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THE SELECTION PROCESS – Sh’lakh l’kha – Num. 13 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

THE SELECTION PROCESS – Sh’lakh l’kha – Num. 13 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon If you are running a business, how do you decide on a branch manager? If you’re running a nation, how do you pick an ambassador? If … Continue reading

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MIRIAM STARTED IT – B’haalot’kha – Num. 12—by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

MIRIAM STARTED IT – B’haalot’kha – Num. 12—by Rabbi Baruch Cohon First it was Miriam, then Aaron who spoke against their brother Moses, as the Torah tells us, “because of the Cushite wife he took.” And so opens a singular … Continue reading

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IS G-D A MAN OF WAR? – “Song of the Sea” Ex.15 — by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

IS G-D A MAN OF WAR? – “Song of the Sea” Ex.15 — by Rabbi Baruch Cohon Of all the Torah portions assigned to Passover, perhaps the most dramatic is scheduled for the Seventh Day, this Friday. Also probably the … Continue reading

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A PUZZLING PARADOX – “Khukat” – Num. 19:1-22:1 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

A PUZZLING PARADOX – “Khukat” – Num. 19:1-22:1 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week’s reading starts with what is frequently called the most irrational of Mitzvos, namely the sacrifice of the red heifer. The animal to be sacrificed is … Continue reading

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OF THE HEBREWS’ CHILDREN – Shmot – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

OF THE HEBREWS’ CHILDREN – Shmot – Ex.1:1-6:1 by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Genocide is nothing new.  Pharaoh of Egypt was mandating a gradual genocide of his Israelite slaves when he decreed that all male Hebrew babies would be drowned in the Nile.  Moses’ mother … Continue reading

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