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Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Vayeilech Deuteronomy 31:1-30 Author’s note: This Torah portion is read this year on 9/11. We […]

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Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein September 11, 2020September 10, 2020
Deuteronomy 30:11-12: "This commandment is not in heaven, that you should say: ‘Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it to us?’" (Photo/Pixabay CC0)
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