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Rabbi Mordechai Kalatsky is a rabbi in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I haven’t met him in the past, but I listen to many of his speeches online. He is an extremely refined person which makes …
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Moshe Unger
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2/10/23
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I recently read a devotion about a familiar Bible story, but the author brought out a point I had never considered before. The story is found in Mark 2:1-12. Jesus was in a house preaching to a …
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Diane Houghtaling
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2/3/23
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There is a minor holiday in the Jewish Calendar called Tu Bishvat. This year it comes out to be on Monday, February 6. It is not a kind of holiday that work is not done nor is special clothing being …
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Moshe Unger
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1/27/23
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Hope can be a very powerful thing, making the difference between life and death. The Bible says that it is one of the few things that will remain, besides faith and love (1 Corinthians 13:13). But …
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Diane Houghtaling
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1/20/23
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Thomas Edison is obsessed with making the light bulb cheap and usable. Edison is thinking about it a lot, drawing diagrams, and experimenting. “We will make electricity so cheap that only the …
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Moshe Unger
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1/13/23
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What does the term “God’s favor” mean to you? Does it evoke positive feelings of ease, comfort, peace, provision, protection, God’s leading? Most of us think of God’s …
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Diane Houghtaling
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1/6/23
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Have you ever unwrapped a large gift box to find another box to unwrap, followed by more boxes, until you finally open the smallest box within to find your gift? Or have you seen the painted wooden …
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Diane Houghtaling
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12/9/22
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There was a Roman Holiday in the winter which was called Saturnalia. The Talmud tells us that the origins of this Holiday was from Adam – the first man. When he first encountered the winter …
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Moshe Unger
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12/2/22
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Last month my husband was working hard at cutting and splitting wood. The log pile was high so he started early and kept going. But later in the day as he worked with the chainsaw to cut more rounds, …
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Diane Houghtaling
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11/25/22
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This is Part II of two columns reacting to media reports that were critical of Yeshiva Religious Education.
Looking at the data gathered in this article is actually quite shameful. The only data …
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Moshe Unger
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11/18/22
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This is the second part of two columns reacting to recent media reports, critical of Hasidic Yeshiva Education.
A closer look at the data gathered in the NY Times piece referenced in my last …
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Moshe Unger
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11/18/22
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The first time we see this question asked in scripture is found in Exodus 4:2. Moses is standing before a burning bush with God instructing him to go back to Egypt to set his captive people free. …
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Diane Houghtaling
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11/11/22
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