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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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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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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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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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With Power, Responsibility – Behar-Behukotai 5780

May 10, 2020 0 Comment
Rabbi Sol Tanenzapf noted that the Torah did not end slavery but it did transform the institution. In the ancient …

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Watch What You Say – Emor 5780

May 03, 2020 0 Comment
Written words are often ambiguous, especially when punctuation is absent. Consider the sentence: “I gave up eating chocolate for a …

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Living a Noble Life – Ahare Mot-Kedoshim 5780

April 26, 2020 0 Comment
One of the most fascinating characters in nineteenth century Hasidism is Rabbi Menahem Mendl Morgenstern (d. 1859), known as the …

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Sometimes a Disease Is Just That – Tazria Metzora 5780

April 19, 2020 0 Comment
For all those who have been or still are struggling through isolation during the time of COVID-19 it is interesting …

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The Right Path – Shemini 5780

April 12, 2020 0 Comment
“This is what the Lord has commanded that you do,” says Moses, “that the presence of the Lord may appear …

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The Shame of Embarrassment – Tzav 5780

March 29, 2020 0 Comment
Reading the commentators on the sacrificial rites, one can get the impression that worst sin imaginable is the public humiliation …

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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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