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Kenneth Brander

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Haftarat Parshat Vayakhel-Hachodesh: Halakha in Motion

Few books in Tanakh came as close to being suppressed as the book of Yechezkel. The Talmud records, in more than one place (Shabbat 13b; Menachot...

10.03.2026 30

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parshat Para: Not For Your Sake, But For My Name

This week’s parsha is dedicated to the heroic soldiers, security forces and first responders of the IDF, defenders of the Jewish people and the land...

04.03.2026 30

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parshat Teruma: The Sanctuary as a Beacon

Parshat Teruma details the design of the Mishkan, while its haftara describes the construction of the Beit Hamikdash in Jerusalem by King Shlomo. Yet...

17.02.2026 40

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parshat Vayigash: Redemption through Unity

23.12.2025 40

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Kenneth Brander

Maoz Tzur and Spiritual Resistance – From Gaza to Sydney

17.12.2025 50

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Kenneth Brander

When Words Become Deadly

16.12.2025 20

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Kenneth Brander

Lech Lecha: Three Engines of Destiny

28.10.2025 30

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parshat Ki Tavo: Redemption in Its Time, and in an Instant

09.09.2025 40

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parashot Matot-Masei: Spiritual Leaders Staying in their Lanes

22.07.2025 30

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parshat Pinchas: Engaging with the Diaspora

16.07.2025 40

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parshat Behar-Bechukotai: Individual Responsibility, Collective Rewards

21.05.2025 20

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Kenneth Brander

Pesach, Sacrifice and Shared Burdens

16.04.2025 50

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parshat Vayikra: Living as a Holy Nation

31.03.2025 20

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parshat Pekudei / Hachodesh: The Evolving Korban Pesach

25.03.2025 60

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parshat Parah: From Spiritual Impurity to Redemption

17.03.2025 40

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parshat Bo: Where Everybody Knows Your Name

28.01.2025 20

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Kenneth Brander

Haftarat Parshat Shemot: Another Redemption

14.01.2025 40

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Kenneth Brander