Undeterred
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzIn the Torah, there are several references to mountains that are central to our history. We are introduced to Har Hamoriah, when Avrohom Avinu approached it to offer his son,...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThe airplane I am on taxis along the Newark Liberty Airport runway. Rain washes the windows and I think to myself, “That’s the last rain I’ll be seeing for a while. Where I am...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzIn this week’s parsha, we encounter the tragic episode of the meraglim sent to scout Eretz Yisroel. The posukrelates that the perpetrators were all great men. The mission ended...
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Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz The age-old question is asked every time the parshaof Korach is studied. Korach was wise, talented and capable, with leadership abilities and illustrious yichus. What caused him...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzIn this week’s parsha, we learn about the parah adumah, identified as a chok, a mitzvah without a reason we can understand. Rashi explains that the Torah clearly states that the...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzHumans everywhere seek love and appreciation. As people attempt to fill that need, oftentimes they seek to ingratiate themselves with those around them, compromising on values in...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzAs we enter the mournful period known as “The Three Weeks,” we are reminded of another of the consequences of golus. Jews on the fringe are fighting for a sense of validity as...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThere is a new word, used mostly by young Leftists and often chanted at their anti-Trump rallies. “Stay woke!” they shout. They mean: “Stay focused on the goal of ousting Donald...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzIt was a Friday morning when Rav Mordechai Pogramansky boarded a train en route to a certain town for Shabbos. A man sat down next to him and they began talking. A mohel and...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzFor three weeks, we have been reminded daily of Jewish suffering throughout the ages. We have mourned the loss of the Botei Mikdosh and millions of Jews who have been tortured...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThe Washington Post recently reported on breaking news: “Taking on positions as clergy in a tradition where women have never been clergy before, they have adopted a variety of...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzHere we are enjoying the warmth and calm of summer. Though the solar calendar says August, for us it’s Elul, the month of spiritual revival and connection. Moshe Rabbeinu speaks...
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By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzFor the past month, we have satiated the body. Now the time has come to do the same for the soul. The calm, warmth and light of summer replaced the tension, cold and darkness...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzAs we begin the study of this week’s parsha and encounter the narrative of “aishes yefas toar,” we wonder what message there is for us. While the course of action for a man who...
View ArticleAs One
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzEver since I became involved with Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin some ten years ago, I have not ceased to be amazed by the many unbelievable twists in his case. Everything that could...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzMy grandfather, Rav Eliezer Levin zt”l, who learned in the famed yeshivaof Kelm for seven years, once told me that during Elul there was a sign hanging in the yeshiva. It read:...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzSukkos, the Yom Tov that commands us to be fully joyous, as the posuk (Devorim 16:14-15)states, “Vesomachta bechagecha vehoyisa ach someiach,” is upon us. After the intense days...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzWe begin the study of Parshas Noach and we cringe. We read that the world became corrupt – “Ki malah ha’aretz chomos” – and it sounds like our woarld today. Behavior never...
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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzAvrohom Avinu was born into a culture of idol worshipping. He was the first person since the time of Noach to recognize that the world has a Creator and did not spontaneously...
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Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz The parshiyos of Sefer Bereishis are replete with inspirational accounts of the avos and imahos that impart lessons for us to apply to our daily lives. The stories of...
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