January 2022

BS”D Volume 36, No. 15 6 Shevat 5782 January 8, 2022 Sponsored by Mrs. Faith Ginsburg on the yahrzeits of her mother-in-law Sarah Ginsburg (Sara… Read More »The First Month

Speak to the entire community of Israel, saying, “On the tenth of this month, let each one take a lamb for each parental home, a… Read More »A Family

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1190 Kiddush Levana Issues Good… Read More »The Highest Form of Divine Service Is Going Against Your Nature

I have hardened his heart…[2] Chazal[3] pounce on the similarity between the words “hardened”/ hichbadeti and “liver”/kaveid. How was Paroh’s heart hardened? Hashem made it… Read More »Have a Heart

Friday Night The pain was excruciating, the worst I ever experienced. It began the day before in my lower back, and I thought I had… Read More »Emotional Investment

The Mitzvah: The Torah commands an Israelite to redeem the first issue of his donkey with a lamb or kid. The owner “redeems” his animal… Read More »Petter Chamor: Drop the Dead Donkey

In this week’s Torah portion, we read the final chapter leading up to the exodus from Egypt. The ninth plague was a pivotal moment in… Read More »The Nation of Brotherly Love

With all of the dazzling events in this week’s parsha – the plagues of locusts, darkness and the killing of the firstborn, leading to the… Read More »Just Do It!

This week’s article – a little more “philosophical” than most Edutainment articles, as it’s based around a logical exploration – is dedicated to 2 different… Read More »“Miracles to the Max”

Imagine that you are a tourist on your way to see this nation’s most revered document, the one that forged our beliefs and principles. You… Read More »Out of Africa