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Celebrating Destruction

THE THREE WEEKS

The Period of the Three Weeks between the fast days 17th of Tammuz and Tisha B’Av is a time of semi-mourning for the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple and the start of the long Jewish Diaspora. Traditionally, … Read the rest

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91st & Broadway, The Greystone Hotel!

I was rushing from the 96 StrGreystoneHotel2eet subway station towards the Young Israel of the Upper West Side on Broadway and 91st to make it to a Friday morning Bris of an alumn baby, when I looked up and … Read the rest

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Why sing joyously about Hitting the Rock?

In the beginning of the Jews sojourn in the Wilderness G-d told Moses to hit a certain rock, and out came water. That source of water lasted for most of the forty years until Miriam passed away, because that miraculous … Read the rest

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Rebbe, a Korach Rashi and Waldo

This Lubavitcher Rebbe’s yartzeit (anniversary of passing) falls this year (5775 / 2015) on Shabbat, when we read Parshat Korach, the story of Korach’s rebellion against Moshe’s leadership in the wilderness. The Rebbe has an in-depth insight to one of … Read the rest

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My First Article for Chabad.org

Everyone knows Chabad.org! This megasite has so much Jewish info, inspiration and Torah learning, multimedia and text, tucked away inside layer after layer. This article is my first one for them.

It’s a personal reflection on the dual feelings inside … Read the rest

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Challah and Tzitzit – Multistrand Braids

Challah (taking off a small piece of dough from each batch) and Tzitzit (religious fringes on a 4-cornered garment) are two familiar Mitzvot, both listed in the Torah portion of Shlach.

What’s their connection? Another time we highlighted the Thumbs-Up … Read the rest

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Reflections on TripleCrown Winner American Pharaoh

I can’t mention #TripleCrown without thinking of the Mishna in Ethics of Our Fathers: Rabbi Shimon would say: There are three crowns–the crown of Torah, the crown of priesthood and the crown of sovereignty–but the crown of good name … Read the rest

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Revisiting Joe Biden at the Window

President Obama Meets With Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko At The White HouseAbout a half year ago, in December 2014, memes using this photo (by Getty Images) of Vice President Joe Biden looking out of a White House window went viral. All kinds of captions were inserted, some political satire, other silly … Read the rest

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Shavuot Messages Passing Thru Syracuse

There’s a beautiful Chabad wish/greeting for Shavuot: “May you receive the Torah joyously and internally!” In Hebrew its: Kabolas HaTorah B’Simcha ub’Pnimiyus. This year (5775/2015) we saw these two messages with unique and memorable twists while passing through Syracuse … Read the rest

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Two Upstate NY 2015 Graduation Stories

Two heartwarming graduation stories happened this week in Upstate NY, both reported in the news. Each one is a beautiful story, but they have opposite, complimentary messages.

DON GREENBERG. The first story is from Binghamton. It got some national attention, … Read the rest

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