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Parshas Chukas and the מדה בינונית: Total Obedience and Genuine Curiosity

Speaker:: Rabbi Shimmy Steinmetz
Date:: July 01 2025

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Venue: Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ) Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ)

Machshava:

Middot, Rambam

Parsha:

Chukat

Description

A women's shiur given at Congregation Adas Yisroel on the topic of a chok. Isn't Judaism all for asking questions? Isn't that extreme? How do we explain that with he מדה בינונית?

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Parshas Chukas and the מדה בינונית: Total Obedience and Genuine Curiosity

Venue: Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ) Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ)

Machshava:

Middot, Rambam

Parsha:

Chukat

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Parshas Chukas and the מדה בינונית: Total Obedience and Genuine Curiosity

Venue: Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ) Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ)

Machshava: Middot, Rambam Parsha: Chukat

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Machshava:

Middot, Rambam

Parsha:

Chukat