{"id":410380,"date":"2025-08-21T15:15:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/news\/new-release-on-the-menora-channel-rabbi-shmuel-kaminezki-on-the-weekly-torah-portion-reeh\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:24:12","slug":"new-release-on-the-menora-channel-rabbi-shmuel-kaminezki-on-the-weekly-torah-portion-reeh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/en\/news\/new-release-on-the-menora-channel-rabbi-shmuel-kaminezki-on-the-weekly-torah-portion-reeh\/","title":{"rendered":"New Release on the Menora Channel: Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki on the Weekly Torah Portion \u201cRe\u2019eh\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"410380\" class=\"elementor elementor-410380 elementor-410370\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437f7295 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"437f7295\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d49390d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d49390d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new episode of the weekly Torah lessons by Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki, Chief Rabbi of Dnipro, has been released, dedicated to the Torah portion Re\u2019eh. In this commentary, the Rabbi addresses a very relevant topic \u2014 taxes.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>It turns out that taxes are not a modern invention. The Jewish people have been paying them for three thousand years. Rabbi Kaminezki explains the three types of taxes that existed in ancient times, how they supported the economy of Jerusalem and communal life, and draws parallels to the present day.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The episode raises important questions:<br>Why are taxes necessary, and what benefit do they bring to society?<br>Why, according to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, should taxes be paid and used in the very country where one lives and earns?<br>How can the Jewish perspective on this issue be relevant and meaningful today?  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The weekly Torah portion Re\u2019eh becomes an opportunity to reflect on mutual responsibility, community support, and the way spiritual values intersect with economic laws.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Watch the new episode on the Menora Channel and discover the depth of the Torah in a relevant and practical light.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfab947 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfab947\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4004bab elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4004bab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Xur6_FL99wU?si=RS1g-kCG36heCTVc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new episode of the weekly Torah lessons by Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki, Chief Rabbi of Dnipro, has been released, dedicated to the Torah portion Re\u2019eh. 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