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VOLUME 94 NUMBER 3January 22, 2021SHEVAT 9, 5780PARSHAS BOCandlelighting Time 4:50 PM The time for redemption had finally arrived. However, even though the time was ripe, the people were…
VOLUME 94 NUMBER 3January 22, 2021SHEVAT 9, 5780PARSHAS BOCandlelighting Time 4:50 PM The time for redemption had finally arrived. However, even though the time was ripe, the people were…
Morris Schwartz is dying and is on his deathbed. He is with his nurse, his wife, his daughter and 2 sons, and knows the end is near.So he says to them:…
"Since the ancients have decided, their conclusions may not be set aside." 9 ShvatRabbeinu Nissim ben Reuven haGerondi is known in shorthand as the RaN. He was born sometime between…
A Synagogue was holding a class for married couples. One couple was celebrating their 50th anniversary so the Rabbi asked the husband, Morris, to take a few minutes and share…
"Zusha, why weren’t you the best Zusha you could be?" Rebbe Reb Zusha:Today is the yahrzeit of Rebbe Reb Meshulem Zusha of Anapol. Of course, this is personal for me,…
By Rabbi NussbaumVOLUME 94 NUMBER 2January 15, 2021 SHEVAT 2, 5780PARSHAS VAEIRACandlelighting Time 4:42 PM Moshe was concerned because he was not an orator that would enable him to…
The Baal haTanya "There is love like fire, and there is love like water."— The Baal haTanya 24 Tevet: Yehrzeit of the Baal haTanya: Today is the yahrzeit of Rabbi…
Moshe, the owner of a small Kosher New York deli, was being questioned by an IRS agent about his tax return. The Agent was curious because he had reported a…
By Rabbi NussbaumVOLUME 94 NUMBER 1January 8, 2021 TEVES 24, 5780PARSHAS SHEMOSCandlelighting Time 4:35 PM Moshe rebuked two of his countrymen for fighting and they responded that are you…
17 Tevet Dubno Maggid: Today is the yahrzeit of Rabbi Jacob ben Wolf Kranz (1741-1804). He was known as the storyteller from Dubno a.k.a. “The Dubno Maggid.” This teacher is…