In broader terms, G-d oversees the world overall through justice and law 1. Yet we know that at bottom what G-d wants to express is… Read More »Chapter 8: The Details of Divine Providence – Paragraph 1
He [Rabbi Tarfon] used to say: It is not upon you to complete the task, but you are not free to idle from it. If… Read More »Chapter 2, Mishna 21: Our Problems – G-d’s Problems
You spot that fresh, warm chocolate cake, just pulled from the oven, calling out to you. The sweet, rich cocoa aroma invites you to help… Read More »In the Mind’s Eye
Of all the commandments and rituals prescribed by the Torah none is more mysterious than the burning of the parah adumah, the red heifer. As… Read More »The Inside Story
HASHEM spoke to Moshe and to Aaron saying, “This is the statute (Chukos) of the Torah, which HASHEM has commanded, saying: “Speak to the Children… Read More »Educated Taste Buds
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1210 – Postponing A Funeral… Read More »Seeking Honest Advice is Key to Avoiding Monumental Mistakes
The laws of the parah adumah, the red heifer, have enraptured mortals since the day it was commanded. There was no reason or rationale given… Read More »Chukas Pocus
BS”D Volume 36, No. 39 10 Tammuz 5782 July 9, 2022 Sponsored by Mrs. Rochelle Dimont and family on the first yahrzeit of son, husband,… Read More »A Matter of Taste
This is the decree of the Torah[2] The Torah calls the parah adumah protocol a chok/decree, says Rashi, because the world looks upon us with… Read More »Why We Don’t Understand Parah Adumah
The Torah reading of this week deals with a ritual in the Temple – that of the Red Heifer – which is characterized as being… Read More »For Irrational Humans
