Elul —Part II
We are now more than halfway through the month of Elul, and it is high time that we connect to its essence. We concluded [...]
Elul —Part I
We are approximately one-third of the way through the month of Elul, and so it behooves us to understand its essence a bit better [...]
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Ki Savo 5773
Ki Savo 5773 Newsletter in PDF format The chazzan must wait until most of the tzibbur have finished answering amein before going on to the next berachah. [...]
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Ki Seitzei 5773
Ki Seitzei Bulletin in PDF Format The chazzan must wait until most of the tzibbur have finished answering amein before going on to the next berachah. If [...]
“Following” Hashem – Part II
We are in the midst of trying to understand why, in the prohibition against listening to a person who performs wonders and ‘signs’ and [...]
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Shoftim 5773
Shoftim 5773 Bulletin in PDF format Kiddush Levana: If one is in the middle of the beracha, he should not respond to someone's shalom [...]
“Following” Hashem – Part I
The passuk in this week’s parshah states, (Devarim 13:2-6): “If there should stand in your midst a prophet… and he will produce to you [...]
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Re’eh
Re'eh 5773 Newsletter in PDF format If one forgot to say "HaShem, sefosaiy tiftach" at the beginning of shemoneh esrei, one does NOT go back to say [...]
Vasikin Schedule for Elul 5773
Elul 5773 Schedule in PDF format
The End of Our Troubles Nachamu, Nachamu Ami – Part 2
We have seen last week that the Ramban seemingly attributes two parts to the prohibition of “You shall not test Hashem.” One is that [...]
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Eikev
Eikev 5773 Bulletin in PDF format A person getting an aliyah should be careful not to lean on the bimah as he reads the [...]
The End of Our Troubles Nachamu, Nachamu Ami – Part 1
Parshas Va’eschanan contains a negative mitzvah, a prohibition, articulated in the passuk (Devarim 6:16) “You shall not test Hashem, as you tested Him at [...]