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The Third Temple
Devarim Tisha b'Av Israel 

Devarim 5776 – Tisha b’Av and Geopolitics

August 14, 2016 Barry Leff 0 Comment

On this day, 2,602 years ago, the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed for the first time. On this day, 1,946

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Devarim 

Devarim 5771: Fear of God

August 5, 2011August 5, 2011 Barry Leff 1 Comment Awe of God, Fear of God, Yirat Hashem

“However you would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God…”   …Deuteronomy 1:26 In

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Devarim Aliyah Israel 

Devarim 5767 – go up and possess the land; but what about the inhabitants?

July 19, 2007August 5, 2011 barry 0 Comment

"Behold, the Lord your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord God

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Interim rabbi at Temple Beth-El in Birmingham, Alabama, with a hand in the business world as well. I write about Torah, Israel, human rights, and whatever else happens to catch my fancy.

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