March 2026

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1376 – Talking While Washing… Read More »First Times Are Special

Pesach The Rosh said something unusual.  What is the source for eating a kzayis of moror?  The brocha is ‘Al Achilas Moror’ and there is… Read More »Haaros for Pesach

The kohen shall kindle wood upon it every morning.[2] The pasuk’s instruction seems pretty straightforward. Keep the fire going. Except that sometimes, it isn’t. Take… Read More »They Weren’t Wrong[1]

Blessed are You, HASHEM our G-d, King of the Universe, who has chosen us from among all peoples, raised us above all tongues, and made… Read More »“Which “YOU” is “YOU”?!

בס”ד Volume 40, No. 24 10 Nissan 5786 March 28, 2026 Sponsored by Rabbi Sanford H. Shudnow and family in memory of his father, Mr.… Read More »Not Just Words

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: # 499, Davening Quietly. Good Shabbos! The Korbon… Read More »The Korbon Olah Hints at the Fate of a Baal Gayva

This Shabbos is Shabbos HaGadol and the tenth of Nisan, as it was the first time back in Egypt. That’s gotta mean something especially given… Read More »Remember the Good Ole Days

This is the bread of affliction that our fathers ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come in and eat; let… Read More »Plan to Achieve Freedom

“If a person will sin…” Korbanos are not only about sin—but sin is where the Torah lingers longest. It certainly is given prominent attention. Our… Read More »Acher’s Last Stand[1]

בס”ד Volume 40, No. 23 3 Nissan 5786 March 21, 2026 Sponsored by Nathan and Rikki Lewin in memory of her father (Harav Eliyahu Moshe… Read More »Culture Shock