December 2021

Hashem said to Moshe and Aharon, “Take handfuls of furnace soot. Moshe shall throw it heavenward…and it will become dust upon the entire land.”[2] No… Read More »How Miracles Happen

As a result of Pharaoh’s recalcitrance to permit the Jewish people to leave Egypt, he and his nation were struck with a total of ten… Read More »Out of Control!

The dress of the Torah scholar should be respectable (lit., ‘nice’) and clean. There must not be found on his clothes a stain, grease or… Read More »Chapter 5, Law 9 – Clothing for the Soul

Many of the Torah commentaries point out that unlike our forefathers, Moshe, in this week’s opening verses to the Parsha, did not accept that God’s… Read More »Moshe Holds Heaven Accountable

Reciting by Rote Imagine someone speaking, let’s say, before a joint session of the US Congress. Since he speaks in monotones, it becomes clear that… Read More »The Power of Praying with Heart

A new king arose over Egypt, who did not know about Yosef. (Shemos 1:8) and who did not know: he acted as if he did… Read More »HASHEM’s Law

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1189 – Can You Wear… Read More »The Symbolism of Covering Our Eyes During Shema

Volume 36, No. 14 28 Tevet 5782 January 1, 2022 Sponsored by Martin and Michelle Swartz on the yahrzeit of Martin’s grandmother Elise Hofmann (neé… Read More »Lesson in Leadership

The original version of this class was written shortly after the passing of my beloved teacher and mentor, Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg (HaRav Shmuel Yaakov ben… Read More »Chapter 2, Mishna 8: The Many Paths to Greatness

This week’s parsha of Va’aira continues with the transition from galus to geulah, exile to redemption. The only purpose of the galus was to lead… Read More »Ask! Please…