These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: # 112, Shoteh: Mental Incompetence… Read More »Hakhel Demonstrates the Centrality of Torah
Friday Night THE ACTUAL JUDGMENT on Rosh Hashanah is with respect to being a Ben Olam HaBa. As the Leshem explains, the Heavenly Bais Din… Read More »Vayailech-Shuvah: Ben Olam HaBa
BS”D Volume 36, No. 51 6 Tishrei 5783 October 1, 2022 Sponsored by Aaron and Rona Lerner in memory of his mother Fayga Reva bat… Read More »Getting to Teshuvah
For you know how we dwelled in the land of Egypt, and how we passed through the midst of the nations…And you saw their abominations… Read More »Vigilance
Rosh Hashanah, the Day of Judgment, is also, per the majority opinion in the Talmud, the sixth and final day of Creation. It is on… Read More »Am I Fulfilling My Purpose?
One who takes revenge against his fellow transgresses a negative prohibition as it is stated, ‘You shall not take revenge’ (Leviticus 19:18). Even though one… Read More »Chapter 7, Law 7 – The Serpent’s Revenge
A person’s entire livelihood is allocated to him (during the period) from Rosh HaShana to Yom Kippur except for expenditures for Shabbosos and for Yomim… Read More »Truly A Blast from the Past
Rashi cites a well-known Medrash explaining the juxtaposition of the pasuk “You are all standing here today…” (Devorim 29:9) with the 98 curses in last… Read More »Approaching the Day of Judgment: Fear – Yes; Hopelessness – No
Friday Night This is not my story, but it could be anybody’s. It was the first day of Selichos, Motzei Shabbos, 12:30 am. I never… Read More »Getting In Touch
BS”D Volume 36, No. 50 28 Elul 5782 September 24, 2022 Sponsored by the Greengart and Lerman families in memory of their father Zvi ben… Read More »Farewell to the Shemittah!