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Don’t Be Like an Ammonite or a Moabite: D’var Torah for Parshat Ki Teitzei
What was wrong with the Moabites and the Ammonites? We’re told that they were not to be brought into the assembly of God: “עַל דְּבַר אֲשֶׁר לֹא קִדְּמוּ אֶתְכֶם בַּלֶּחֶם Read more... -
Every Single day Should Be Like Day One: D’var Torah for Parshat Shoftim
In Parshat Shoftim, the Torah gives a commandment to a king: “וְהָיָה כְשִׁבְתּוֹ עַל כִּסֵּא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ” “And it shall come to pass when he is sitting on his throne” During Read more... -
Food Parcels Save Lives: D’var Torah for Parshat Re’eh
Food Parcels Save Lives In Parshat Re’eh, the Torah provides us with details of the eating of the sacrifices in Jerusalem: “וַאֲכַלְתֶּם שָׁם לִפְנֵי ה׳ אֱלֹקֵיכֶם” “And you shall eat Read more... -
Make a Bracha Before Eating? D’var Torah for Parshat Eikev
Make a Bracha Before Eating? Did you know that there is no mitzvah in the Torah for us to recite a blessing before we eat? In Parshat Eikev, we are Read more... -
When Does The Number of Words Recited Matter? D’var Torah for Parshat Vaetchanan
When Does The Number of Words Recited Matter? In Jewish tradition, there is a halacha determined by the number of words we recite – the Shema, the first paragraph of Read more... -
The Whole Jewish World Will Be Asking, “How?”: D’var Torah for Parshat Devarim
The Whole Jewish World Will Be Asking: “How?” Over the coming week, the whole Jewish world will be asking the same question again and again: “אֵיכָה?” “How?” How could we Read more... -
Moshe Kept A Diary? D’var Torah for Parshat Matot-Masei
Moshe Kept A Diary? In Parshat Masei, Hashem instructed Moshe to write down all the details of the journeys of the Israelites in the wilderness: “וַיִּכְתֹּב מֹשֶׁה אֶת־מוֹצָאֵיהֶם לְמַסְעֵיהֶם” “Moshe Read more... -
The Origins of Semicha: D’var Torah For Parshat Pinchas
Semicha is the term we use for rabbinic ordination, but what does it actually mean? We learn the answer from the portion of Pinchas. Before Moshe died, he was adamant Read more... -
The Jewish World Will Become Aligned: D’var Torah for Parshat Chukat-Balak
This coming Shabbat, the Jewish world will become aligned. Because until now, we haven’t been. Since Shavuot, the Torah reading in Israel has been different from that of the diaspora. Read more... -
Should the Blind Thank Hashem for the Gift of Sight? D’var Torah for Parshat Shelach Lecha
Every morning in our prayers, we say: “בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה׳ אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, פּוֹקֵחַ עִוְרִים” “Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, for opening the eyes of Read more...
