A few weeks ago, at a now much publicized Rosh Chodesh prayer service at the Kotel, things got ugly.
As they have been doing for nearly 25 years, a group …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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6/29/22
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This week’s parsha, Shelach, contains one of the most challenging stories in the entire Torah: the story of the spies.
It’s an incredible moment in Jewish history. With the …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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6/28/22
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Raymond Smullyan, in his book “5000 BC and Other Philosophical Fantasies,” posits the question of two identical twin brothers, one who always lies and the other who always tells the …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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4/6/22
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There are moments in time one needs to forget. Often, though, these are moments we really need to remember.
Such a moment came into my life on Aug 9th (the 20th of Av) in 2001.
An beautiful …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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4/25/22
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It was only a fraction of a moment of my time in the army, but it was a lesson I never forgot, though to this day I am undecided as to whether I agree with it.
We were still in basic training, …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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3/2/22
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Some lessons you learn the hard way, and they are never forgotten.
In Infantry Officer’s training there is an obstacle course known as the “A’son Teva” (Freak of …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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2/4/22
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In 1860, a relatively unknown one-term congressman named Abraham Lincoln stunned the country by prevailing over three prominent rivals — William Seward, Salmon Chase, and Edward Bates …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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2/10/22
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While Westerners most often view Sunday morning as a chance to sleep late, relax with the family, and catch up on the news, for most Israeli soldiers it can be the most depressing moment of the …
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By Binny Freedman
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1/26/22
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Prince Charming doesn’t always find Cinderella, and stories do not always have “happy” endings, as most of us learn the hard way.
I remember once, after a harried chase, …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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11/17/21
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If you would have asked me what Abir would end up doing with his life, I would have imagined him as a bouncer.
Abir, an ex-paratrooper, is one of the unsung heroes of the battle of the Chinese …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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11/3/21
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