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    Matot/Masei: Our Word is Our Bond
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jul 28

    Matot/Masei: Our Word is Our Bond

    As discussed earlier, although there are 54 Torah portions, there are only 50 or 51 Shabbats per year, and that doesn’t count those Shabbats
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    Pinchas, Passion, and a Hope for the Future
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jul 21

    Pinchas, Passion, and a Hope for the Future

    This week’s Torah reading of Pinchas (Num. 25:10-30:1) begins with a teaching about a value that is not only a requirement for Jewish....
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    Torah Talk - Balak: Selling Curses and Buying Blessings
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jul 14

    Torah Talk - Balak: Selling Curses and Buying Blessings

    This week’s Torah portion of Balak (Num. 22:2-25:9) is in some ways one of the most fun and outrageous readings in the Torah...
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    Chukat: Because I Say So
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jul 7

    Chukat: Because I Say So

    “This is the decree [chukat] of the Torah” (Numbers 19:2). Isn’t it amazing how, as we get older, our parents seem to become wise?
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    Shlach: Faith, Fear, and Spies
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jun 23

    Shlach: Faith, Fear, and Spies

    I’ve always held the belief that if three or more diverse cultures have the same teaching, that teaching may be worthwhile and worth...
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    Beha'alotecha: The Power of Words...
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jun 16

    Beha'alotecha: The Power of Words...

    Wherever we go in today’s society, we are bombarded by ads about what we should and should not be putting in our mouths.
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    Bamidbar and Shavuot: The Wilderness & The Wedding
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jun 2

    Bamidbar and Shavuot: The Wilderness & The Wedding

    Many of our Sages from RaMBaM to Rebbe Schneerson recommended viewing current events through a filter of understanding the Torah portion...
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