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Synopsis
A five minute inspirational dvar Torah delivered to you daily.
Episodes
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Hoshanah Rabbah
29/09/2010On Rosh Hashanah our judgement is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed, and on Hoshanah Rabbah the verdict is implemented.
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My Way Or The Highway
27/09/2010How is it possible to daven the same tefillah three times a day and not get bored of it?
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The Succah Hut We Call Home
22/09/2010If we use each house as a Jewish home saturated with Torah, Mitzvot, and loving kindness, then regardless of how rickety it is, it will be a permanent one that will live on.
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A Musical View Of Israel
21/09/2010It is rare to find a baal koreh who can pronounce all of these taamim with consistent accuracy. It is even rarer to find a Jew who can look at all of these positions and say, "They are all part of my people."
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Sukot - Exile Or Redemption
20/09/2010When we sit in the sukkah on sukot we need to ask ourselves are we now in exile or redemption?
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The Magical Magnifying Glass
17/09/2010Our task at this time is not to ignore our sins to make them go away but to actually work to remove them.
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Choice and Repentance
16/09/2010The days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are days we can realize how powerful we really are.
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Selichot- the 13 Attributes of Mercy
15/09/2010The point of saying the 13 attributes of mercy is not simply to remind ourselves of who Hashem is, but to remind ourselves of what we have to be.
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The Brachot Of The Haftorah
14/09/2010Why is the Haftorah read in the minor key, while the Torah is read in the major key?
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Honor Offer
13/09/2010All of us, to some extent, live in our own imaginations, yet facing the sometimes hard reality of what we really are is the first step towards improving ourselves.
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The Shofar On Rosh Hashanah - Deliverance Or Disturbance?
08/09/2010Why do we blow the shofar in the middle of Mussaf, a seeming disturbance and interruption of synagogue prayer and decorum?
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The Lesson Of Tekiah, Shvarim & Teruah
07/09/2010It is very easy to complain; it is much harder to find a solution that will appease that complaint.
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A Lesson From Katrina
06/09/2010Rosh Hashanah reminds us that Hashem is King of the universe, and we are powerless before Him.
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A World Without Shabbat
03/09/2010For those in the high powered business world a week without Shabbat might seem common place, almost normal, but to us the idea of a world without Shabbat is unheard of.
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Sefer Devarim - Nitzavim
02/09/2010Standing Firm and Surviving - Nitzavim connotes a powerful comforting message for this period of Jewish chronology in general, and for our time in particular.
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Connecting The Past With The Future
01/09/2010Blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah bridges Har Sinai to the future times of Moshiach and our redemption.
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Is My Chopped Liver Kosher?
31/08/2010Since the liver is completely filled with blood, we must be very careful that it is prepared properly so as not to transgress the prohibition to eat blood.
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The Therapy of Prayer
30/08/2010Understanding how we can ask G-d for our needs in prayer, yet prayer is also referred to as a service.
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The Reason For The Shabbat Prohibition Of Muktzah
27/08/2010By not being able to pick up stones and other muktzah items, the rabbis are telling us to think about Shabbat before it begins.