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The prohibition of owning chametz is stated in the Torah "there shall be seen no leaven or sourdough in your homes", which appears several times in the Torah, albeit with slightly different wording. One who possesses chametz, even if not in his...
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On the 16th, my dad rented a car, and started the 16 hour drive to South Carolina for a friends Wedding. We left at 9:00 p.m.. It was cramped the whole way there, and we weren't even out of Texas when Hannah started feeling carsick. We got there...
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Was listening to Rabbi Shapira's most recent teaching while I was walking today. An interesting statement was: We can only "see" the Ruach HaKodesh now, but later we will be completely "filled". Listen for yourself to the teaching. It's quite...
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Although all agree on the definition of chametz, many other foodstuffs have become "forbidden" by custom. These customs took on a life of their own. This is especially true of Ashkenazim, but not exclusively so. The classic example of this is...
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The Exodus from Egypt is one of the most central themes in Scripture. Many of the commandments specifically are done "as a memorial of the Exodus". We are often reminded in the Torah "I am HaShem who brought you up out of Egypt". Although all of...
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Yesterday my family and I hosted a Purim "Party". Everybody showed up all dressed up! It was soooo much fun! At least 23 people were at our house altogether. Mr. Clear said a few blessings, and then we ate lunch. For dessert my mom made...
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Okay, so I need some help here. I decided to read this next week's Torah portion this morning while everyone else was able to still be sleeping. In Sh'mot 32, Aharon gathers the gold earrings, etc. and he melted them down and made them into...
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It's been a while since I last posted and I apologize for that. Nothing more than laziness on my part. But...today I would like to share something that caught my attention...
I have a group of Christian women who come to my home every Monday...
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On the night of July 30th 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea. It was 12:05 A.M.. They were rapidly sinking, so at 12:11, The Captain issued the command " Abandon Ship!". Some of the sailors went...
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Ayo Everyone, Frost here I'm back with another blog lets get to it. Yesterday the McCullars and a couple of Kurt's friends came to pick Joel, JJ, and I. When we were about to leave to go paint balling I had to eat some lunch so I inhaled my...
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