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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 …

22:45

Devarim

Windshield or Rearview Mirror?

We look at two perspectives on Jewish identity. What is the difference between being Jewish "in spite of" and being Jewish "because of"? What is …

16:05

Va'eschanan

Comfort, Comfort

This week's Haftorah begins with the prophecy: "Nachamu, nachamu ami, comfort, comfort my people." Why the double expression of consolation? The answer can be found …

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Re'eh

How Was Hashem Allowed to Destroy the Temple?

This week's parsha contains the prohibition against destroying even one stone of the Bais Hamikdash. How then, according to His own rules, did Hashem permit …