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Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Rabbi Benjamin Blech, a frequent contributor to Aish, is a Professor of Talmud at Yeshiva University and an internationally recognized educator, religious leader, and lecturer. He is the author of 19 highly acclaimed books with combined sales of over a half million copies. See his website at rabbibenjaminblech.com.
Click here to purchase Rabbi Blech’s new book, Hope Not Fear: Changing the Way We View Death.


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When The Dow Goes Down

A Jewish perspective on the widening financial crisis.

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Envy

Our obsession for acquiring wealth has far less to do with our personal wants than with our refusal to have less than others.

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If I Were a Rich Man

Losing a lot of money, just like suddenly making millions, forces you to confront your real priorities in life.

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Your Money or Your Life

As a generation blessed with abundant wealth, Sukkot ensures that we keep our priorities straight.

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Intermarriage and the N.Y. Times

Is there ever any line that is crossed that calls for communal condemnation?

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The Tefillin Bomb

The irony of tefillin threatening the lives of innocent people.

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The Most Important Days of the Year Are Beginning

Life after the holiday season is over.

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Israel's Presidential Scandal

Israel has not forgotten the biblical message that even the mighty are culpable for their crimes.

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Are Business Ethics an Oxymoron?

Our daily business ethics speak far louder than the words we utter in synagogue.

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Endangered: Jewish Genius

Why has there been a dramatic, recent decline in the academic performance of American Jews?

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Putin and the Torah

Rejoicing with the Torah because it is an exceptional book that has made us exceptional.

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The Tragic Death of Daniel Tragerman

A timely message from the Book of Daniel.

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The Jerusalem Massacre

Even tragedies have degrees.

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Bibi’s Breach of Protocol

Echoes of Queen Esther who broke protocol in the face of an Iranian threat to destroy her people.

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The Trial of Oskar Groening

Justice is not being served.

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The Iran Deal and the Hebrew Calendar

It’s no accident that the deal was finalized only last week.

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Jewish Lives Matter

The deal is written but it is not yet sealed.

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Purim Then, Iran Today

Persia is today’s Iran, our present day Haman who seeks our destruction.

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Jewish Self Hatred

Why are some Jews the worst enemies of the Jewish people?

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Jerusalem: 50 Years of Reunification

A reminder about who really owns Jerusalem.

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Natalie Portman’s Insult to Israel

And her timing could not have been more inappropriate.

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Next Year in Jerusalem?

Next year in Jerusalem – L’shanah haba b’Yerushalayim!

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The Lemmings and the Jews

Why are so many Jews willing to side with our executioners and side with those who openly seek our destruction?

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“Our Boys”: The HBO Series Uses a Jewish Tragedy to Condemn Israeli Society

It's a despicable misrepresentation of truth.

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Zachary Baumel’s Burial

The entire nation came together to mourn.

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My Personal Passover Miracle

For my wife and me, it was nothing less than a personal Passover miracle.

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An Open Letter to Seth Rogen

Seth, you spent an hour of prime time savaging your fellow Jews, misrepresenting Jewish history, defaming Israel and Israelis, and slandering Judaism. What gives?

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Prince Harry Didn’t Write “Spare”

A ghostwriter did. Does it matter?

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Judaism and Death: Five Surprising Ideas

Your days are numbered, but it’s not the end.

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How to Overcome Burnout

A record number of Americans voluntarily left their jobs. The rationale most often given: burnout.

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Finding God

The world shares a glorious moment of awe.

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He Who Must Not Be Named: Responding to Mass Murders

They do not merit fame – only infamy.

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Six Million People Have Died from Covid

OP-ED: Let’s mark this haunting milestone by strengthening our resolve to fill our lives with meaning and love.

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The Frightening Parallels of Covid and War

Let’s heed the lessons of the pandemic and apply them to the threat of war.

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Whoopie, What Were You Thinking?

Whoopie Goldberg isn’t an antisemite; she’s ignorant.

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Murdered NYPD Officer’s Widow Gives Powerful Eulogy We All Need to Hear

Whether our mates leave the house in the morning to face danger or merely the normal trials of daily living, we need to internalize her profound message.

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“Covid Rage” and the Breakdown of Civil Behavior

The accumulated tension, stress and fear of Covid has given rise to a seething anger that has gripped a significant part of the population.

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The Curse of Social Distancing

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There's a Reason Why It's Called Thanksgiving

The remarkable interplay between giving and receiving.

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Katie Couric and The Other Racism

Ageism, the denigration and mistreatment of the elderly, is becoming recognized as a problem as serious as racism.

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The Difference between Success and Happiness

Success is measurable; happiness is limitless.

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Yom Kippur and the Lessons of 9/11

“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.”

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The Shofar's Stirring Message for Today

Tragedy has its powerful language which transcends words and alerts us to the kind of pain experienced by so many during the global pandemic.

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Woke and Ignoring the Gifted

Yes, “all men are created equal”, but that doesn't mean we are all identical.

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Identifying As A Jew in an Anti-Semitic World

Leave the kippah on or take it off?

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It’s Not about Israel; It’s about Being a Jew

As attacks across the US show, the detested object of scorn remains the same as it has for thousands of years – the Jews.

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Survivor's Guilt: Covid, The Holocaust, and Sinai

Channeling the potential guilt by embracing a life filled with meaning and purpose.

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Jonathan Frostick’s Heart Attack and the “New Rules for Living”

Why his simple yet profound words went viral.

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Celebrating Passover After the First Year of Covid-19

How do we celebrate when our lives are still filled with so much sadness? The nation's very first Passover provides an answer.

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Rabbi Blech on the Pandemic's First Anniversary

Purim masks and face masks: Looking forward to when masks stop concealing God's presence, nor be required by a soon-to-be conquered pandemic.

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