June 2022

Rarely do we find that Hashem’s commands assume personal connotations. The commands are meted for the sake of Judaism and the glory of Heaven. Yet,… Read More »The Lure of Life

In certain situations it is forbidden to make brachos, and if anyone hears a forbidden bracha he may not respond amen. While it is clear… Read More »Matters of Life and Death

I have never met a woman who says she does not want to be loved for who she is. Nonetheless, counterproductive to this desire, we… Read More »The Magic Touch Part II

Yosef answered Pharaoh, “It is not in my power [to interpret dreams]; the Almighty will provide an answer to Pharaoh’s satisfaction.” …And Pharaoh said to… Read More »Credit Where Credit is Due

QUESTION 20: HOW DOES ONE FACTOR IN THE POSSIBILITY OF CHILLUL HASHEM (PROFANING HASHEM’S NAME) WHEN THERE IS A SITUATION WHERE ONE SHOULD BE HONEST?… Read More »Chillul Hashem and Red Light on a Deserted Street

Friday Night I WONDER HOW Tzipporah, Moshe’s wife, felt after Miriam was sent out of the camp and the Jewish people were held up in… Read More »Learn The Lesson

A person is obligated to be careful [in dealing] with orphans and widows since their souls are very lowly and their spirits are down… as… Read More »Chapter 6, Law 10(b) – Balancing Acts and Education

G-d blessed the Jewish people with the miraculous Manna to collect each morning as they traveled and camped in the desert. Most, of course, were… Read More »A Manna of Perspective

One of the tasks of the Priests in the Tabernacle and in the Temple was the rekindling of the great Candelabra on a daily basis.… Read More »The Flame of Independence

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1252 The Dilemma of the… Read More »It Was Not the Cucumbers and Onions!