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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... -
Re’eh: What we have always had is new every day!
Transcript: The Torah has been given to us today. That is how we should approach the Torah and its mitzvot on every day of our lives. The inspiration for this Read more... -
Eikev: A healthy fear of Hashem
Transcript God demands that we should all fear Him. But is it possible then, for us to have a healthy relationship with Him? In Parshat Eikev, Moshe brings the word Read more... -
Va’etchanan: Climate Change and Moshe Rabbeinu
Transcript: Moshe seems to have done something which was totally unnecessary. In Parshat Va’etchanan we are told (Devarim 4:41), “Az yavdil moshe shalosh arim.” Just before he was to pass Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Tisha B’Av 2021
“If we cannot look back on our past with honesty and humility, we are destined to repeat our worst mistakes.” It is said that Napoleon Bonaparte, when passing a small Read more... -
Devarim: Can one ever graduate from Jewish education?
Transcript: Can one ever graduate from Jewish education? In Parshat Devarim, Moshe brings the words of Hashem to the Israelite nation, then at Chorev, which is Mount Sinai. Hashem said Read more... -
Matot-Massei: Pack this in your bags – it doesn’t weigh anything
Transcript When travelling, the most important thing to take with us doesn’t weight anything at all. Now that at long last many of us can think about travelling once again, Read more... -
Pinchas: The best invitation ever
Transcript It’s one of the best invitations you’ll ever get. Parshat Pinchas includes within it details of our major festivals, and the Torah calls them by the term ‘mikra kodesh’ Read more...
