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Religious Fundamentalism is Not All the Same

For over 30 years, Anthony Lewis was a columnist for the New York Times. A consistent advocate of liberal positions, he always defended the leftist views.

Tzurso Deshmayteso: The Heart of Learning
by HaRav Moshe Sh. Mayernik

Part I

"When the iniquitous power of Greece rose up against Your Jewish people to make them forget Your Torah, and to force them to transgress the statutes of Your will."

The Wagons of Yosef Hatzaddik
by HaRav Y. A. Rabinowitz, Lucerne

The posuk in this week's parsha states: "And he (Yaakov Ovinu) saw the chariots that Yosef sent to carry him, and the spirit of their father Yaakov came alive." (Bereishis 45:27) Rashi brings down from Chazal that with the arrival of the wagons came the unspoken message that Yosef still remembered the topic he had been learning with his beloved father just before they were separated, which was the topic of eglah arufoh. Understanding this message is what caused Yaakov's spirit to be revived.

"And Let Israel -- Who Recite `Shema Yisroel' -- Not Perish"
by L. Jungerman

"And he presented himself to him and he fell upon his neck and he wept on his neck a good while." This refers to Yosef. Rashi notes that Yaakov did not fall upon Yosef's neck nor did he kiss him. Chazal say that this was because he was reciting Shema at that time.


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