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Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran

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Raising children: "Fair" does not mean "the same"

Raising children: "Fair" does not mean "the same"

The Dreidel Rabbi speaks

The Dreidel Rabbi speaks

Modesty in the age of abuse

Modesty in the age of abuse

Social media and our lives

Social media and our lives

The power of the womb

The power of the womb

Trust when it counts

Trust when it counts

A friend in need

A friend in need

What does it take?

What does it take?

What's love got to do with it?

What's love got to do with it?

Data Plan? Who decides – you or your IPhone?

Data Plan? Who decides – you or your IPhone?

We're all in this together

We're all in this together

The present rests upon the past, the future upon the present

The present rests upon the past, the future upon the present

Out of the mouths of spin, propaganda,lies

Out of the  mouths of spin, propaganda,lies

Chukat: So hard to say goodbye

Chukat: So hard to say goodbye

With eyes to see: The Six-Day War – fifty years on

With eyes to see: The Six-Day War – fifty years on

Once is not enough

Once is not enough

Shabbat and holidays: In the parts is the way to the whole

Shabbat and holidays: In the parts is the way to the whole

Political correctness is no substitute for truth

Political correctness is no substitute for truth

A simple task? A menial task? A mitzvah

A simple task? A menial task? A mitzvah

Vayakhel-Pekudei: Details

Vayakhel-Pekudei: Details

Student, scholar

Student, scholar

Mishpatim: There are no alternative facts

Mishpatim: There are no alternative facts

Prepare!

Prepare!

As stands the tree, so stands the man: Singular and strong

As stands the tree, so stands the man: Singular and strong

Denial is not a river in Egypt

Denial is not a river in Egypt

To grow, to become great

To grow, to become great

Heasfu - Assemble!

Heasfu - Assemble!

Rapa dreidels - what is hidden is never lost

Rapa dreidels - what is hidden is never lost

A mile in his shoes

A mile in his shoes

Can we learn from Laban?

Can we learn from Laban?

Love and marriage

Love and marriage

Matchmaking, a holy task

Matchmaking, a holy task

Lot, who are you?

Lot, who are you?

Until the waters lap at our feet

Until the waters lap at our feet

Confession: The Klausenberger Rebbe and Rabbi Soloveitchik

Confession: The Klausenberger Rebbe and Rabbi Soloveitchik

Move de line

Move de line

To be pure; to be wholehearted: Devarim 18:13

To be pure; to be wholehearted: Devarim 18:13

Fins and scales

Fins and scales

Eikev: Who's the stranger?

Eikev: Who's the stranger?

Who can legislate morality?

Who can legislate morality?

We have had three weeks

We have had three weeks

Kashering and the art of living: Lessons from Matot-Masei

Kashering and the art of living: Lessons from Matot-Masei

Chukat (Diaspora): To sing a new song

Chukat (Diaspora): To sing a new song

What our eyes see

What our eyes see

Behaalotcha (Diaspora): The gap year

Behaalotcha (Diaspora): The gap year

For Shavuot: Humility is not weakness

For Shavuot: Humility is not weakness

Not a negative does not a positive make

 Not a negative does not a positive make

Behar (Diaspora):The numbers don’t lie

Behar (Diaspora):The numbers don’t lie

Emor (Diaspora): Today, every day

Emor (Diaspora): Today, every day

A small people, a great impact

A small people, a great impact

Parshat Acharei Mot: Israel and morality

Parshat Acharei Mot: Israel and morality

Talk is Cheap

Talk is Cheap

In the eye of the beholder

In the eye of the beholder

Shmini: The stork and what its name means for us

Shmini: The stork and what its name means for us

Distinguishing blessing from curse

Distinguishing blessing from curse

Build a fence to protect you from yourself

Build a fence to protect you from yourself

Revelation takes work

Revelation takes work

Vayakhel: The power of beauty

Vayakhel: The power of beauty

To approach the Divine

To approach the Divine

Tetzaveh: To Be Cloaked In Glory

Tetzaveh: To Be Cloaked In Glory