February 2021

Now you shall command the Bnei Yisrael that they shall take for you pure, pressed olive oil.[2] “Oil and incense gladden the heart.”[3] Chazal refer… Read More »Gladdening Hashem’s Heart

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1152 Hashkama Minyan That Heard… Read More »Cloth Bells Teach Humility in Kodesh; A Purim Lesson from Charvona

And I will hide My face on that day, because of all the evil they have committed, when they turned to other deities. (Devarim 31:18)… Read More »Hidden to the Yidden

“Avraham married another woman whose name was Keturah.” (Bereshith 25:1) Rav Tarfon was once sitting with his nephews and was disturbed by the fact that… Read More »Educational Tools

We come across it all the time, and we are at a loss as to how we can be of help. Many who have joined… Read More »Chapter One Hundred Forty-Seven

The eyes are the portal to the innermost chambers of the soul. Even if a person is in a crowded area, if his eyes meet… Read More »Connected Eyes

QUESTION 75:  Corporate policy where I work is that e-mail should be used only for company purposes. However, I believe that most people in the… Read More »Using E-mail at Work for Non-Work Purposes

The Book of Genesis tells us that the inception of humankind begins when G-d creates Adam. The narrative then concludes, “…male and female He created… Read More »Obligation or Privilege?: Part I

Shabbos Night MOST OF the Jewish world will celebrate Purim on Erev Shabbos, the 14th of Adar. Shabbos itself however will be Purim for Jews… Read More »Tetzaveh and Purim

Whoever misses the Divine hand that touched the Purim story is not looking. And if he claims that he heard the Megilah, he probably was… Read More »Hear Conditioning