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Lederman is the spiritual leader of Congregation Kehillas Torah in San Diego



 

 

 

 

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RABBI BARUCH LEDERMAN

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2009-12-24—
Being certain to take the right measure in Judaism
2009-12-20—How dreidel and other games led to a boy’s piety
2009-12-13—Why the rabbi ate all the latkes, and rules you can follow this Chanukah
2009-11-15(22)—Hashem's timing can be exquisite
2009-11-15-Rescue saved not only the drowning girl ... Read more
2009-11-08—Chesed and rachamim on the streets of New York Read more
2009-11-01—A blue ribbon of recognition ... and of life ... Read more
2009-09-15—Even on way to gas chamber, shofar could stir hearts . Read more
2009-08-30—Every steop of your life involves a choice . Read more
2009-08-16—A kibbutznik becomes a convert to Torah Judaism .. Read more
2009-08-09—Why Rabbi Berkowitz's life was saved ... Read more
2009--08-02—Rabbi Chait's reverence made boys want to make their beds, hang up their clothes ... by Rabbis Baruch Lederman and Yair Hoffman ... Read more
2009-07-26—A rabbi settles an argument between strangers .Read more
2009-07-19—The awesome power of an apology Read more
2009-07-12—The 'babysitter's' long-lasting legacy ... Read more
2009-06-14
The Jewish people should be like a tapestry, not a chulent
2009-06-07—A modern father whose will matched that of a Nazir
2009-05-24
—The startling things that her 'guru' didn't tell her
2009-05-17
—When is it ethical to keep things found on the ground? (his son, Yechiel Michel Lederman)
2009-05-03—Was it a sin to abandon kashrut in concentration camps?
2009-04-27
—The attitudes that we can project onto each other
2009-04-08
—How these Biloxi blues turned to gladness
2009-04-05
—'She wondered if she would ever see the light of the sun...'
2009-03-29
The mitzvos are the spiritual wings to lift our lives
2009-03-22—It's not the gift, but its intent, that's important
2009-03-15
—Jewish resilience in aftermath of Merkaz Ha Rav massacre
2009-03-08
—The rabbi's mother served a most memorable soup
2009-03-01—Rabbi who was school dean for girls, mohel for boys, dies
2009-02-22
Coping spiritually with the loss of a child
2009-02-15—He could attend shul just one day a year, but which day?
2009-02-08
—The soldier who saved another's life in Hebron
2009-02-01—Merit of hard-to-peform mitzvoth described
2009-01-25
—Try to notice the wonders around us
2009-01-18—Recognizing how alike we are inside
2009-01-11
—Sefardic 'table,' Ashkenazic 'tablecloth'

2008
2008-12-21—Did Shehekiyanu prayer fit during Shoah?
2008-12-14—'Watch and learn' is the moral of this story
2008-12-07
Sisterly love prevails over obstacles
2008-11-30--The secret of this 'miser' was revealed
2008-11-23—The power of a stranger's good deed
2008-11-16
When blindness afflicts more than eyes
2008-11-09—Hashem is the world's best boss
2008-10-19The roomer teaches a valuable lesson
2008-10-12—The trusting Hebrew women of the Exodus
2008-10-05Yom Kippur thoughts on foregiveness
2008-09-28
A burial illustrating the power of prayer
2008-09-21
The Chasid's mistake maybe wasn't one
2008-09-14
When the kind lady was locked out
2008-09-07
Does medical treatment interfere with G-d's will? Akiva had the answer for that one
2008-08-31Turkish diplomat saved Jews from Nazis
2008-08-24
Remembering Rav. Henach Leibowitz
2008-07-20Stopping gossip—one hour at a time
2008-07-13—The wily machinations of the yetzer hara
2008-07-06
The Chofetz Chaim and the Russian soldier
2008-06-29—Why the soldier decided to wear his kippah

2008-06-22The importance of a Hebrew name
2008-06-15—The tragedy of the repentant book burner
2008-06-08—Trusting in Hashem at Bear Stearns
2008-06-01Yes, she was Jewish, but she had to ask her father what Yom Kippur was all about
2008-05-25—Slain Torah scholar started as dishwasher
2008-05-18—The Rosh Yeshiva and a Hebrew Christian; story by Yair Hoffman
2008-05-11—The Rosh Yehsiva's love for his talmadim
2008-05-04—When it's not as plain as the writing
2008-04-27Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva leader Rabbi Henoch Leibowitz, ztzl, had spiritual magnetism
2008-04-20—Rav Henoch Leibowitz dies at 92 in Queens
2008-04-13—He flew literally on a wing and a prayer
2008-03-30—The honor of service to veterans
2008-03-21—Harry S Truman: The American Cyrus
2008-03-16—An impromptu memorial service on a bus
2008-03-09—Some thoughts for those at a shiva
2008-03-02—There is no tempest in this coffee pot
2008-02-24—A scream in the dark, a knock on the door
2008-02-17—The case of the Holocaust victim's tefillin
2008-02-10—A Shmitah miracle in a banana orchard
2008-02-03The sixth aliyah that the congregation—and its gabbai and visitor—would never forget
2008-01-27—When questions of halacha are posed to embarrass rather than to learn
2008-01-20The mousetrap and the farm animals

2007
2007-12-30
The spouse who is waiting just for you
2007-12-23
A child's possession held for safekeeping
2007-12-16The boy hockey player and the seniors
2007-12-09
When all seems impossible, then persevere
2007-12-02
A Chanukah miracle in post-war Poland.
2007-11-25This worker put his trust in his boss
2007-11-18
'Pearing' our perceptions and reality
2007-11-11 — Why Baruch keeps the kippah on his head
2007-11-02
—She took a phone to bed with her and saved the lives of her neighbors


OCTOBER 2007 AND BEFORE



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