Hello Mother, Hello Father, Please Read This Column, Though It’s A Bother (Part 3)
Well, it’s been late in coming, but here is the promised final part of our kibbud av va’eim column. We’ve reached the understanding, based [...]
All it Takes is a Little EDC–Effort, Diligence and Commitment
Once again, I must apologize for not (yet) completing the series on kibbud av va’eim. We will return to that subject im yirtzeh Hashem [...]
Ad De’lo Yoda —What We Know And What We Don’t Know
Part Three of our series will just have to wait, Purim is here, we must explain Haman’s fate. And although the story as written [...]
Hello Mother, Hello Father, Please Read This Column, Though It’s A Bother (Part 2)
We are in the midst of trying to understand why kibbud av va’eim is classified as a mitzvah bein adam laMakom. We have seen [...]
Hello Mother, Hello Father, Please Read This Column, Though It’s A Bother (Part 1)
The Aseres Hadibros, read last week, are, logically, a microcosm of the entire Torah. Whether or not we assume Rav Saadyah Gaon’s chiddush that [...]
Good Shabbos!
“Remember the Shabbos day, to sanctify it; six days shall you work, and accomplish all your undertakings; but the seventh day is Shabbos, [dedicated] [...]
Money is the Root of All
As the B’nei Yisrael emerged from the Yam Suf, the Torah states “Vayassa Moshe es Yisrael...” This wording indicates that Moshe Rabbeinu pressed the [...]
Ani Ma’amin, Part Two
We explained last week that much of the dynamic behind the process of the geulah was specifically geared towards creating nisyonos in the area [...]
Ani Ma’amin, Part One
We read in last week’s sedrah that when HaShem instructed Moshe Rabbeinu to lead Bnei Yisrael out of Egypt, He said, “Go and gather [...]
The End of Days – Part 2
We left you last week with an understanding of a Medrash Tanchuma that states that Yaakov Avinu wanted to reveal to his children when the [...]
The End Of Days – Part 1
There is a fascinating Medrash Tanchumah in this week’s sedra, describing what happened when Yaakov Avinu gathered his children together, ostensibly to bless them. [...]
Where There’s a Will…
When Yosef saw his brothers coming to Mitzrayim to buy food, the Torah says, “And Yosef recalled the dreams that he had dreamed about [...]