These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1434 – Yizkor… Read More »Krias Shema Protects / Talking While Donning Tefillin Endangers – Which Is It?
And the judges shall inquire thoroughly, and behold, the witness is a false witness; he has testified falsely against his brother; then you shall do… Read More »Smile Back at Us
If there will be a man who hates his fellow, and ambushes him, and rises up against him and strikes him mortally…[2] We picture the… Read More »Running the Mitzvah Marathon[1]
BS”D Volume 39, No. 44 6 Elul 5785 August 30, 2025 Sponsored by the Katz family on the yahrzeits of uncles Shlomo ben Yaakov Shulim… Read More »Personal Judges
The pursuit of justice is a tenet of any wholesome society. The Torah defines that principal in a clear and unambiguous way. “Tzedek, tzedk tirdof… Read More »Just Justice
On the highway, in the middle of nowhere, a body is found, an apparent homicide victim. The police cordon off the crime scene and painstakingly… Read More »Life Is Not Cheap
Elul. Once upon a time, it was a word that inspired people, made people “shake in their books.” It meant judgment day was coming, and… Read More »Heart and Mind
The destitute will not cease to exist within the Land. Therefore, I command you, saying,“You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your… Read More »Don’t Count on Equality of Outcomes[1]
And you shall rejoice before HASHEM, your G-d, -you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite who… Read More »A Portrait of Blessing
BS”D Volume 39, No. 43 29 Av 5785 August 23, 2025 Sponsored by Esther and Alan Baldinger in memory of Esther’s father, Stanley Bloch (Shlomo… Read More »Awe With Joy