Parshas Tzavah – Parshas Zachor

February 28, 2026 Setsuzo Kutsuji Lucy S. Dawidowicz - Nancy Sinkoff Rabbi Professor Marcus Jastrow We are still in Florida. This Shabbos finished the book published by Koren, Kotzuji’s Gift: The Daring Rescue of Japan’s Jewish Refugees.  The book has a foreword by Rabbi Meir Yaakov Soloveichik. It contains two smaller books.  1) The autobiography …

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Shabbos Parshas Beshalach

January 31, 2026 What does סִגְנִיּוֹת - Signeyos Mean The Drowning of the Egyptian Army The Kotzker Rebbe and the Crimean War Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock during Pickett's Charge Chapter 14: verse 24 says: וַֽיְהִי֙ בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת הַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ף יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּעַמּ֥וּד אֵ֖שׁ וְעָנָ֑ן וַיָּ֕הׇם אֵ֖ת מַחֲנֵ֥ה מִצְרָֽיִם׃ At the morning watch, GOD looked …

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Exploring Jewish Identity: Lessons from History

February 28, 2026 Parshas Tzavah - Parshas Zachor Setsuzo Kutsuji Lucy S. Dawidowicz - Nancy Sinkoff We are still in Florida. This Shabbos finished the book published by Koren, Kotzuji’s Gift: The Daring Rescue of Japan’s Jewish Refugees.  The book has a foreword by Rabbi Meir Yaakov Soloveichik. It contains two smaller books.  1) The …

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