These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1289 – Performing Mitzvos During… Read More »The Power of Speech—Rather Than Hurt Feelings—Is the Lesson of “Lo Sekalel Cheresh”
QUESTION 58: RETURNING A BORROWED BOOK If I borrow a book from someone, and both of us forget about it, is that a transgression? How… Read More »Returning a Borrowed Book
At first the Almighty created the heavens and the earth. (Bereshith 1:1) Every artisan has their own unique signature that they integrate into their work… Read More »Signs of Truth I
“You will be drawn after your body” (Melachim I 14,9). Chazal explain that the phrase “your body” (go’vechah) can also be read to mean “haughtiness”… Read More »Health Reasons
“BLESSED ART THOU, O LORD OUR G-D, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO HAS NOT MADE ME A WOMAN.” AN EXAMINATION OF RABBINICAL INTEGRITY RELATED TO… Read More »Who Hast Not Made Me a Woman Part II
This week we read the parsha of Kedoshim. “And Hashem spoke to Moshe saying: Speak to the entire congregation of Bnei Yisroel and say to… Read More »In the “Judging Business”
“One must revere his mother and father and observe my Shabbos, I am Hashem your L-rd” (Leviticus 19:3) By combining the mitzvos of respecting parents,… Read More »Motherhood & Shabbos Pie
THE MITZVAH TO be holy is an interesting one because it is one of the few for which a reason is given. God told us… Read More »Soul Ladder
For the people of the land who preceded you, did all of these abominations, and the land became defiled. And let the land not vomit… Read More »The Land of Israel Will Flow with Milk and Honey
Hashem spoke to Moshe after the death of Aharon’s two sons, when they drew close before Hashem, and they died.[1] Ramban, citing Ibn Ezra, writes… Read More »Humility or Vanity?