But What Shall We Tell The Children?
In a few days, or nights, we will be sitting by the Seder, going through the various time-honored rituals, from the wine spilling on [...]
Hachodesh Hazeh Lachem – Prelude to Geulah?
The culmination of the four parshiyos read publicly in Adar, leading up to Shabbos Hagadol and Pesach, is called Parshas Hachodesh, the parshah in [...]
Parshas Hachodesh – What Brings Us To Geulah
There a few premises that need to be assumed before we can get into a deeper discussion and understanding of Parshas Hachodesh. One: The [...]
First Purification… Then Redemption
Last week, I found myself writing about the tragedy of a murdered family, while anticipating someone reading it in the midst of the joys [...]
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Shemini
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Shemini in PDF format A person may daven with eyes closed, or looking into the siddur, whichever enables more kavanah. But [...]
First Parshas Zachor…And Then Purim
Due to the vagaries of newspaper deadlines (even at a weekly paper), the words you are presently reading are being written with dichotomous emotions. [...]
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Tzav – Zachor – Purim
Shabbos Bulletin in PDF format - Parshas Tzav/Zachor/Purim By seudah sh'lishis of this Shabbos, there is no conflict similar to that if Motzei Shabbos [...]
One More, For The Road
No, the title of this article is NOT about the Purim spirit (in fact, if “the road” refers to one with traffic, one should [...]
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Vayikra
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Vayikra in PDF format If someone comes to Minchah a bit late, and the tzibbur is about to begin shemoneh esrei, [...]
Just Where Does Hashem “Dwell”? Part Two
Summary from last week: The dwelling place of the Shechinah is but an accompaniment to the Torah, with the Torah representing Klal Yisroel’s “other half” (the [...]
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Pekudei
Parshas Pekudei Bulletin in PDF format IT'S THAT SHABBOS WITH THE VEXING PROBLEM AGAIN---WHAT TO SAY IN BENTCHING OF SEUDAH SHLISHIS ON SHABBOS EREV ROSH [...]
Just Where Does Hashem “Dwell”? Part One
For those who take their shnayim mikra v’echad targum seriously, a shanah me’uberes gives the opportunity to thoroughly review Terumah and Tetzaveh — the [...]