These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: Parshas Nasso #1383 Birchas Kohanim… Read More »Manoach Was Given a Lesson As How To Raise His Son
…And he said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” Yehoshua ben Nun…spoke up and said, “My lord Moshe – imprison/stop/destroy[2] them!”[3] Moshe responded… Read More »No Mandatory Retirement[1]
This week Parshas Naso is read in ‘chutz laAretz’ {outside of Eretz Yisroel–the Land of Israel} while Parshas B’haaloscha will be read in Eretz Yisroel.… Read More »Realize Who You Really Are!
The Menorah is interesting for a number of reasons. In particular, the Menorah is a source of light, but we do not light it for… Read More »Inside Fire
If the woman had not been defiled, and she is pure, she shall be proven innocent, and she shall bear seed.[2] It doesn’t seem fair.… Read More »Close Encounters of the Sin Kind[1]
This is the 3,338th Shavuos of history. The Jewish People first received Torah in 2448 (1313 BCE), and it is now 5786, so, that’s 3,338… Read More »Shavuos 2448 Again
A unique aspect of the holiday of Shavuous struck me as I as explaining the customs of the holidays to some beginners. They began to… Read More »The Untouchables
The Leviim…were not counted among them. Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying, “You shall not count the shevet of Levi…among the Bnei Yisrael.”[2] This is confusing,… Read More »To Count, Or Not To Count[1]
בס”ד Volume 40, No. 30 29 Iyar 5786 May 16, 2026 Sponsored by the Katz family on the yahrzeits of Avigdor Moshe ben Avraham Abba… Read More »Angels with Flags
On Shevuos we recall and relive that seismic event of the Jewish Nation receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai. Is it fair to ask, “What… Read More »Supernal Chicken Soup