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HALF A SHEKEL Ki tissa by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
HALF A SHEKEL Ki tissa Exodus 31 Call it a census. Counting heads. Registering for the draft. Whatever name we use, we are talking about a government determining how many people they are governing. Sometimes that can be an expensive process. Not long ago, we … Continue reading →
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A FEW PURIM THOUGHTS by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
Of all the holidays of the Jewish year, Purim stands out as the most light-hearted, high-spirited, almost frivolous of celebrations. Wear funny costumes with crazy hats. Have a party. Yes, its a mitzvah to hear the Megillah the Book of Esther … Continue reading →
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A MITZVAH TO REMEMBER Shabat Zakhor by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
On the Sabbath before Purim we read Deuteronomy chapter 25:17-19, which commands:“Zakhor —Remember what Amalek did to you when you came out of Egypt, attacking you from the rear and killing the stragglers. He did not fear G-d. This is one of … Continue reading →
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RINGS ON THE ARK by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
RINGS ON THE ARK Parsha Trumah Chapters 25-27 of Exodus provide a description of the first Jewish sanctuary in complete detail. All it lacks is a blueprint, and succeeding generations of construction-minded scholars have supplied that. Some modern editions of the Torah … Continue reading →
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BY-LAWS NEEDED Parsha Yitro by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
Parsha Yitro (Ex.18-20) Last weeks Torah narrative saw the Hebrew slaves freed from Egypt. Losing no time, this week we read of their arrival at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah. Leaving Egypt made them free. But not till … Continue reading →
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