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    March 18, 2021

    Keeping the Flames of Faith Alive

    • By: Wendy
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    Over 25 ATT educators recently joined three speakers who provided different perspectives of inspiration based on their personal experiences. The event was presented by ATT’s Kirsche Department of Holocaust studies. A sense of gratitude filled those educators who were able to learn from these incredible experiences. One ATT teacher participant was grateful to hear the

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    March 17, 2021

    A Taste of Torah – Parshas Vayikra

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    Written by: Avrohom S. Moller This week we begin Sefer VaYikrah also known as תורת כהנים, the Laws of the Priesthood. It is because VaYikrah, Leviticus, deals with the laws of sacrifices, ritual purity and the special requirements of the priestly caste. It underscores that there are different strata and status amongst the Jewish people,

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    March 9, 2021

    A Taste of Torah – Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei

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    Written By: Rabbi Mordechai Raizman This week’s parsha, Vayekhel, discusses the building of the Mishkan (tabernacle) and Betzalel who was given the task of building it by himself. The parsha also includes the pasuk, “V’chol chacham lev bachem yavou vyaasu es kol asher zivah Hashem,” meaning any wise-hearted person can come and fulfill the command

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    March 3, 2021

    A Taste of Torah – Parshas Ki Sisa

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    Written by: Rabbi Avrohom S. Moller This week, we will read the special addendum of פרשת פרה together with the weekly sidra. This special reading discusses the need for ritual cleansing from contact with the dead by preparing and sprinkling the ash water of the פרה אדומה, the Red Heifer. The connection to this part

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    February 23, 2021

    A Taste of Torah – Parshas Tezaveh

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    Written by: Rabbi Avrohom S. Moller It’s Not About Me In this week’s Torah portion, Tezaveh, the name of Moshe is omitted. Commentators wonder why his name is omitted. The next question they ask is why in this specific Torah portion is his name absent since it appears in every other portion since his birth.

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