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Sunday night lomdus and machshava between mincha and maariv - leads into the upcoming Tuesday series on Pirkei Avos.

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  Gemara:
  
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So Much More than Dried Fruit: Tu bi-Shvat in Halacha, Machshava and Personal Growth
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  Aggadeta, Rosh Hashana, Shabbat
  
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  Israel, Minhagim, Orach Chaim, Sephardi Halacha, Shemittah, Tefillah, Terumos, Zeraim
  
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