05 Oct PARASHAT NOAH: WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH
Just before the flood, G-d instructs to Noah to board the ark together with his family: “Come…into the ark, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in...
Shabbos Times for Jun 06, 2025 | 10 Sivan, 5785 | Parshas Nasso | Candle Lighting Time: 8:06 PM | Havdalah (72 min): 9:36 PM
14 Sep OUR TEMPORARY DWELLING
There is a famous story told of an overworked, underpaid wagon driver who once found himself helplessly lost in a land with no light. He finally met a group of...
05 Sep SHABBAT SHUVA- THE MOST URGENT TESHUVA THAT WE NEED TODAY
During this period of the Aseret Yemeh Teshuba – the Ten Days of Repentance, from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur – the Yeser Ha’ra (evil inclination) is gong to get...
31 Aug UNDERSTANDING THE SHOFAR’S CALL
The Midrash (Vayikra Rabba) teaches that on Rosh Hashanah, G-d sits on the “throne of judgment,” ready to carefully judge and scrutinize every individual. But when we sound the shofar,...
24 Aug PARASHAT KI TABO: ELUL AND FAITH
We are all familiar with the notion that Elul is a time for introspection and self-assessment as we prepare for the judgment of Rosh Hashanah. However, we can perhaps gain...
17 Aug PARASHAT KI TESEH: THE MESSAGE OF YIBUM
Towards the end of Parashat Ki-Teseh, the Torah presents the Misva of Yibum, which applies when a married man dies without children. His brother is required to marry the widow,...
09 Aug PARASHAT SHOFTIM: THE FIRST STEP TO TESHUBA
I know a number of individuals who, unfortunately, struggled with alcohol addiction, and were helped by joining Alcoholics Anonymous, where addicts come together to receive help and give each other...
03 Aug PARASHAT RE’EH: SPIRITUAL CLEANSING OUR MONEY
The Torah in Parashat Re’eh discusses the Misva of Sedaka, charity, commanding us, “Do not harden your heart and do not close your hand from your brother the pauper. Rather,...
27 Jul PARASHAT EKEB: UNDERSTANDING THE FIRST TWO PARAGRAPHS OF SHEMA
Parashat Ekeb features the section known as “Ve’haya Im Shamoa” – the second paragraph of the Shema text which we recite each morning and evening. The first paragraph – “Shema...
21 Jul PARASHAT VAETCHANAN: A REASON FOR CONSOLATION
The Shabbat after Tisha B’Ab is known as “Shabbat Nahamu,” the “Shabbat of consolation.” This name is based on the famous prophecy which we read as the Haftara on this Shabbat, which begins with the words, “Nahamu...