These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1391 – Shalom Aleichem –… Read More »Future-Based Judgement or Present-Based Judgement: The Ben Sorer U’Moreh vs. Yishmael
BS”D Volume 38, No. 48 11 Elul 5784 September 14, 2024 Sponsored by Irving and Arline Katz on the yahrzeit of her father Moshe Aharon… Read More »The War Within
It is an abomination to Hashem your G-d all who do these, all who act corruptly[1] The issue that the Torah considers here is padding… Read More »Abominable Nonetheless
Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person… Read More »Parsha Summary for Parshas Ki Seitzei
Isaiah 54:1-10The Haftorah for this week’s Parsha, Ki Sietzei, was taken from chapter 54 in Yishayuhu. It describes Israel as afflicted barren, and inconsolable in… Read More »Haftorah Summary for Parshas Ki Seitzei
In this weeks parsha of Ki Saitzay we are told which nations have restrictions on their marrying into the Kahal (marrying a daughter of a… Read More »A Little Bit Goes a Long Way
An oft-encountered debate among students seeking a life partner revolves around the various criteria that are deemed essential in a spouse. Students often have difficulty… Read More »Two People, One Soul
Marriage: The tie that binds. It is the building-block of any nation and the foundation for its growth. Yet Jewish law restricts whom the children… Read More »Gratitude – A Hereditary Trait?
One of the most cited phrases in the Torah is found in the first sentences of this week’s reading: “justice, justice shall you pursue” [Deut.… Read More »Fund the Police
Rabbi Meir (Mai-eer) said: Anyone who engages in Torah study for its own sake (‘lishma’) merits many things. Not only that, but the entire world… Read More »Chapter 6, Mishna 1(b) : What G-d Really Wants – Part II