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After starting a new life as a shepherd of Yisro’s flocks, Moshe notices something unusual. He sees a burning bush

  In this week’s Parsha, Yaakov encounters Eisav’s archangel.They wrestle until the break of dawn, and when the angel sees

  One of the highlights of Shabbos at Ner Israel high school in Baltimore was the Shabbos afternoon lecture from

  In the beginning of Parshas Toldos the Torah tells us about Eisav selling his first-born rights to his younger

There are many significant components to a Jewish wedding, but what moment is the most important? What is the most

  I spent my first four years of marriage as a member of Ner Israel’s Kollel Avodas Levi. During the

  In this week’s Parsha, Noach prepares for a year-long voyage aboard the worlds very first cruise liner, “The Crown

  This week’s Parsha contains a verse which has made its way into the American lexicon, “Man shall not live

In this week’s Parsha, the tribes of Reuven and Gad approach Moshe Rabbeinu with a surprising request. After spending forty

  Pinchas is the prototypical kanoy.  He saw a terrible sin before his eyes and he took extreme action to