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A Dose of His Own Medicine

A Dose of His Own Medicine

And it will be, if you do not obey HASHEM, your G-d, to observe to fulfill all His commandments and statutes which I am commanding you this day, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you. (Devarim 28:15) This is the introduction to a segment of the...
The Wonder of Eternal Newness

The Wonder of Eternal Newness

Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out of Egypt.[2] When you come into the land that Hashem your God is giving you for an inheritance…[3] Newness begets joy. The most exciting things, once they become commonplace, regular, and expected, lose their...
No Comparison

No Comparison

And it will be, if you do not obey God, your God, to observe to fulfill all His commandments and statutes which I am commanding you this day, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you. (Devarim 28:15) IT IS HARD not to weigh in on the issue, even...
Looking Down the Road

Looking Down the Road

In this week’s reading, Rashi, Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, tells us to what extent the Torah demands an elevated standard of conduct. He warns us that even if we follow the letter of the law, but try to push the envelope — doing what we can get away with rather than what...