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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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  • D'var Torah , Exodus

Good Ideas Take Longer – Yitro 5781

January 31, 2021 0 Comment
One of the lesser-known biblical commentators is eighteenth century Italian rabbi Isaac Samuel Riggio. But while his fame is limited, …

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  • D'var Torah , Exodus

The Long Road to Success – Beshallah 5781

January 24, 2021 0 Comment
The Talmud tells a story about Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah who self-deprecatingly reports how a child once got the better …

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  • D'var Torah , Exodus

The Challenge of Success – Bo 5781

January 17, 2021 0 Comment
Inevitably, children will ask about the purpose of observing the Passover ritual long after the original events when the people …

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  • D'var Torah , Exodus

In Defence of Free Will – Va-era 5781

January 10, 2021 0 Comment
God assures Moses that the elders of Israel enslaved in Egypt will listen to Moses’ report of their imminent salvation …

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  • D'var Torah , Exodus

Needing God’s Support – Shemot 5781

January 03, 2021 0 Comment
After God reassures Moses that he will be successful in his mission to Egypt demanding the release of the enslaved …

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  • D'var Torah , Genesis

Who Has Lived? – Va-yehi 5781

December 27, 2020 0 Comment
Often the difference between great writing and good writing is word choice. Using just the right word can make the …

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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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