And it shall be for a sign for you upon your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand did the LORD bring you out of Egypt.

— Exodus 13:9

And it shall be for a sign upon your hand, and as totafot between your eyes; for with a mighty hand did the LORD bring us forth out of Egypt.

— Exodus 13:16

and twice in the shema passages:

And you shall bind them as a sign upon your arm, and they shall be as totafot between your eyes.

— Deuteronomy 6:8

You shall put these words of mine on your heart and on your soul; and you shall tie them for a sign upon your arm, and they shall be as totafot between your eyes.

— Deuteronomy 11:18

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Shemot 5782- Names are Essence

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VaEra 5782- Redemption is Unity

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Bo 5782- Don't Be Sleeping!

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Beshalach 5782- Leaders Create Leaders

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Yitro 5782- Against the Nature of Am Yisrael

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Mishpatim 5782- Connect to Yerushalayim

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Terumah 5782- Building a Mishkan in Our Hearts

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Tetzaveh 5782- Nobody Else Can Do the Job

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Ki Sisa 5782- Getting in the Shabbat Mindset

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Vayakhel 5782- No Jew Left Behind

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Pekudei 5782- Every Detail is a Conduit for Hashem

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Inspirational short thoughts for the Chanuka holiday

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Shabbat Chazon

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Why Tisha Bav is called a Moed

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The 3 people who said the word Eicha

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when Rosh Chodesh Av enters...

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Part 2 if the Rabbi Akiva narrative in the ruins of the Temple

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Part 1 analysis of Rabbi Akiva and Temple destruction narrative

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The danger of false prophets

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An amazing meeting between the Belzer Rebbene and the Gerrer Rebbe

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How every player in the narrative of Kamtza & Bar Kamtza had a part in the tragic ending

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Introduction to the story and lessons of the Kamtza and Bar Kamtza

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A teaching from Reb Tzaddok Hakohen on the number of days during this period

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The first prophecy of Jeremiah that contains a hidden message of hope

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Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai teaches about the most beautiful crown

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The 3 special teachings of Rabbi Eliezer ben Horkinos

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The teaching of Hillel to be among the students of Aaron

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Deep dive into the life and struggles of Rabbi Yossi ben Kisma and Rabbi Chanina ben Teradyon

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elisha ben avuya

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Rabbi Tarfon's closing teachings of the chapter

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Rabbi Eliezer's 3 teachings of how to achieve perfection in life

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The deeper connection between Hillel's 5 teachings

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The teaching of Hillel which reflect on his unique personality and traits

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The special hidden message of Nitai of Arbel

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Harmonizing the opposing teachings of the two Yossi's

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There will always be people who try to falsify the Torah

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The connection between the 3 teachings of Shimon hatzaddik and what was heard at Sinai

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Was anything other than the legal tradition taught at Sinai?

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The depth of the songs we sing on Pesach

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The uniqueness of Hallel on Pesach

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Why we emphasize the meager matzah more than the gold and silver we left Egypt with

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The importance of preparation in the Jewish experience

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The transformation we undergo of slavery to freedom at the Seder

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The significance of small moments in our lives

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Why we announce the steps of the seder before we begin

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