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Shelach vort 2 – Deeper truth
I had two thoughts this week on the parsha. The first was the official ‘studio’ recording podcast. This is the second which I presented in my parsha shiur this morning in Beis Medrash Ahavas Shalom. Presented is the very beautiful and deep concept of R’ Nachman, as expounded by R’ Nosson, which is the concept…
Read MoreThoughts on Tisha B'av
A few years ago on Tisha B’av, a member of my shul spoke, Mr. Stimler z’l. He was a holocaust survivor, married to a holocaust survivor. I distinctly remember the first time I met him, when he made a ‘tikun’ after davening. Usually there is a name to mention when you say your brachos. The…
Read MoreShelach – Transcendent Jewish Unity
Why does the Torah seem to imply that Hashem initiated the sending of the spies, if in fact, as Rashi says, it was initiated by the Jewish people themselves? What were the spies expected to accomplish, and what was their fundamental failure? How did the spies know they would lose their positions of significance when…
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