With the start of summer, The Jewish Star is again pleased to publish a message by Rabbi Hershel Billet, retired spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Woodmere. In a version of the message that the …
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By Rabbi Hershel Billet
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7/3/24
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There has always been a tension at the core of the concept of Yeshiva College. A Yeshiva is an institution committed to the yoke of heaven and to the observance of the Torah’s commandments, …
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By Rabbi Hershel Billet
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9/22/22
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The past three months, we have made tremendous sacrifices precisely because we value human life infinitely. Not just Jewish life, but the lives of all humans.
How do we react to the chaos that …
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By Rabbi Hershel Billet
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6/10/20
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The inability to pray with a minyan has been a painful consequence of this pandemic for many Orthodox Jews. And the desire to have a minyan three times daily, in any venue, is a genuine yearning of the soul for Orthodox Jews. …
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By Rabbi Hershel Billet
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5/10/20
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With the start of summer, The Jewish Star is again pleased to publish a message by Rabbi Hershel Billet of the Young Israel of Woodmere. Rabbi Billet urges congregants to exercise both physical and …
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By Rabbi Hershel Billet
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7/3/19
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