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Encouraging Improvement – Tazria-Metzora 5781

April 11, 2021 0 Comment
In a stunning explanation of the laws of tzara’at – a virulent skin disease (Leviticus 13 and 14) – Maimonides …

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  • D'var Torah , Leviticus

Momentary Lapses, Fatal Errors – Shemini 5781

April 04, 2021 0 Comment
Aaron’s two oldest sons, Nadav and Avihu, are incinerated because they light the altar with unauthorized fire (Leviticus 10:1-2). However, …

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  • D'var Torah , Holidays

Enlarging the Story – Pesah 5781

March 28, 2021 0 Comment
The Passover Haggadah assures us that “all who enlarge upon the telling of the exodus from Egypt is praiseworthy.” But …

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  • D'var Torah , Leviticus

Religion and Reason – Tzav 5781

March 21, 2021 0 Comment
Most people fail to understand religion. Their assumption is that religion compels a person to believe in the irrational. Faith …

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  • D'var Torah , Leviticus

Sometimes A Call Is Just a Call – Vayikra 5781

March 14, 2021 0 Comment
Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, apocryphally said: “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” For those who sought to …

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  • D'var Torah , Exodus

Squandered Talent – Va-yakhel Pekudei 5781

March 07, 2021 0 Comment
Once there was a man who claimed that his dog was the greatest cantor in the world. So convinced was …

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  • D'var Torah , Exodus

Better Idolaters Than Atheists – Ki Tissa 5781

February 28, 2021 0 Comment
A.N. Wilson chronicles the decline in the belief in God that characterized the great writers and thinkers of the nineteenth …

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  • D'var Torah , Exodus

All in the Tzitz – Tetzaveh 5781

February 21, 2021 0 Comment
Among the special garments worn by the High Priest was one the Torah calls “tzitz.” This word has been translated …

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  • D'var Torah , Exodus

The Two Most Critical Elements for Jews – Terumah 5781

February 14, 2021 0 Comment
Tradition ascribes the writing of the Zohar, or Book of Splendor, to the imagination of second century scholar Rabbi Shimon …

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  • D'var Torah , Exodus

Human Nature and Rewards – Mishpatim 5781

February 07, 2021 0 Comment
In Don Isaac Abarbanel’s categorization of the laws of the Torah, he provides a valuable insight into sociology. Abarbanel (d. …

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RABBI WAYNE ALLEN

After being graduated from New York University with a B.A. in philosophy and Phi Beta Kappa, Rabbi Allen attended the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he earned a Masters degree in Rabbinics and went on to receive rabbinic ordination. He has served as a congregational rabbi for almost 34 years, taking on postings in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto.

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