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Reuven Chaim Klein

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Naming Mordecai – Mordechai, Malachi, & Petachyah

Naming Mordecai – Mordechai, Malachi, & Petachyah

Throughout the Scroll of Esther, Mordechai (Mordecai) — the lead male hero of the story — is known by the name Mordechai. The Talmud...

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Setting the Table – shulchan, petora, taka, and tavla

Setting the Table – shulchan, petora, taka, and tavla

One of the most important components of the Tabernacle and the Holy Temple was the golden shulchan, upon which the twelve loaves of the weekly...

16.02.2026 50

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Of Wounds and Bruises – petza and chaburah 

08.02.2026 30

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Taking the Stairs – maalot, madreigot, and sulam

02.02.2026 40

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Throwing Light & Elucidation – peirush, pesher, beiur, hesber

23.12.2025 20

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Bringing Meaning to Light – pitaron and pesher

21.12.2025 20

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Survivor Series – klitah, pleitah, and seridah

30.11.2025 20

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Exploring Love – ahavah, r’chim, chibah, and agav (Part 1 of 2)

16.11.2025 90

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The Princess & the Prophetess – Sarah, Sarai, Iscah, Jessica

02.11.2025 40

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Of Orchards and Gardens – gan, pardes, bustan

12.10.2025 60

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All Shook Up – chareid, rogez, ra’ash, and ga’ash

05.10.2025 30

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Shaking with Breaking – ra’adah, ziyah, and retet

28.09.2025 20

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Fearsome Days / No Fear – dachil, azchil, and chil

14.09.2025 30

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The Curse of Boils – shechin, garav, techorim

07.09.2025 70

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Bound by Borders – mitzarim, gevul, techum, s’far

21.07.2025 30

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Standing on Stage – kan, duchan, bimah, basis

13.07.2025 50

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Take a Licking – Synonyms lekikah and lechicha

06.07.2025 30

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Healing the Sullied – Hebrew Synonyms for ‘dirty’

02.06.2025 20

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Niftar or Dead?

04.05.2025 40

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The Circumcisor

27.04.2025 20

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