May 2024

They were ten of the best and finest Jewish men, the pride of the Jewish people who had emerged in the Egyptian exodus. And yet… Read More »The Power of Connection

One of the most disheartening episodes that occurred during the 40-year desert sojourn is recorded in this week’s parsha. A man quarreled with a fellow… Read More »Holier Than Thou

When you shall enter the Land that I give you and you reap its harvest, you shall bring an Omer from your first harvest to… Read More »Toiling For Something

There are four types of givers of charity. One who wants to give but that others not give has a bad eye towards others. [One… Read More »Chapter 5, Mishna 16: Playing G-d

THE WORD KOHEN is spelled, Chof-Heh-Nun. It is a word that means to officiate in some way or another, but its letters allude to something… Read More »Other Side of the Kohen

At the beginning of our reading, Kedoshim, Moshe is commanded to “speak to the entire congregation of the Children of Israel” [19:2]. Rashi explains that everyone… Read More »Guidance for Life

There are four types of students. One who is quick to understand and quick to forget — his gain is outweighed by his loss. One… Read More »Chapter 5, Mishna 15: Are All Men Created Equal?

HASHEM spoke to Moshe saying, “Speak to the entire assembly of the Children of Israel and say to them, “You shall be holy, for holy… Read More »We Too Are Holy

BS”D Volume 38, No. 30 3 Iyar 5784 May 11, 2024 Sponsored by David and Micheline Peller on the yahrzeit of her father Baruch ben… Read More »Brotherly Love

Speak to the entire assembly of the Bnei Yisrael and say to them, “You shall be holy, for I, Hashem your G-d, am holy.”[1] A… Read More »Not For Everyone