The bar mitzvah drash of Moishe Ben Imber Safdar

By Shabbir | August 29, 2018

At the bar mitzvah of a youth in Judaism, they are expected to give a short speech (a “drash”) about the Torah portion appropriate to that week.  This is the one my son delivered at his bar mitzvah on June 23, 2018. In my Torah portion Chukat, the Israelites are demanding water to survive in…

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How to reach Shabbir

By Shabbir | January 16, 2007

Someone commented that they wanted to e-mail me but there was no entry on my blog about how to do that.  So here’s some guidance in order of my preference: Write me by e-mail: I much prefer to be approached by e-mail.  You can send e-mail to shabbir -at- safdar.net.  You will be prompted to…

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