Dvar Torah
The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Shoftim- The Religion of Evolution- Just Keep the Faith
“You shall not pervert judgment, you shall not respect someone’s presence, and you shall not accept a bribe, for the bribe will blind the eyes of […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Re’eh- Consumerism and the Overspent Generation
“When HASHEM your G-d will broaden your boundary as He spoke to you, and you say, “I will eat meat,” for you will have […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Eikev- Earning a Living: The Great Life Test
“Who feeds you manna in the wilderness, which your forefathers knew not, in order to afflict you and in order to test you to do […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Ve’eschanan- Cognitive Restructuring
“Do not covet the house of your neighbor. Do not covet the wife of your neighbor; his slave and maid servant, his ox, […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Devarim- Being Part of the Winning Team
“HASHEM our G-d has spoken to us in Chorev, saying, “You have had much dwelling by this mountain.” — Devarim 1:6 On the first […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Pinchas- The Responsibilities of a Jew
“Pinchas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aharon HaKohain, appeased my anger against the Bnei Yisroel by taking My revenge amongst them, and […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Balak- Through the Eyes of History
“Pinchas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aharon HaKohain, appeased My anger against the Bnai Yisroel by taking My revenge amidst them, and so I […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Chukas- Earning a Living Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult
“And Hashem said to Moshe and Aharon, ‘Because you did not believe in Me to sanctify Me in the eyes of the children of […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Korach- The Darkness of Physicality
“And Korach, son of Yizhar, son of Kehas, son of Levi, and Dasan and Aviram, sons of Eliav, together with Ohn, son of Peles, sons […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Shelach- The Power of the Spoken Word
“Send forth men, if you please, and let them spy out the land of Canaan that I give to the Children of Israel” — Bamidbar […]
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