Category Archives: Talmud

YOUR BANKRUPT BROTHER – Lev 25 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

YOUR BANKRUPT BROTHER – Lev.25 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           This week’s double reading covers the last three chapters in the Book of Leviticus, and also covers several subjects, so let’s single out just one.  In 25:35 we read: “If your … Continue reading

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THE POWER OF EIGHT Sedrah Shmini by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

THE POWER OF EIGHT – Sedrah Shmini, Lev.9 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           It happened on the eighth day.  Following the seven days of consecration for Aaron and his sons the priests, they had to bring an offering into the newly dedicated Tabernacle … Continue reading

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RINGS ON THE ARK by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

RINGS ON THE ARK – Parsha T’rumah           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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Why Do You Cry To Me BETTER SING by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

WHY DO YOU CRY TO ME?   BETTER SING! – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           The 13th thru 17th chapters of Exodus tell some of the Bible’s most dramatic and significant episodes.  After unsuccessfully negotiating with Moses, Pharaoh and his people experienced … Continue reading

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LIGHTS AND DEDICATION a Hanukkah message from Rabbi Baruch Cohon

          Hanukkah is nicknamed “Feast of Lights” in English, although the Hebrew word means “Dedication.”  Celebrating the experience of the Maccabees who rededicated the Jerusalem Sanctuary after expelling the Greek enemies, Hanukkah’s 8 days commemorate the one little … Continue reading

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