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David Lemmer

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Behar – Bechukotai: How Israel Overcomes

Behar – Bechukotai: How Israel Overcomes

The people of Israel and the land of Israel both have similar properties. The first thing we have to do is remove all existing knowledge we think we...

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David Lemmer

Emor: Shame, Nefesh, Tikkun

Emor: Shame, Nefesh, Tikkun

Leviticus 21:1: “And Hashem said to Moshe, Say to the Kohanim the sons of Aharon, and say to them, none of them shall defile himself for a (dead)...

28.04.2026 30

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Acharei Mot – Kedoshim: Reading Between the Lines

I can hear many news outlets interviewing this war expert and that retired four star general, and they all sound pretty much the same. They are all in...

22.04.2026 40

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Tazria Metzora: Reverse Engineering Addiction

If you’ve made it to these words and are seeing them, you may want to ask yourself how it all came to pass. Where do you hang out so that you have...

16.04.2026 50

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Tzav: The Light on the Altar

The first Rashi in this week’s Parshah explains that when the word Tzav is used it requires an instant action but not just for the moment, also for...

23.03.2026 60

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Vayikra: Din Meets Rachamim

People confuse Vayikra as just a fly-over book in the Pentateuch, whereas in truth it is part of the story that began at Bereishit. It is the course...

16.03.2026 50

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Hachodesh: Receiving the Kiss We Never Lost

The first Rashi in the Torah notes that the Torah should have started with the commandment of “Hachodesh Hazeh Lachem.” The Mitzvah of renewing...

12.03.2026 50

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Vayakhel – Pekudei: Roads and Destinations

Let’s start with our physical world. The way we know things in life is that when we want to get from point A to point B we have to travel through...

09.03.2026 50

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Ki Tisa: The Process of Processing

Have you ever found yourself playing a game on your phone, like Candy Crush or Sudoku, for countless hours over a few days? If so, you would notice...

05.03.2026 70

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Terumah: The Will That Builds

Does suppressing an emotion mean that we aren’t interested in it at all? We hear of Tzaddikim who could not contain their love toward Hashem, and...

16.02.2026 70

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Beshalach: Pharaoh’s Deadly Regression

27.01.2026 100

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Bo: The Hallway of Innocence

20.01.2026 60

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Miketz: From the Bor to Barur

20.12.2025 30

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Vayishlach: The Roadmap

04.12.2025 40

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Vayetzei: Closing the Tabs

27.11.2025 60

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Vayeira: Avraham, Sarah, the Sun and the Moon

07.11.2025 50

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Yom Kippur: Embracing Commitment

30.09.2025 50

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The Allure of Surrender

10.09.2025 50

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Ekev: Everyone Has A Path

16.08.2025 90

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The Mountain Within: Blooming Through Clarity

12.05.2025 50

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Beyond the Fence of Silence

23.03.2025 60

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From Wants to Needs: A Journey Back to Eden

10.03.2025 60

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The Messiah’s Dawn: No Mercy for the Damned

03.03.2025 60

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Terumah – The Balance of Greatness

27.02.2025 30

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David Lemmer