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Archive of Rabbi Perlstein's D'var Torah |
| They Nurture Their Nature |
Emor |
May 8, 2009 |
| Specter and Spirituality |
Acharey Mot-Kedoshim |
May 1, 2009 |
| The Troubling Puzzle |
Tazria Metzora |
April 24, 2009 |
| Susan Boyle, Rabbi Joshua and Pirkei Avot |
Shemini |
April 17, 2009 |
| Let The Musicians Play |
Shabbat Hagadol |
April 3, 2009 |
| Passover is for Lovers |
Vayikra |
March 27, 2009 |
| Burning Anger |
Vayakhel-Pekuday |
March 20, 2009 |
| Always and Forever |
Shabbat Zachor |
March 6, 2009 |
| A Healthy Helping Of Happiness |
Teriumah |
February 27, 2009 |
| Did You See The Signs? |
Mishpatim |
February 20, 2009 |
| The Miraculous and The Monstrous |
Shabbat Shirah |
February 6, 2009 |
| Why Should We? |
Bo |
January 30, 2009 |
| Instead of Crushed Spirits - Hope |
Vaera |
January 23, 2009 |
| Names: King, Heschel, Obama |
Shemot |
January 16, 2009 |
Shalom - Salaam
Peace in Arabic and Hebrew |
Vayechi |
January 9, 2009 |
| Consider Yourself Rich |
Vayeshev |
December 19, 2008 |
A Functional Family in Difficult Economic Times |
Vayishlach |
December 12, 2008 |
| Such Torah and Such a Reward!(?) |
Vayetzey |
December 5, 2008 |
| An Organic Thanksgiving |
Toldot |
November 28, 2008 |
| Laughter and Repairing the World |
Chayey Sarah |
November 21, 2008 |
| An Open Letter to President-Elect Obama |
Vayera |
November 14, 2008 |
| And You Shall Be A Blessing |
Lech Lecha |
November 7, 2008 |
| On Growing Up |
B'reysheet |
October 24, 2008 |
| The Last Lecture |
Ha'Azinu |
October 10, 2008 |
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Nitzavim |
September 26, 2008 |
| "Ya Gotta Believe" |
Shelach |
June 20, 2008 |
| Friday the 13th. Have a Lucky, Happy Day! |
Beha'alotcha |
June 13, 2008 |
| Go Out and Enjoy |
Naso |
June 6, 2008 |
| The Tenth Measure |
B'Midbar |
May 30, 2008 |
| Even More |
Behukotai |
May 23, 2008 |
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Behar |
May 16, 2008 |
| Israel at 60: The Work of Our Hands and a Miracle |
Emor |
May 9, 2008 |
| The Whole Torah on One Foot |
Kedoshim |
May 2, 2008 |
| Old Joke - New Meaning |
HaGadol - Achrei Mot |
April 18, 2008 |
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Metzora |
April 11, 2008 |
| The Pope in Shul |
Tazria |
April 4, 2008 |
| China, Tibet and the Meaning of Purim |
Tzav |
March 21, 2008 |
| And a Time to Kvetch |
Vayakhel |
February 29, 2008 |
| One Who Loves Peace |
Ki Tissa |
February 22, 2008 |
| Presents
of Presence |
Tetzaveh |
February 15, 2008 |
| Amongst Us |
Terumah |
February 8, 2008 |
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Naturals? |
Mishpatim |
February 1, 2008 |
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The Need to Say No |
Yitro |
January 25, 2008 |
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Because of These Women |
Beshallach |
January 18, 2008 |
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No Immunity |
Bo |
January 11, 2008 |
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Never, Never Be Consumed |
Shemot |
December 28, 2007 |
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Clever or Good -
Your Choice |
Vayechi |
December 21, 2007 |
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Who Is He? He is Me!
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Vayigash |
December 14, 2007 |
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Celebrating The Little Bit of Oil |
Mikketz |
December 7, 2007 |
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Surprise Us! |
Vayeshev |
November 30, 2007 |
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Coming Home |
Vayishlach |
November 23, 2007 |
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What Goes Around Comes Around |
Vayetze |
November 16, 2007 |
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Who Are You? |
Toledot |
November 9, 2007 |
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On A Scale of Merit |
Hayey Sarah |
November 2, 2007 |
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Consult - Don't Insult |
Vayera |
October 26, 2007 |
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How Life Can
Change in a Verse |
Lech Lecha |
October 19, 2007 |
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Not Exactly Walking with G-d |
Noah |
October 12, 2007 |
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Time for Renewal
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Nitzavim-Vayelekh |
September 7, 2007 |
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And The
Vinner
Is..... |
Korach |
June
15, 2007 |
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You Shall Become
Immigrants |
Shelakh Lekha |
June
8, 2007 |
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B'ha-alotkha |
June
1, 2007 |
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Kosher But...!
