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6 essays
Ki Savoתשע״ז
Basket Case
The essay explores the Mitzvah of Bikurim, emphasizing the importance of treating the first fruits with respect and the role of the basket in this process as a metaphor for nurturing one's potential through Torah.
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Achrei Mosתשע״ז
Come Inside
This essay explores the Mitzvah of Shechutei Chutz, emphasizing the importance of intention in performing Mitzvos and the relationship between Bnei Yisroel and the Umos HaOlam.
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Noachתשע״ז
Parshas Noach: Not Together Forever
The essay asks why the Torah records the story of the Dor Haflaga at all, and what precisely their sin was, noting from the Ran that they could not have literally intended to battle Hashem. Since the Medrash and Pele Yoetz treat their unity as a merit that saved them from destruction, the author proposes that Hashem's dispersal of their language was not punishment but preparation: only one nation may be 'Am Echad,' and the impenetrable unity of the nations would have prevented Klal Yisroel from influencing them. Drawing on the Sforno and Sfas Emes, he argues that Jewish separateness ('Am Levadad Yishkon,' 'Lech Lecha') is precisely the means of being an Or Lagoyim, which is why the Doros of Shem and Avraham's birth immediately follow this parsha.
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Shelachתשע״ז
Pour Us
The essay explores the connection between the laws of Menachos and Nesachim and the Chet HaMeraglim, emphasizing the reassurance these laws provided to Bnei Yisroel about their eventual entry into Eretz Yisroel.
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BoParshas HaChodeshתשע״ז
Spring Forward
The essay explores the significance of the month of Aviv in relation to the Exodus from Egypt, emphasizing the potential for growth and spiritual freedom that it represents.
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Lech Lechaתשע״ז
Walk in Front
This essay discusses the significance of the Mitzvah of Bris Milah in Parshas Lech Lecha, highlighting its impact on Jewish identity and the transformation of Avrohom.
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