivan — I had the sad honor to officiate at the funeral of General Shimon Erem. He was a true Shomer Yisrael — a guardian of Israel. After a career in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Baruch Cohon, Cohon Award, General Shimon Erem, Honor, Israel, Israel-Christian Nexus, Jewish, Jewish Blogs, Legacy, Memory, StandWithUs
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