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Climbing Mount Washington
by Rabbi Boruch LeffIn a matter of minutes, I went from feeling hero to fool.
Debt Ceiling and Tisha B’Av
by Rabbi Boruch LeffRaising our personal debt ceiling for tolerance and peace will bring down the spiritual debt of our nation.
Will We Remember Leiby in a Month?
by Rabbi Boruch LeffHow to make a permanent change for Leiby's memory.
Facing the Music
by Rabbi Boruch LeffA year after my mother's death, I couldn't bring myself to listen to music again.
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God At The Crossroads Of Our Lives
by Rabbi Boruch LeffJerry and his wife, Karen, were facing a crisis. They had moved to Wheeling, West Virginia from the suburbs of Chicago just 2 years before, due to a ...
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Turn On the Lights
by Rabbi Boruch LeffWhy do we signify Shabbat's entry by lighting up the lights?
Shmini Atzeret: Simcha Without the Sukkah?
by Rabbi Boruch LeffWe have a difficult problem to address. Sukkot is called "Zman Simchateinu," the Season of our Joy, in the Festival Shemoneh Esrai prayers. This is ...
The Shema, Our Emotions, and Our Commandments
by Rabbi Boruch LeffRabbi Yaakov Weinberg, of blessed memory, was once walking in the corridor toward the Main Study Hall (Beit Midrash) of the Ner Israel Rabbinical ...
Facing Death Properly
by Rabbi Boruch LeffDeath. We never truly wish to face the fact that one day we will eventually die. Yet, we ignore it at our own peril. We must live our lives in ways ...
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The Weekly Wedding
by Rabbi Boruch LeffWhat does it mean that Shabbat is married to the Jewish people?
Capital Punishment and Curbing Crime
by Rabbi Boruch LeffYou would get the impression from a few verses in Parshas Masay that the Torah takes the crime of homicide very seriously. No less than 29 verses ...
Is the Torah Anti-Semitic?
by Rabbi Boruch LeffThe authorship of the Torah has one of two possibilities: either God wrote it, or a human being wrote it. Let's take for argument's sake the side ...
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Do Animals Have Rights?
by Rabbi Boruch Leff"We condemn totally the infliction of suffering upon our brother animals, and the curtailment of their enjoyment, unless it be necessary for their ...
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Snow: The Dark Side
by Rabbi Boruch LeffThe blizzard hits and life goes haywire. Understanding the mystical challenge can make it a gorgeous blanket of snow.
Parenting Advice
by Rabbi Boruch LeffWe all try to be perfect parents. We all know how difficult it is to be a perfect parent. And eventually we realize that we can never be perfect ...
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Sefira Beards and Beacons
by Rabbi Boruch LeffRabbi Yaakov Weinberg's insights on the mourning period for Rebbe Akiva's students.
Sabbatical Year: Unraveling the Torah's Authorship
by Rabbi Boruch LeffWould any human write laws that seem impossible to observe?
Following the Rabbi's Lead
by Rabbi Boruch LeffIn Israel, religious political parties generally consult spiritual leaders on a wide range of issues. To a modern person, it seems odd that ...
God's Love for Us
by Rabbi Boruch LeffHave you ever felt uninspired in your Judaism? Did you ever wonder if there was some kind of special weapon that can be used against despair and ...
The Pursuit of Happiness
by Rabbi Boruch LeffYes, we all are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Life and liberty come easily, but it seems that while we indeed pursue ...
Status as a Symbol
by Rabbi Boruch LeffThe topics of repentance and Yom Kippur need not be all fire and brimstone. There is much about repentance that is positive, inspiring, and ...
Is Competition Healthy?
by Rabbi Boruch LeffSadly, Moshe prepares to leave the stage in this week's Parsha, Vayelech. He declares that he will not be leading the Jewish people into the Land of ...
A Personal God
by Rabbi Boruch LeffElul. The very mention of this repentance-filled, preparatory month before Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, usually evokes feelings of dread. ...
Cells of One Organism
by Rabbi Boruch LeffJoey was having a rough time. His fourteen-year-old mind was beginning to challenge much of what he had always taken for granted. He didn't ...
Loud Libraries
by Rabbi Boruch LeffLibraries are usually quiet places to allow for contemplation and concentration. Yet, if you walk into a Torah study hall, you may be surprised at ...
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Children and Sacrifices
by Rabbi Boruch LeffNo, we will not be discussing child sacrifice, but rather, the sacrifices parents make for their children. If we had to link two commandments in ...
Exile and Its Egregious Effects
by Rabbi Boruch LeffWe may not notice it as much as previous generations did due to the relative good relations with the non-Jewish world (though recent events have ...
If Dogs Could Talk
by Rabbi Boruch LeffWould you rather be blind or deaf? God forbid it should ever happen, but let's say you had to make a choice between having your sense of sight be ...
Appreciating the Process
by Rabbi Boruch Leff"First, I was dying to finish high school. Then, I was dying to finish college. After that, I was dying to get married. Then, I was dying to have ...
Remembering Sinai
by Rabbi Boruch Leff"Rabbi, do you really think the Torah is to be taken literally? Isn't it just a nice book of legends?" "And do you really believe the story of ...
It's Not Really the Thought That Counts
by Rabbi Boruch LeffFor the past several years, our brethren in Israel have faced terrorism of the most horrendous kind. Dozens of suicide bombings, numerous sniper ...
Give War a Chance
by Rabbi Boruch Leff"War is a crime against humanity." "There is no such thing as a justified war." These are statements from pacifists. "Pacifism: Opposition to the ...
Success That Hurts
by Rabbi Boruch LeffThe headlines shock us. It seems like every few weeks the newspapers report more and more crime scandals involving famous athletes or Hollywood ...
Killing With Love
by Rabbi Boruch LeffWe know that sometimes people ignore the message and kill the messenger. Judaism actually teaches that we must ignore the messenger and apply (or ...
Learning how to lead
by Rabbi Boruch LeffThe first Rashi in Parshat Be'Ha'alotcha raises a puzzling question. (Loose translation): "Why was the section of the Menorah placed near the ...
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The Wonder of Thunder
by Rabbi Boruch LeffWhat's the deeper meaning behind the creation of a loud smack right in the middle of a heavy rainstorm?
Shavuot: The 'Weekest' Link
by Rabbi Boruch LeffFor the weekly Torah portion in Israel, please click here: http://www.aish.com/torahportion/kolyaakov/Permission_to_Protect.asp Passover has its ...
