Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Ronen Neuwirth, who is (aside from being a shul rabbi, teacher, a captain in the Navy, former Shaliach Bnei Akiva for North America, and CTO for a hi-tech company) the Rosh Tochnit for the Overseas Program of the Yeshivat Hesder of Petach Tikva. The yeshiva is not new, [...]
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I had the unusual pleasure of attending a double bris this morning, for twins born last week to my cousins Meir and Abbe. The boys are devilishly handsome (picture to be posted as soon as I get one). Ollie (Shlomo Moshe) is named for Meir’s father and Abbe’s grandfather; Ryan (Reuven Menachem) is named for [...]
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Tamar shared the following observation with me. When you read the story of the beginning of the oppression in Egypt, do you get a vague feeling of deja vu? Perhaps because you have heard this story before, with different characters - Avraham, Sarah, and Pharoah.
Consider the following parallels:
Avraham says to Sarah: they will kill [...]
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