August 2022

BS”D Volume 36, No. 44 16 Av 5782 August 13, 2022 Sponsored by Mrs. Faith Ginsburg in memory of her father-in-law Maurice Ginsburg (Yisroel Moshe… Read More »Are We Consoled?

This weeks parsha, Va’eschonon, begins with Moshe pleading with Hashem to allow him to enter Eretz Yisroel. “Va’eschonon el Hashem ba’eis ha’hee laimore” (3:23) –… Read More »Enough! Chill Out!

The Story In the city of Balagan, on a street named Gevalt, lived the Mevulbal family. They were very nice and funny and very very… Read More »Reciting the Shema

They were a new generation. Some of them had experienced the Exodus as very young children. Most had been born during the forty years of… Read More »With Your Own Ears

“G-d our L-rd sealed a covenant with us at Chorev. Not with our forefathers alone did G-d seal this covenant, but with us, we who… Read More »Facing the Challenge

When relating the greatness of Jewish revelation, Moshe tells us something unique about our heritage. In fact, it is a powerful detail that separates us… Read More »Living Proof

QUESTION 25: BROWSING MAGAZINES Can you go to a magazine store and look at the magazines as long as you want without the intention of… Read More »Browsing Magazines

Friday Night THE REMARKABLE THING is how Parashas Massey and Sefer Bamidbar end reiterating the claim and the names of Bnos Tzelofchad. This is not… Read More »For the Love of God

He [Yosef] remembered what he had dreamt about them. “You are spies,” he said to them. (Bereshith 42:9) It is forbidden to deceive someone for… Read More »Practical Jokes

“[After the Temple was destroyed] tefillah takes the place of sacrifices. Therefore one must ensure that his prayers correspond to the service of a kohen… Read More »Dignified Dress