Parshas Teruma

VOLUME 54 NUMBER 7 February 5th, 2011 1 Adar 1, 5771 The Templemobile By Rabbi Raphael Leban I find it strange that when the guard at airport security asks what

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Parshas Yisro

VOLUME 54 NUMBER 5 January 22nd, 2011 17 Shevat, 5771 The Transmission By Rabbi Raphael Leban These days, the most important section in the bookstore is the self-help section. Who

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Parshas Beshalach

VOLUME 54 NUMBER 4 January 15th, 2011 10 Shevat, 5771 In the Pits of Chanukah By Rabbi Raphael Leban I heard another great Jewish-mother joke from my brother last week.

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Parshas Vayeishev

VOLUME 53 NUMBER 8 November 27th, 2010 20 Kislev, 5771 In the Pits of Chanukah By Rabbi Raphael Leban I heard another great Jewish-mother joke from my brother last week.

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Parshas Vayeitzei

VOLUME 53 NUMBER 6 November 14th, 2010 6 Kislev, 5771 Super Duper Jews By Rabbi Raphael Leban In the few brief moments before I am overcome with sleep, I occasionally

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Parshas Lech Lecha

VOLUME 53 NUMBER 2 October 16th, 2010 8 Cheshvan, 5771 Hidden Praise By Rabbi Raphael Leban Since Abraham is the father of the Jewish People (and of monotheism as we

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Parshas Noach

VOLUME 53 NUMBER 1 October 9th, 2010 1 Cheshvan, 5771 Holy Life Raft By Rabbi Raphael Leban A friend was once telling me about an important conversation he had. It

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Succos

VOLUME 52 NUMBER 10 SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2010 14 TISHREI, 5771 Fun in the Sun By Rabbi Raphael Leban The Succos holiday — one of my favorite times of year. There

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Yom Kippur

VOLUME 52 NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 18th, 2010 10 TISHREI, 5771 A Day of Atonement By Rabbi Raphael Leban In the big fat Webster’s dictionary that I got for my bar

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Rosh Hashanah

VOLUME 52 NUMBER 8 SEPTEMBER 9th, 2010 1 TISHREI, 5771 Here Ye, Here Ye By Rabbi Raphael Leban Perhaps one of the downsides of democracy is that we never get

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Parshas Nitzavim/ Vayeilech

VOLUME 52 NUMBER 7 SEPTEMBER 4th, 2010 ELUL 25, 5770 Do It Now By Rabbi Raphael Leban With only a few shopping days left in the year, I am feeling

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