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Re'eh: It's Elul Time

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"For the sin that we have sinned before You through hardness of the heart."  With the month of Elul approaching, our thoughts turn to self-evaluation and the process of teshuva. It is with the heart that we begin. The sin of…
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Parshat Shavua 5781 with weekly guest speaker (Parshat Re'eih)

Rabbi Eitan Aviner

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The Haftarot: How to Profit from the Prophets (Parshat Re'eih)

Dr. Moshe Sokolow

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Re'eh: You shall not do this to Hashem, your God! Removing a Tattoo of God's Name

Rabbi Barry Gelman

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Re'eh: Please Join Us

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the most vexing issues we face today is how to deal with those who violate, wilfully or not, the precepts of the Torah. Whether our approach should be one of rejection, reaching out, turning a blind eye, or even acceptance to some extent is…
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Re'eh: Springtime

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“Guard the month of the spring, and make Pesach to the Lord your G-d, because it was in the month of the spring that the Lord your G-d took you out of Egypt at night” (Devarim 16:1). Our rabbis derived from the above verse that we must fix our…
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Re'eh: A Special Place

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The land of Israel is a special, holy land and thus, all produce grown on it has properties of holiness. This is the underpinning of such laws of terumah, ma’aser, bikurim, challah, shmitah and yovel. Unfortunately, many of…
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Re'eh: Behind the Scenes

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Showing extra sensitivity to the needs of the poor, the widow, orphan, servant, and stranger is a central theme of the Torah. This is especially so around the holidays, when the needy are more likely to feel lonely and forgotten. Somewhat more…
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Re'eh: Cohesive Community

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The destruction of the Temple in the Year 70 caused a major historical shift regarding the focus of Judaism.  Pilgrimages to Jerusalem ceased, new centres arose, and the priesthood lost much of its meaning. The monarchy and Sanhedrin were gone…
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Parshat Zachor: Defeating Amalek

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“Remember what Amalek did to you on the way when you left Egypt” (Devarim 25:17). Amalek is the embodiment of evil in this world, the inventor of terrorism, attacking the weak and defenseless from behind—for no reason other than pure hatred. The…
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