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A Single Letter Helps Us Understand Many Halachot: D’var Torah for Parshat Toldot
A Single Letter Helps Us Understand Many Halachot In Parshat Toldot, we have the famous dramatic scene when Yaakov presents himself to his father, Yitzchak. However, he wants Yitzchak to Read more... -
One of the Most Dramatic Moments in the Torah: D’var Torah for Parshat Chayei Sarah
One of the Most Dramatic Moments in the Torah In Parshat Chayei Sarah, Rivka, having been identified as the chosen bride for Yitzchak, arrives in the land of Canaan. She Read more... -
The Second Lech Lecha: D’var Torah for Parshat Yayeira
The Second Lech Lecha From the term “מוֹרְיָה” we can gain a perspective on contemporary events. In Parshat Vayeira, Avrahom receives the second mitzvah of “Lech Lecha”. On the first Read more... -
A Torah Verse That Hardly Needs A Commentary: D’var Torah for Parshat Lech Lecha
A Torah Verse That Hardly Needs A Commentary In Parshat Lech Lecha, we find a verse which hardly needs any commentary. Avram and Sarah had just made Aliya – they Read more... -
Where Did The Phrase “Baruch Hashem” Come From? D’var Torah for Parshat Noach
Where Did The Phrase “Baruch Hashem” Come From? No matter what’s happening in our lives, if things are amazing and wonderful, or if life is exceptionally challenging – when people Read more... -
Surrounded By People But All Alone: D’var Torah for Parshat Bereishit
Surrounded By People But All Alone When the first person was brought into the world, was he alone? In the parsha of Bereishit, Hashem declared: “לֹא טוֹב הֱיוֹת הָאָדָם לְבַדּוֹ Read more... -
The Ultimate Festival of Joy: D’var Torah for Sukkot
The Ultimate Festival of Joy Every year, thousands of people stayed up all night and no one felt sleepy. This was for the Simchat Beit HaShoeivah, the celebration of the Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Yom Kippur 5787
Kol Nidre Reminds Us Who We Are Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, begins on Sunday evening with the Kol Nidre service. This year it will Read more... -
The Longest and Shortest Words in the Torah: Dvar Torah for Parshat Ha’azinu
The Longest and Shortest Words in the Torah Very few people know what the longest and shortest words in the Torah are. The longest word in the Torah is in Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Rosh Hashanah 5787
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 11 SEPT 26 What Are Anniversaries For? Every one of a certain age can remember exactly Read more...
