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The Torah tells us that when the world’s first Jews, Avraham Avinu and Sarah Imeinu, set off for Eretz Yisrael, they took the “souls they made” with them (Ber. 12:5). Chazal explain that this refers to the people they inspired to follow Hashem (B”R 39:14). The Rambam adds that Avraham, Sarah, the subsequent Avot, and Moshe Rabb...


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When I played little league baseball, we were in a competitive league that engaged in stealing bases. During one game, I was hit and the first base coach told me not to steal the base because the catcher was known for his fantastic arm. I agreed, but in my mind, I was sure I was the fastest and thought it was a good challenge. So, a few pitches later, I ran, and was caught th...


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In the Beis Midrash of Rebbe Yitzchak Meir Heschel of Zinkov (d. 1854), the oldest son and successor of Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel, popularly known as the Apter Rebbe or the Oheiv Yisrael, there was an emphasis on avodas ha–middos, refining character traits, and in particular attaining humility. When the Rebb...


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Pesach marks our liberation from two centuries of slavery and persecution. It was the first time we faced an attempt to annihilate us, the Jewish people, and Hashem delivered us. It was the first, but not the last.

Beyond our liberation, Pesach marks the moment we were born as a nation. In our earliest beginnings, as described in Sefer Bereishit, we saw our...


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Musical inspiration by Naftali Kempeh

“Should I tell you a bit more about my first trip to Panama twenty-five years ago?” asked Rabbi Eli Mansour, Rabbi of the Safra Synagogue, at the historic Dirshu Maamad Ahavat HaTorah recently held in in Panama. “I’ll tell you! Twenty-five years ago, I wasn’t speaking in this beautiful, large auditorium. It was a gathering i...


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