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Naso |
May
25, 2007 |
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At Fifty Keep Counting
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B'midbar |
May
18, 2007 |
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Not Some... All
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Behar-Bekhukotai |
May
11, 2007 |
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Shavuot - We Hardly Knew You
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Emor |
May
4, 2007 |
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From Scapegoat to Love
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Acharey Mot - Kedoshim |
April
27, 2007 |
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We Mourn
and We Hope
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Tazria-Metzora |
April
20, 2007 |
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Overplaying the Holocaust?
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Sh'mini |
April
13, 2007 |
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Egypt, Edwards, Snow and Us
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Tzav - Shabbat HaGadol |
March
30, 2007 |
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Judaism's
View of Capital Punishment
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Vayikra |
March 23, 2007 |
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Then What? |
VayakhelPekudey
Shabbat Hachodesh |
March 16, 2007 |
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Take It As A
Compliment
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Ki Tissa |
March 9, 2007 |
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Searching Our Hearts
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Tetzaveh |
March 2, 2007 |
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Loving and Doing |
Mishpatim |
February 16, 2007 |
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A Balancing Act |
B'shalach: Shabbat Shirah |
February 2, 2007 |
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Unexpected Friends |
Bo |
January 26, 2007 |
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Tzimtzum:Creating the Space For... |
B'reysheet |
October 20, 2006 |
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From
Affliction to Rejoicing |
Sukkot |
October 6, 2006 |
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Loving and Listening |
Nitzavim-Vayelekh |
September 15,
2006 |
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It's Sticky |
Kee Tavo |
September 8,
2006 |
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The Greatest Act of
Compassion of All
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Kee Tetzey |
September 1,
2006 |
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Reaching Higher
Ground
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Shelah-Lekha |
June 23,
2006
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Keeping the Light
Shining Bright
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Behaalotekha |
June 16, 2006 |
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Live Big My Friend,
Live Big
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Naso |
June 9, 2006 |
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Happy Anniversary |
Shavuot |
June 1, 2006 |
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Two Men From
Germany |
Behar-Bekhukotai |
May 19, 2006 |
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The Corners of
Your Fields
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Emor |
May 12, 2006 |
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We Celebrate After We
Remember
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Aharey-Kedoshim |
May 5, 2006 |
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One Day At A Time |
Tazria-Metzora |
April 28, 2006 |
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You
Can't Have One Without The Other |
Shemini |
April 21, 2006 |
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When You and I Came Out of
Egypt |
HaGadol |
April 7, 2006 |
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Don't Be A
Shvitzer |
Vayikra |
March 31, 2006 |
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Getting Unplugged!
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Vayakhel-Pekudey |
March 24, 2006 |
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The Old Comes To
Life In The New
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Ki Tissa |
March 17, 2006 |
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Memory and
Happiness |
Tetzaveh |
March 10, 2006 |
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On Being a Success |
Terumah |
March 3, 2006 |
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A Jewish View on
Abortion
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Mishpatim |
February 24, 2006 |
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Ten
Commandments in Moscow |
Yitro |
February 17, 2006 |
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The
Question Less Asked |
Bo |
February 3, 2006 |
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Missing
in Munich |
Vaera |
January 27, 2006 |
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A Source of Life |
Vayehi |
January 13, 2006 |
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By Coming to Israel We
Discovered... Ourselves |
Vayigash |
January 6, 2006 |
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Vayeshev |
December 23,
2005 |
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Seeing Others in a
New Light |
Vayishlach |
December 16,
2005 |
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Finding G-d in the
South Pole |
Vayetze |
December 9,
2005 |
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The Wells of Peace |
Toldot
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December 2,
2005 |
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Is There Anyone To
Object? |
Vayera |
November 18,
2005 |
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You Can Call Me..... In
Hebrew |
Lech Lecha |
November 11,
2005 |
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Don't Go Overboard But... |
Noah |
November 4,
2005 |
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May You Live
to Be 930? |
B'reysheet |
October 28,
2005 |
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Celebrating our Personal
Harvest |
Shabbat Sukkot |
October 21,
2005 |
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Today |
Nitzavim |
September 30,
2005 |
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Being Worthy of the Blessing |
Kee Tavo |
September 23,
2005 |
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The
Ability to Change |
Kee Tetzey |
September 16,
2005 |
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Why Be Jewish? Justice Justice Shall You Pursue
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Shoftim |
September 9,
2005 |
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Katrina
See This Day I Set Before Your Blessing and Curse |
Re'eh |
September 2,
2005 |
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The Truth
Is... |
B'ha-alotcha |
June 17,
2005 |
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Our Parsha,
