29 Oct Parashat Noah- Noah’s Ark and the Yeshiva
We find in Humash two different structures that G-d commanded to build: Noah’s ark, and the Mishkan (Tabernacle) in the wilderness. Rav Yitzchak Hutner (1906-1980) noted that there is a...
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07 Oct 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...
02 Oct 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...
24 Sep Parshat Nitzavim: “Inscribe Us In The Book of Life – For Your Sake, O Living G-d”
In the opening verse of Parashat Nitzavim, Moshe declares to Benei Yisrael, “Atem Nitzavim Hayom Kulechem” – “You stand before God today, all of you!” This is generally understood as...
17 Sep Parashat Ki-Tavo: Thanking God, Thanking People
Parashat Ki-Tavo begins with the Misva of Bikkurim, the requirement to bring one’s first fruits to the Kohen in the Bet Hamikdash. A farmer who grew any of the seven...
10 Sep Ki Teseh- The Mother Bird and Amalek
The Torah in Parashat Ki-Teseh presents the Misva of Shilu’ah Ha’kan, which requires sending a mother bird away from the nest rather than taking it together with the eggs. One...
03 Sep Parashat Shoftim- Decision and Execution
In the opening verse of Parashat Shofetim, Moshe exhorts Benei Yisrael to appoint “Shofetim Ve’shoterim” – judges and enforcers – in every town and city. Wherever there is a Jewish...
27 Aug Parashat Re’eh- The Power of One’s Actions
Moshe Rabbenu begins Parashat Re’eh by exhorting Benei Yisrael, “Look, I have presented before you today a blessing and a curse.” Many commentators noted the grammatical shift in this verse...
19 Aug Parashat Ekev- Nourishing the Soul
The Torah tells us in Parashat Ekeb, “Ki Lo Al Ha’lehem Lebado Yihyeh Ha’adam” – “Man does not live on bread alone.” On the simplest level of interpretation, Moshe here...