Divrei Torah Archive
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Pinchas: How to lead your flock
Transcript The most important lesson every leader should hear. This is what I believe Moshe taught us just before he passed away. In Parshat Pinchas, Hashem gives Moshe the sad Read more... -
Balak: A Torah view on our choice of company
Transcript Is it possible that Hashem was chopping and changing His mind? That’s what appears to be the case at the beginning of Parshat Balak! Balak the King of Moav Read more... -
Chukat: What the world’s cleverest person couldn’t understand
Transcript What was the one thing that the cleverest person on earth couldn’t understand? According to our tradition, King Solomon, who was cleverer than anyone else, could not work out Read more... -
Korach: Who has the most important role in our Synagogue services?
Transcript Who has the most important role in our synagogue services? Right at the end of Parshat Korach, the Torah gives us details of ‘maaser’ – the tithe that was Read more... -
Shelach: The Torah’s antidote to an inferiority complex
Transcript: What is the Torah’s antidote to an inferiority complex? In Parshat Shelach Lecha, we are told how the meraglim, the spies, returned from the Promised Land. Ten out of Read more... -
A post-pandemic lesson from Parshat Beha’alotecha
Transcript: Aharon was great because he never changed. In Parshat Behaalotecha the Torah tells us about the great privilege that Aharon the High Priest had to kindle the menorah. Following Read more... -
Nasso: A sin against a person is a sin against God
Transcript: A sin against a person is a sin against God. In Parshat Nasso the Torah tells us (Bamidbar 5:6) “Ish o isha ki ya’asu mikol chatot haadam limol mal Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Shavuot and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Transcript There is a strong connection between the festival of Shavuot and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. On the festival, for our Torah reading, we will read from Parshat Yitro about Read more... -
Bechukotai: We must appreciate our community Rabbis and Rebbetzens
Transcript We must appreciate our community Rabbis and Rebbetzens. This important message is presented to us close to the conclusion of the book of Vayikra in a passage in Parshat Read more... -
Behar: In business, we’re all princes
Transcript Every single person we do business with is the child of an exceptionally important person. This is a comment of the great medieval commentator Sforno on Parshat Behar which Read more...
