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Friday Night Evil is so hard to fathom. We know it exists, we see people do it, and we might be guilty of it on… Read More »War Against Evil

Last November, the doors of an armored truck popped open as it was traveling on a San Diego freeway, dumping bags of cash onto the… Read More »Grabbing Hands

One who rebukes his fellow should not (at the start) speak with him so harshly that he shames him, as it is stated, ‘[You shall… Read More »Chapter 6, Law 8 – Crying Out

Rabbi Yossi said: Let your fellow’s property be as dear to you as your own, prepare yourself to study Torah because it is not an… Read More »Mishna 17(a): Living or Dying for Judaism?

The fire shall always be burning on the Altar; It shall never go out. (Vayikra 6:) It’s Log B’Omer and everyone is seeking out a… Read More »The Fire Within

BS”D Volume 36, No. 32 20 Iyar 5782 May 21, 2022 Sponsored by the Rutstein family in memory of father Mendy Rutstein (Menachem Mendel Shmuel… Read More »Concealed Strength

Each man shall return to his ancestral heritage, and each man shall return to his family.[2] Ibn Ezra[3] expresses surprise that so many people choose… Read More »You’re Not Going Home

This week’s portion creates an eternal connection between Mount Sinai, the Jewish people, and the Torah itself. The fact that the Torah emphasizes its eternal… Read More »A Mountain of Inspiration

“And when your brother will become poor” your ‘kessef’ {money} do not give with ‘neshech’ {interest} and with ‘tarbiss’ {increase} do not give food. I… Read More »A Snake’s Bite

Yirmiyahu 32:6 This week’s haftorah reinforces the notion of our eternal relationship with our homeland, Eretz Yisroel. In the midst of a heavy Babylonian siege… Read More »Haftorah Commentary Parshas Behar