July 2026

וְכָל הַמִּתְאַבֵּל עַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם זוֹכֶה וְרוֹאֶה בְּשִׂמְחָתָהּ …And all who mourn over Jerusalem merit and see its rejoicing – (Orach Chaim 554:25) On Tisha B’Av… Read More »Long to Be a Part of It

Hashem, your G-d, hirbah eschem/has multiplied you…[2] Sifrei picks up on the different connotations of hirbah, whose root meaning is many, much. Sifrei senses the… Read More »Greater Than Thou[1]

בס”ד Volume 40, No. 38 4 Av 5786 July 18, 2026 Sponsored by Mrs. Faith Ginsburg in memory of her uncle Benjamin Lavin (Binyamin Beinish… Read More »A Hint of Rebuke

There is the story of a philosopher who, while contemplating the secrets of the universe at the base of a mountain whose peak was in… Read More »Honestly?

“These are the words that Moshe spoke to all Yisroel…”(1:1) Parshas Devarim enumerates a list of places where Moshe spoke to Bnei Yisroel.1 The Midrash… Read More »Placing The Partitions

  Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying “Take vengeance for the Bnei Yisrael.”…Moshe spoke to the people. “Arm men among yourselves…to inflict Hashem’s vengeance upon Midian.”… Read More »Sweet And Not So Sweet Revenge

“And the Children of Israel traveled from Ramses and they camped in Sukkos. And they traveled from Sukkos and they camped in Asam which is… Read More »Where You Are Coming From

Rashi comments on the Torah’s pointing out that Bilaam was killed by the sword: He came against the Jewish People and exchanged his craft for… Read More »Which Craft is Ours?

בס”ד Volume 40, No. 37 26 Tamuz 5786 July 11, 2026 Parashat Matot opens with the laws of Nedarim / vows. R’ Zeidel Epstein z”l… Read More »Words

Parshas Masei discusses the sojourns of Klal Yisrael through the desert. It focuses on the many stops that the Jewish nation made, hinting at the… Read More »Dead First