In the midst of the devastating tochacha, Hashem comforts us, saying: “And I will remember My covenant with Yaakov, and even my covenant with Yitzchak and I will even remember my covenant with Avraham..[1]” The obvious question here is, why were the Avos mentioned in reverse order?
Read more →“…a man who will speak and give his word, promising the value of a person to Hashem.” Vaykira 27:2 A boy who is not yet Bar Mitzvah is not obligated to keep the mitzvos according to biblical law. We are obligated to educate him, and according to some, he may
Read more →Parshas Bechukosai begins with the Torah telling us the conditions under which HaShem will provide the Jewish people with peace and sustenance. “If you will go with My decrees and observe My commandments and perform them;”[1] The commentaries note that the verse seems repetitive in that it uses
Read more →Ameilus BaTorah Rashi brings the Chazal that ‘Im Bechukosai Teleichu’ refers to ‘Havei Ameilim BaTorah’. The Rosh Yeshiva zt”l pointed out that this does not mean simply that we must toil in the learning of Torah. If it referred to Talmud Torah specifically then women would have
Read more →Amy left me yesterday. She took Aryeh Shalom with her, with everything he owns. I’m afraid she won’t be coming back anytime soon. My head feels like it is about to burst and the nervousness in my stomach doesn’t seem to go away. The tissues are piled
Read more →Based on Rav Noah Weinberg One of the pillars of Jewish consciousness is the knowledge that everything is from the Almighty, and everything from Him is always – always -for the good. Yet, in this week’s Torah portion, we see a list of punishments that will befall the Jewish
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