May 2021

“I will be in his eyes k’metate’ah (like an impostor).” (Bereshith 27:12) Since Yaakov was posing as Esav, if his father caught him he would… Read More »Power Struggle

Yossi ben (son of) Yochanan of Jerusalem said: Let your house be open wide, let the poor be members of your household, and do not… Read More »Chapter 1, Mishna 5(b): Marriage and the Dark Side of the Force

This was the form of the Menorah: hammered work of gold, from its base to its flower it was hammered work; according to the form… Read More »…And the Rest is History

This week Parshas Shlach is read in Eretz Yisroel {the Land of Israel} while Parshas B’haaloscha is read outside the Land of Israel. I am… Read More »Let Your Light Shine Through

Aaron felt slighted. The princes of the tribes had all brought offerings in honor of the dedication of the Mishkan, while he had been omitted… Read More »The Repetitive Trap

This is the workmanship of the Menorah: hammered-out gold, from its base to its flowers, it is hammered-out. According to the vision that Hashem showed… Read More »Taking a Beating

BS”D Volume 35, No. 32 18 Sivan 5781 May 29, 2021 L’ilui Nishmat Liba Devorah bat Miriam a”h Our Parashah opens with instructions regarding the… Read More »The Three Menorah Lightings

Zecharya 2:14 This week’s haftorah gives us a profound insight into the spiritual direction of our present exile and final redemption. The haftorah begins with… Read More »Haftorah Commentary Parshas Behaaloscha

There are certain character traits which a person is forbidden to accustom himself in, even in moderation. Rather, he must distance himself to the opposite… Read More »Chapter 2, Law 3(a) – The World Isn’t Big Enough

  These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1164 Davening For A… Read More »The Seventy Elders Come Well Prepared for Their Job