holidays

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Pesach

Never Going Back

How are we to understand the Torah prohibition against the Jewish people returning to Egypt when many great Jews throughout the ages including the Rambam …

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3 Weeks/Tisha B’Av

Siyum Tractate Makkos

There is a custom to conclude the study of a Talmudic tractate throughout the Nine Days of mourning for the Destruction of the Temple. Tractate …

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Purim

Secrets of the Megillah

A deeper reading of the details of the Megillah—particularly those involving Haman's plot against the Jews—reveals an underlying truth about the unbreakable bond between Jews …

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Tu B’Shevat

Tu B'Shevat: Spiritual Lessons from the New Year for Trees

Various spiritual lessons that we can learn from trees, particularly the "seven species" associated with the Land of Israel.

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Yom Kippur

Addicts, Sensitive Souls, and Other Spiritual Seekers

Why do we ask G-d on Yom Kippur to forgive us "for the sin we committed with the evil inclination"? Aren't all sins committed with …

2:01:08

Lag B’Omer

Lag B'Omer Stories & Songs -- Musical Farbrengen

This musical Lag B'Omer gathering with Rabbi Shais Taub and singer Eli Marcus took place in Morristown, NJ at the Rabbinical College of America's "Taste …

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Marriage & Relationships Lag B’Omer

Stop Controlling & Start Loving

Why did 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva all perish? What is a "love martyr"? How do we stop trying to control others and start loving …

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Lag B’Omer

Can You Learn Kabbalah for Fun? Lag B'Omer and the Pile of Stones

Lag B'Omer is the day of passing of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai, author of the holy Zohar. As such, the day is fundamentally connected to …

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Pesach

Matzah as a High Risk Investment

Matzah can only be made with dough that is able to become chametz. But why do we have to take such risks when making matzah? …

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Shavuos

The Cheesecake Cure

All Jewish holidays represent different aspects of the Jewish people's relationship with G-d while Shavuos represents the relationship itself. Why is Shavuos also called "Atzeres" …

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Lag B’Omer

Lag B'Omer Farbrengen

Rabbi Taub leads a farbrengen in honor of Lag B'Omer at the Baal Shem Tov Library in Flatbush. Part 1: The Proper Relationship Between the …

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Pesach

Healthy Individuals, Healthy Communities

Is Jewish identity collectivist or individualist? Are there no Jews without the Jewish people or no Jewish people without Jews? The first mitzvah performed by …