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הַדְרָן עַל מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבוּעוֹת לז"נ אִמִּי לֵאָה בַּת אַרְיֵה לֵיבּ הַלֵּוִי זַ"ל יָארְצַיְט ג תַּמּוּז תשפ"ה Jun 29, 2025

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Kavod Habrios (Human Dignity) in situations where your silence will result in other people comitting sins

Haftarah Korach: The two groups who did not want Shaul as King Jun 26, 2025

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One group held Saul in contempt as a king. The other group opposed monarchy in principle, they wanted HaShem to rule them through Samuel (יַעֲבֵ"ץ וּכְלֵי יָקָר)

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Parshas Korach: The Even Ezra - An EGREGIOUS example of אֵין מֻקְדָּם וּמְאֻחָר בַּתּוֹרָה ! Jun 25, 2025

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With the democtatic model of politics discredited by the Golden Calf episode, Moses resorts to the aristocratic model of political decision-making, and suffers blowback

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"I was asleep, but I have now woken up!" The Third Pslam and the current Israel-Iran War Jun 24, 2025

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Israel is trying to "break the teeth" of Iran - ק֘וּמָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֨ה ׀ הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהַ֗י כִּֽי־הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כׇּל־אֹיְבַ֣י לֶ֑חִי שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃

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The Prospects for Regime Change in Iran? What Does This Mean? - An Analysis Jun 24, 2025

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How successful has "regime change" been in history? What kind of regime change in Iran would be beneficial to Israel?

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The "Bustenai Controversy" of the Gaonic Era: The Reish Gelusah Who "Married" an Iranian Princess...Or Did He? Jun 23, 2025

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The Caliph gave the Reish Gelusah a "present" in the form of the daughter of the Persian Emperor. The Halachic debate re: what happened next.

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The "Tucker Carlson & Co." Anti-Israel Isolationism Phenomenon - An Analysis Jun 20, 2025

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The logic and long history of American Isolationism and its latest iteration as opposition to a manipulative Israel (a subtle anti-semitism). A real problem for Klal Yisroel

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Haftarah Shelach: The Tradecraft Mistakes of the Two Spies in Jericho Jun 18, 2025

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In the end, sending the spies was unnecessary; Jericho fell through a miracle!

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Parshas Shelach: The Flaw in Intelligence Procedures That Resulted in the Sad Episode of the Meraglim Jun 17, 2025

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Did each spy seperately present his own report to Moshe, or did the ten spies hammer out a single unified consensus report prior to returning to the camp?

The Strange History of Israel, the Mossad and the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) Jun 17, 2025

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How does the Mossad do these amazing things in Iran? Are they "James Bonds?" Or is it that they use a vast existing Iranian network of dedicated revolutionaries?

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