These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1178 – Shabbos Milah of… Read More »Maran Rav Ovadia Yosef, zt”l [1920-2013]
Avram was very wealthy with cattle, silver and gold.[2] “Rain never doused the fire of the wood-pile on the altar; the wind never prevailed over… Read More »Not A Drag
BS”D Volume 35, No. 3 13 Marcheshvan 5781 October 31, 2020 Sponsored by Harold and Gilla Saltzman, on the yahrzeit of his mother, Rebecca Saltzman… Read More »Like Perfume
And HASHEM said to Avram, “Go for yourself from your land, from your birthplace, and from your father’s house, to the land that I will… Read More »To Hear with Our Heels
As a means of increasing the capacity of the human to bond with his Creator, G-d gave Avraham (Abraham) the mitzvah (Divine commandment) of milah… Read More »Attitude Conditioning
In this week’s Torah portion, we are introduced to our patriarch, the very first Jew, Avraham, who by overcoming towering challenges, forged an intimate connection… Read More »Home Sweet Home
The Story: “Hello everyone. I’m home.” said Mr. Steiner as he entered the house, dripping raindrops on the floor. “Daddy, we were worried about you!”… Read More »Do I Have to Ask Permission?
This week we read the parsha of Lech L’cha. Hashem command Avrom: “Lech l’cha {go} from your land, from your birthplace and from your father’s… Read More »The Standers and the Walkers
“And I will make of you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing” (12:2)… Read More »Redefining Pleasure
Yeshaya 40:27 This week’s haftorah teaches us never to despair. The prophet Yeshaya opens with words of rebuke to the Jewish people for their disgraceful… Read More »Haftorah Commentary – Parshas Lech Lecha