Proselytes and Pentecost (Shavuot) |
Naso |
June 10,
2005 |
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Sinai and
Jerusalem - Does Location Matter? |
B'midbar |
June 3,
2005 |
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For the Reward
- Look Within |
B'chukotai |
May 27,
2005 |
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Voting Our
Values |
Behar |
May 20,
2005 |
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Emor |
May 13,
2005 |
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Who Do You Love? |
Kedoshim |
May 6,
2005 |
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The Passover of the Future |
Shabbat Pesach
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April 29,
2005 |
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The Power of The Tongue |
Metzora |
April 15,
2005 |
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Sitting Together For What? |
Shemini |
April 1,
2005 |
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What a Mitzvah Means |
Tzav |
March 25,
2005 |
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Our Six Million Korbanot |
Vayikra |
March 18,
2005 |
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The Spirituality of our Work |
Pekudey Shekalim |
March 11,
2005 |
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Learning How to Be ~ The Gift of Shabbat |
Vayakhel |
March 4,
2005 |
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On the Horns of a
Dilemma |
Kee Tisa |
February 25,
2005 |
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Going It
Alone Is Not The Jewish Way |
Tetzaveh |
February 18,
2005 |
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Where is G-d in the Middle East? |
Terumah |
February 11, 2005 |
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The Stranger in Your Midst |
Mishpatim |
February 4, 2005 |
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Sinai and Auschwitz |
Yitro |
January 28, 2005 |
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What Was He Thinking? |
B'Shalach |
January 21, 2005 |
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The Plagues Then And the Plagues Today |
Bo |
January 14, 2005 |
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Leaving Our Own Egypts |
Vaera |
January 7, 2005 |
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Left On |
Vayechi |
December 24,
2004 |
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אחים שלםים Full Brothers |
Vayigash
דבר תורה ויגש |
December 17,
2004 |
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The Ups and Downs of
Our Lives - Of Our People |
Miketz Hanukkah |
December 10,
2004 |
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I Belong |
Vayeshev |
December 3,
2004 |
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Yesh Lee
Rav ~ I Have Much |
Vayishlakh |
November 26, 2004 |
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And I Did Not Know It |
Vayetze |
November 19, 2004 |
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Toldot |
November 12, 2004 |
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And She Said " I Will
Go" |
Hayey Sarah |
November 5, 2004 |
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Who Tests Whom? |
Vayera |
October 29, 2004 |
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Disengagement and
Israel's Future |
Lekh Lekha |
October 22, 2004 |
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Too High In the Sky |
Noah |
October 15, 2004 |
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Torah and Evolution |
B'reisheet |
October 8, 2004 |
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Sukkot and Storms
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Sukkot |
October 1,
2004 |
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Life Strength and
Courage
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Nitzavim-Vayelekh |
September 10, 2004 |
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To Celebrate the Good |
Kee Tavo |
September 3, 2004 |
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On Being Stubborn |
Torah Hukkah |
June 25, 2004 |
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When We Disagree |
Korach |
June 18, 2004 |
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Reagan, Memory and
Torah |
Shelakh Lekha |
June 11, 2004 |
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May A New Light Shine
From Zion |
B'ha-alotekha |
June 4, 2004 |
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Enjoying Life More |
Naso |
May 28,
2004 |
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There is a Limit |
B'midbar |
May 21,
2004 |
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"Let Freedom Ring" |
Behar - Behukotai |
May 14,
2004 |
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Now Is The Time To Speak |
Parshat Emor |
May 7,
2004 |
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What if I Can't? |
Aharey Mot-Kedoshim |
April 30,
2004 |
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Musings on Israel at 56 |
Tazria-Metzora |
April 23,
2004 |
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A Question But No
Answer |
Shabbat Shimeni |
April 16,
2004 |
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These are a Few of My
Favorite Things |
Shabbat HaGadol |
April 2,
2004 |
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Reason To Be Grateful
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Vayikra |
March 26,
2004 |
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Endings and Beginnings |
Parsha Meeketz -
Hanukkah |
December
26, 2004 |
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A Miracle
Happened Here |
Vaveishev Hanukkah |
December
19, 2003 |
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Changing Names |
Vayishlakh |
December
12, 2003 |
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Torah and Technology |
Vayetze |
December
5, 2003 |
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Thankful for Thanksgiving |
Toldot |
November
28,2003 |
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Shabbat Heye Sarah |
Heyeh
Sarah |
November
21,
2003
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Defining
Ourselves |
Lech Lecha |
November 7, 2003 |
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Can They Repent For...? |
Noah |
October 31, 2003 |
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Brothers or Enemies - Am I my Brother's Keeper?
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B'reysheet
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October 24, 2003 |
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Active Happiness |
Shabbat Sukkot |
October 10, 2003 |
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Forgiving Ourselves |
Shabbat Shuvah |
October 3, 2003 |
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A Time For
Renewal |
Nitzavim-Vayelekh
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September 19, 2003 |
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When
Blessings Become Curses |
Kee Tavo |
September 12,
2003 |
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A Crisis
Of Faith |
Kee Tetzel |
September 5, 2003 |
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