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Lech Lecha: Jewish History in a Nutshell
Transcript Jewish history in a nutshell. This is what is presented to us at the commencement of Parshat Lech Lecha (Bereishit 12:3), when Hashem gives seven blessings to Avraham, the Read more... -
Noach: How responsible was Noah for the flood?
Transcript: Is it possible that Noah bore some responsibility for the flood? Such a seemingly preposterous suggestion arises out of the haftarah for Parshat Noach, Isaiah 54. There is a Read more... -
Shemini Atzeret: The conclusion we’ve been waiting for
Transcript: During the coronavirus pandemic, some of us have been missing conclusions. Due to restrictions for example, some graduation ceremonies have not taken place. School years have ended without an Read more... -
Succot: Fast asleep with your eyes wide open!
Transcript: It is possible to be fast asleep with your eyes wide open. This is how the Chatam Sofer explains a fascinating passage in the Gemara, Masechet Succah 13. There Read more... -
Yom Kippur: How can we rejoice when our fate is in the balance?
Transcript: How can we rejoice at the very moment when our fate is in the balance? This is exactly what happens on Yom Kippur. At the very time when, on Read more... -
Rosh Hashana: What Creation can teach us about New Year’s Resolutions
Transcript: As we approach Rosh Hashana, let us remember how Hashem created the world. In Parshat Nitzavim the Torah tells us (Devarim 30:14), “Ki karov eleicha hadavar me’od beficha uvilvavecha Read more... -
Rosh Hashana Message 5782
בס”ד In 1968, social psychologists Bibb Latané and John Darley conducted a remarkable study, known as the Smoky Room Experiment. Subjects were placed alone in a room and asked to Read more... -
Ki Tavo: How we perform good deeds makes all the difference
Transcript In Parshat Ki Tavo, we are told how a farmer would bring his bikkurim, his first fruits, to the temple. There he would make a declaration (Devarim 26:10): “V’atah Read more... -
Ki Teitsei: The real reason we love to give food
Transcript: We must always remember the Ammonites and the Moabites. Why? Who were they? What’s this all about? In Parshat Ki Teitsei, the Torah tells us how when the Israelites Read more... -
Shoftim: We are separate but always together
Transcript The Jewish people and the Torah are one. We learn this from a verse in the parsha of Shoftim. The Torah says (Devarim 18:13), “Tamim tihyeh im Hashem Elokeicha.” Read more...
