Tag Archives: Jerusalem

Haveil Havalim 396

Haveil Havalim 396 Founded by Soccer Dad, Haveil Havalim is a carnival of Jewish blogs — a weekly collection of Jewish & Israeli blog highlights, tidbits and points of interest collected from blogs all around the world. It’s hosted by … Continue reading

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Bitachon and Hishtadlut

Beshalach 5773 Earlier this week Lisa and I had the privilege of attending sheva berachot for newly weds David and Tova. I volunteered to say a davar Torah. I’m sharing the part of it that ties in with Parashat Beshalach. … Continue reading

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Cleaning Up

Cleaning Up Today it happened. The city cleanup crew arrived to take away the debris from the recent snow storm. I was sitting in my study when I suddenly heard strange sounds. I ran to the front window in time … Continue reading

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Saying Thank You

Saying “Thank You” Ten days ago Israel was in the middle of a major winter storm. There was lots of rain. So much that reports of the Kinneret raising double digits in one day became old hat. There was snow … Continue reading

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Vayikra 5772 – The Video

Hi everyone: I just produced a video based on my previous post. For those who prefer the more visual and audio experience, here it is. Shlomo    

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Thinking about Third Temple Sacrifices

Parashat Vayikra 5772 Earlier in the week I asked a number of questions to stimulate thinking about the difficult topic of animal sacrifices (offerings) in the Temple. In this post I will focus on four questions: Why lean on the … Continue reading

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Will There be Sacrifices in the Third Temple?

Parashat Vayikra 5772 As we read last week, at the end of Sefer Shemot, Moshe set up the Mishkan and the glory of God filled it. Here at the beginning of Sefer Vayikra, God calls to Moshe and tells him … Continue reading

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