Derech Eretz Im Torah
When he sits on the thrown of his kingdom, he shall write for himself a transcription of this Torah…before the Kohanim.[1] Presumably, the Kohanim were… Read More »Derech Eretz Im Torah
When he sits on the thrown of his kingdom, he shall write for himself a transcription of this Torah…before the Kohanim.[1] Presumably, the Kohanim were… Read More »Derech Eretz Im Torah
BS”D Volume 38, No. 47 4 Elul 5784 September 7, 2024 Sponsored by the Katz family on the yahrzeits of Shlomo ben Yaakov Shalom Spalter… Read More »Which Gates Will You Open?
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1390 – Saying VaYechulu Friday… Read More »The Epiphany of Rabi Yishmael ben Elisha: How Great Are the Words of the Sages!
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 Shoftim
Isaiah 51:12 -52:12G-d, speaking through Yishayuhu the Navi, contrasts the situation of Israel while in exile to the way things will be at the time… Read More »Haftorah Summary for Parshas Shoftim
This week we read the parsha of Shoftim {Judges}. “Shoftim v’shotrim tetane l’cha {Judges and officers you shall appoint for yourselves} in all the gates… Read More »Judge Over Yourself
“If a corpse will be found on the land…” (21:1) When a Jew is murdered and the perpetrator is not found, the city closest to… Read More »Protection For The Way
The Story It was Leora’s birthday, and she sat in her room with her three closest friends, opening the gifts that they brought for her.… Read More »Astrology
Seeing is believing. Most of us are natural skeptics, and it is difficult to convince us of something we have not seen with our own… Read More »Doctors and Pilots
Juxtapositions. The Talmud analyzes them and expounds upon them. After all, every word of the Torah is as important as the next, and the positioning… Read More »Branches Of The Judiciary