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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... -
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... -
Learning Happiness and Optimism from Selichot: D’var Torah for Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech
This coming motzei Shabbat, in Ashkenazi circles, we will be commencing our annual season of Selichot. Of course, Sephardim have already commenced the Selichot from the beginning of Elul, and Read more... -
Life in the World To Come: D’var Torah for Parshat Ki Tavo
There are numerous references in the Torah from which we can learn that there is ongoing life for the soul in the world to come – though the Torah never Read more...
