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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. Facebook Fan Page. Watch the video! This week we study Parashat Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32). * This is the flip … Continue reading
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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Shelach (Numbers 13:1-15:41)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. This week we study Parashat Shelach (Numbers 13:1-15:41). Watch the videos. * How are Rabbi Rabbs’s criticisms of the … Continue reading
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12 Step Programs For Sex Addiction
From last Monday night’s show: Rabbs: How’s it going with the 12-step program? Luke: “It’s like a crash course in reality. You get out of your fantasies and into reality. I’m noticing that I am slowly rewiring my brain. Without … Continue reading
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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Beha’alotekha (Numbers 8:1-12:16)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. Watch the video here. This week we study Parashat Beha’alotekha (Numbers 8:1-12:16). Tonight’s show comes from The House of … Continue reading
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The Longest Torah Portion – Parashat Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. Watch the videos here. This week’s Torah portion is the longest of the year — Parashat Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89). … Continue reading
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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. Watch this week’s videos. This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34). * Lev. 26:2 says to revere … Continue reading
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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Acharei Mot (Leviticus 16:1-18:30)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. This week we study Parashat Acharei Mot (Leviticus 16:1-18:30). I’m no longer working with the rabbi. So I need a new partner … Continue reading
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This Week’s Torah Portion Is Parashat Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33)
Watch the videos. I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. This week’s we study Parashat Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33). * Mind your own business has never been … Continue reading
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