Even though teshuva (repentance) atones all and the day of Yom Kippur atones, there are sins which are expiated at the time [the person sins],… Read More »Chapter 1, Law 4 – Minefields and Hidden Consequences
This week we read the parsha of Toldos. “V’aileh Toldos Yitzchak ben Avrohom {And these are the generations of Yitzchak the son of Avrohom}. [25:19]”… Read More »Fragrance of Our Actions
“And these are the offspring of Yitzchak son of Avraham – Avraham gave birth to Yitzchak” (25:19) Parshas Toldos records the births of Yaakov and… Read More »How About Them Apples?
It was a daring mission. Yitzchak wanted to bless his firstborn Esav. He asked Esav to prepare a meal for him in order “that his… Read More »Soul Food
These are the sons of Yishmael, and these are their names in their open cities and in their walled cities, twelve princes to their nations.… Read More »The World Around Us
Hashem said to her, “Two nations are in your womb.”[1] The spelling of the word for “nations” is non-standard, suggesting a different word – gai’im… Read More »Brotherly Love – Not
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1138 – Who’s Better For… Read More »A Person’s Word Is His Word!
Rabbi Dosa ben (son of) Hur’kenus said: Late morning sleep, wine in the afternoon, the chatter of the youth, and sitting in the gathering places… Read More »Chapter 3, Mishna 14: The Living Dead
Friday Night TWINS USUALLY HAVE a lot in common. Even though they may go in two separate directions, the basis of each is often something… Read More »My Own Eisav
BS”D Volume 37, No. 6 2 Kislev 5783 November 26, 2022 Sponsored by Robert and Hannah Klein on the yahrzeits of his mother, Dorothy Klein… Read More »Missions Possible