Author Archives: Yitzchok Snyder

Shofar Blast

July 23, 2014 by

Blowing the shofar in the month of Elul at Aliyos Yerushalayim.

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The Calm Before the Storm is Coming to an End

July 23, 2014 by

Playing music and singing with the guys at Aliyos Yerushalayim.

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No Excuses

July 21, 2014 by

I submit that one of the most motivating statements of Rashi is found in this week's Parsha. Hashem gives orders to Moshe to wage a war of vengeance on Midian ...

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Mind the Gap

July 14, 2014 by
Mind the Gap

Mark Twain is quoted for saying "Don't judge Judaism by the Jews." The gap which often exists between the two is highlighted in this week's Parsha. Pinchas zealously kills 2 ...

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It’s Lonely at the Top

July 7, 2014 by
It’s Lonely at the Top

A wise man once told me: If you want to be at the top, be prepared to stand alone. The last 3 weeks pinpointed exactly where the Jews stand in ...

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In the Right Place at the Right Time

July 1, 2014 by

The wonder of the Parah Aduma (red heffer) was that it purified the impure while making impure the pure. The Ba'al Shem Tov writes that although we are unable to ...

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Your attention…please!

June 23, 2014 by

The Mishna in Avos cites the case of Korach against Moshe as the example of an argument that is "sh'lo l'shem shamayim" - not for Hashem's sake. While there may ...

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Positive Thinking

June 16, 2014 by

When the 12 spies returned from their mission into the Land of Israel, ten of them reported it was a bad place, and two said it was good. What's interesting ...

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