June 2022

QUESTION 18: SHOULD YOU BELIEVE A STREET VENDOR WHO CLAIM’S HE’S SELLING STOLEN GOODS? Once I passed a table where a person was selling sweaters… Read More »Street Vendors and Jaywalking

Yehudah recognized [his seal, wrap, and staff] and said, “She is more innocent than I am!” (Bereshith 38:26) Under certain circumstances the Torah permits one… Read More »Exceptions to the Exceptions

The book of Bamidbar contains many puzzling portions. In this week’s Parsha, the Torah records the sacrificial offerings by the leaders of the twelve tribes… Read More »Korban Copies

Rabbi Shimon said: Be careful with the recitation of the Shema and the prayers. When you pray, do not regard your prayers as a fixed… Read More »Chapter 2, Mishna 18(b): Prayer – Universal

“The sacred offerings of every individual will be his. Each man who will give to the Kohein (dedicated servant of G-d) it shall be his”… Read More »Through Thick and Thin

This week we read the parsha of Naso. Amongst the different topics discussed is the issue of Nazir, which is explained beautifully by the S’forno.… Read More »Buy Low, Sell High

“…Any man whose wife goes astray…” (5:12) From the juxtaposition of the section discussing the Priestly gifts to the laws of the Sotah, a woman… Read More »Out Of Control

Gifts are not worth much if the recipient cannot keep them. In fact, that is the very meaning of the word “gift,” something that is… Read More »Guaranteed Investments

The Story “We made it!” Yishai proclaimed with excitement. “Yes” Daniel replied “It’s 5 o’clock in the morning and we managed to learn the entire… Read More »Birkas Cohanim – The Priestly Blessing

(Insights from this week’s Portion: Naso) Hi All – the title of this article is derived from my friend & partner Aryeh Cohen’s beautiful, stirring… Read More »A Little Peace in Our Time