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Al Kustanowitz

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Al Kustanowitz is a marketing consultant in the computer and publishing industries. He is the Aba of three extremely talented children and the Saba of three brilliant (and cute) grandchildren. When he's not writing divrei Torah he is Blogger-in-Chief at Jewish Humor Central. Start every day with a smile and some yiddishe nachas at www.JewishHumorCentral.com

Welcoming Visitors in the Synagogue

Posted by Al Kustanowitz | Tags: Sukkot, Sukkot, Vayera, Sefer Bereshit, Humor, Sukkot, Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret / Simchat Torah, Life Reflections

This Sukkot, we had the honor of hosting a relative who happens to be an esteemed rabbi and scholar. On the first day he wanted to get to shul at the start of services, a goal that I strongly support but don’t often achieve. So I sent him off, with etrog and lulav in hand, and a plan to connect...

Read Dvar Torah | October 12, 2007

Writing Your Own Torah - On Your Wedding Day and Every Day

Posted by Al Kustanowitz | Tags: Life Cycle, Wedding / Anniversary, Life Reflections

One of the 613 mitzvot, in fact the last of the 613, is that every Jew should write a copy of the Torah. It is derived from the passage in Parshat Vayelech that says “V’atem kitvu lachem et hashira hazot” – “So now, write this song for yourselves.” Our sages derive from this verse that...

Read Dvar Torah | October 7, 2007

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My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Ekev

Posted by Daniel M. Kimmel, August 22, 2008

"Love, therefore, the Lord your God, and always keep His charge, His laws, His rules, and His commandments." (Deut. 11:1) This passage from Parshah Ekev is not unique. It is one of many places we are told to "love" God. But what does that mean? Rabbi Jakob Petuchowski wrote, "Jews study Torah...read more

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Parshat Ekev

Posted by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, August 8, 2007

The concept of teshuvah, repentance, is a given in traditional Jewish circles: One who sins before God has the inalienable right to repent and to be absolved. Nevertheless, an analysis of the Torah indicates that such a theology might be absent from the text. In this week’s portion, Ekev, Moses...read more

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Al Kustanowitz is a marketing consultant in the computer and publishing industries. He is the Aba of three extremely talented children and the Saba of three brilliant (and cute) grandchildren. When he's not writing divrei Torah he is Blogger-in-Chief at Jewish Humor Central. Start every day with...

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