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I am a Sephardic Rabbi and I write about contemporary halakhic issues.
Friday, 28 February 2020
Shabbat Zachor Short Reflections
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This Shabbat we read Parashat Zachor – 3 pesukim which command us to remember what Amalek did to us after we left Egypt and to utterly d...
Geniza Day - Yevar La Ley
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Our Sifrei Torah do not last forever. We have several Sifrei Torah that are too old and worn out to be used, the writing is too cracked an...
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Is God in Our Synagogues?
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In this week’s Perasha, God tells Moshe to “make for me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst” (Shemot 25:8). Note that God plans to...
Monday, 17 February 2020
An Eye for an Eye
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This week’s Torah portion contains one of the most misunderstood passages in the entire Torah. In Shemot (21:22-25) we have the following ...
Sunday, 9 February 2020
Dvar Torah on Parashat Yitro
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Amalek and Yitro: Non-Jewish attitudes towards Jews At the end of last week’s Torah portion we read about Amalek’s attack on the Jewish...
Sunday, 26 January 2020
Dvar Torah on Parashat Bo
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Dvar Torah - The Jewish People Ask for Gold and Silver Vessels – by Rabbi Hassan Based on the teachings of Rav Hirsch Our Parasha has all th...
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Eclipses in Jewish Thought
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On August 21st there will be a solar eclipse. For some of us it will be a total solar eclipse. Is there any significance to eclipses in Jud...
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