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SECOND CHANCES: THE MIRACLE IN MIDDELBURG
BY KRC RABBI STEWART WEISS Anyone who owns a smart phone or PC or tablet or notebook – and that just about covers everyone on our planet – knows the importance of a “reboot.” As soon as something goes amiss, before we completely freak out and start to shake, shiver...
Can A Jew Be Too Jewish?
Written by: RABBI STEWART WEISS Former United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman is a Jewish hero by any definition of the word. He unabashedly fought for Israel throughout his tenure, often against the pro-Arab bias that has characterized the American State...
Heaven Help Us
Written by: RABBI STEWART WEISS It was the great Joseph Burg (1909-1999), former Minister of Religious Affairs in Israel, who coined the phrase, Midvar Seker Tirchak,” stay away from surveys – a play on words of the Torah commandment, Midvar Sheker Tirchak – stay away...
KREPLACH, ANYONE? A FABLE
WRITTEN BY RABBI STEWART WEISS I make no bones about it: I’m a foodie. I look forward to my meals and my snacks, from the time I get up in the morning until I finally get to bed at night. I love to cook and to experiment in the kitchen with different foods, both local...
Diamonds Are Forever
Article by Rabbi Stewart Weiss We all know that there is a strong connection between Jews and diamonds – beyond our wives religious affinity for the gems! – that goes back centuries. Perhaps this is because, historically, our people were frequently evicted and...
BITTERNESS OR BRACHA: CHOOSE!
By Rabbi Stewart Weiss And Moshe, in frustration, cried out to Hashem: I cannot carry these people alone; it’s too much for me! And if this is the way it’s going to be, then please, just kill me!” (11:14,15) Our Sedra is called “Parshat Ha’mito’n’im,” the chapter of...