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Temple Fast-Pass (Vayakhel-Pekudai)

Temple Fast-Pass (Vayakhel-Pekudai)

“People don’t go there anymore. It’s too crowded.” – Yogi Berra The Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando is one of the...

12.03.2026 30

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Win Friends and Influence People (Ki Tisah)

“Remember that a man’s name is to him the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” -Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence...

05.03.2026 30

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Rabbinic Stone Healing (Tetzaveh)

“The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” -Voltaire Western medicine is typically disparaging of any...

27.02.2026 40

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Concentrated Divine Presence (Terumah)

“The only thing that makes one place more attractive to me then another is the quantity of heart I find in it.” -Jane Welsh Carlyle Man is often...

18.02.2026 60

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The Cure to Hidden Pain (Shemot)

09.01.2026 60

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Sensual Signals (Miketz)

17.12.2025 20

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Happy Prophets (Vayeshev)

12.12.2025 70

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 The Blessing of Babel (Noach)

23.10.2025 30

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Future Israeli Gold Rush (Vezot Haberachah)

13.10.2025 30

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Faith Beyond Fortune (Ki Tavo)

11.09.2025 50

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Death, Taxes and the Vow-breaker (Ki Tetze)

04.09.2025 40

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Death by Mediocrity (Reeh)

22.08.2025 50

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Atheists in the Foxhole (Vaetchanan)

08.08.2025 40

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Out of the Mouths of Babes (Balak)

10.07.2025 50

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Meat, Wine and Divine Intentions (Emor)

15.05.2025 30

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Birth Balance (Tazria-Metzorah)

30.04.2025 30

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The Crime of Ignorance (Vayikra)

04.04.2025 40

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Eternal, Divine Structure (Pekudei)

28.03.2025 30

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The Purpose of Grandparenthood (Mishpatim)

21.02.2025 20

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The Inescapability of Destiny (Bo)

31.01.2025 40

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Aerodynamics of Egyptian Hail (Vaera)

24.01.2025 30

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The Diamond in the Cesspool (Shemot)

16.01.2025 30

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Joseph’s Egyptian Management (Miketz)

Management is nothing more than motivating other people. — Lee Iacocca Joseph has successfully interpreted Pharaoh’s dream regarding the upcoming...

27.12.2024 20

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