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TORAH 4 TEENS

TORAH 4 TEENS

04Dear Torah Tidbits Family

Rabbi Avi Berman

08The Enduring Power of Song

Rabbi Moshe Hauer

10Aliya By Aliya Sedra Summary

Rabbi Reuven Tradburks

16Simple Belief, Genuine Belief

Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

22Renewable Energy Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt"l

28Probing The Prophets

Rabbi Nachman Winkler

30Believers or Disbelievers?

56Haftorah Insights Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman

58Torah’s Awakening in the Land and Tu Be'shvat Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider

62How to Tell When Your Tefillin Need Adjustment Rabbi Daniel Mann

64Tu Bishevat – The New Year for Orlah and Neta Revay Rabbi Moshe Bloom

66Where Did Miriam’s Tambourine Come From? Sivan Rahav Meir

68Finding the Parents Rabbi Gideon Weitzman

70The Y- Files Weekly Comic Netanel Epstein

72היחמה לע and a Fruitful Tu b’Shvat Rebbetzin Zemira Ozarowski

74OU Parenting Column Dr. Ethan Eisen

76OU-JLIC Gavi Lazarus

78Torah 4 Teens By Teens Rabbi Michael Kahn // Shraga Fein

KIDDUSH LEVANA - SHEVAT

Last Opportunity to Say Kiddush Levana until 15 Shevat/ Sun. night Feb .5, until 18:12 pm TU BESHVAT is observed this Sunday night and Monday, Feb. 5-6

This week's Torah Tidbits cover image!

Photo By: Shlomo Gherman

I made Aliyah in 2007 with my wife. We Live in Jerusalem and have three of our 4 children living here with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren The photo was taken in the Belz synagogue in Jerusalem on Tu BShvat and shows the great significance and importance placed on this holiday by our people here in the Land of Israel.

And Havdala Times

JERUSALEM

YITRO HAVDALA BESHALACH CANDLES Havdala Candles 5:54 Yerushalayim / Maale Adumim 4:39 6:00 4:45 6:02 5:03 5:57 Aza area (Netivot, S’derot, Et al) 4:57 6:01 5:04 5:55 Beit Shemesh / RBS 4:58 6:00 5:01 5:54 Gush Etzion 4:55 6:01 5:01 5:55 Raanana/ Tel Mond/ Herzliya/ K. Saba 4:55 6:00 5:01 5:55 Modi’in / Chashmona’im 4:55 6:01 5:01 5:55 Netanya 4:55 6:02 5:03 5:56 Be’er Sheva 4:57 6:01 5:02 5:55 Rehovot 4:56 6:01 4:45 5:55 Petach Tikva 4:39 6:00 5:01 5:54 Ginot Shomron 4:54 6:00 4:50 5:54 Haifa / Zichron 4:44 5:59 5:00 5:53 Gush Shiloh 4:54 6:01 5:02 5:55 Tel Aviv / Giv’at Shmuel 4:56 6:00 5:05 5:54 Giv’at Ze’ev 4:59 6:00 5:01 5:55 Chevron / Kiryat Arba 4:55 6:02 5:03 5:57 Ashkelon 4:57 6:01 5:02 5:55 Yad Binyamin 4:56 5:57 4:53 5:51 Tzfat / Bik’at HaYarden 4:47 5:57 4:58 5:51 Golan 4:51 Rabbeinu Tam (J'lem) - 6:33PM • next week - 6:39pm Seymour

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