April 2021

The Torah portion begins this week with the special laws, observances, and commands that are meted to the children of Ahron – the kohanim. Those… Read More »Son of a Gaon

BS”D Volume 35, No. 28 19 Iyar 5781 May 1, 2021 Sponsored by the Rutstein family in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Akiva Chittum… Read More »Your Honor!

Shabbos Night LAG B’OMER IS finally here, b”H. Four weeks have gone by since the Seder, and we can finally get haircuts and listen to… Read More »Kabbalah 101

The Torah reading this week includes a review of the holidays of the Jewish calendar. The list of holidays is repeated numerous times in the… Read More »Let’s Learn About the Jewish Holidays — Again!

Law 5 (end — see two weeks ago for entire text) Nevertheless, we are commanded to follow the middle path in life. This is the… Read More »Chapter 1, Law 6(b) – Do We Really Want G-d? Part II

Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it Joshua. Joshua transmitted it to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets transmitted… Read More »Chapter 1, Mishna 1(c): The Age of Wisdom

And he shall effect atonement upon the Holy of Holies, and he shall effect atonement upon the Tent of Meeting and upon the altar, and… Read More »Days of Knowledge

Do not perform the practice of the land of Egypt…and do not perform the practice of the land of Canaan…Carry out My laws and safeguard… Read More »Progress on the Egypt-Canaan Highway

This week we read the double parsha of Acharei Mos-Kedoshim. Kedoshim begins: “And Hashem spoke to Moshe saying: Speak to the entire congregation of Bnei… Read More »The Three Crowns

Amos 9:7 This week’s haftorah presents the Jewish nation in a most unique context.In his last words of prophecy the prophet Amos describes the Jewish… Read More »Haftorah of Parshas Acharei Mos – Kedoshim