These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1207 – Listening to music… Read More »The Ideal Nazir Attacks the Illness Rather Than the Symptom
All the days of his abstinence he is holy to Hashem.[2] Hashem concluded His offer of the Torah to the Bnei Yisrael with the following:… Read More »Job Skills
BS”D Volume 36, No. 35 12 Sivan 5782 June 11, 2022 One of the laws in this week’s Parashah is that of the “Nazir,” introduced… Read More »That’s Impressive!
“A person should not answer amen that is chatuf (snatched), katuf (cut) or yesoma (orphaned)” (Shulchan Aruch 124,8). What are these interesting adjectives referring to?… Read More »Snatchers, Cutters and Orphans
A number of years ago I made my first trip to Israel and there I encountered my first Orthodox Jews. I was curious about their… Read More »The Magic Touch Part I
QUESTION 18: SHOULD YOU BELIEVE A STREET VENDOR WHO CLAIM’S HE’S SELLING STOLEN GOODS? Once I passed a table where a person was selling sweaters… Read More »Street Vendors and Jaywalking
Yehudah recognized [his seal, wrap, and staff] and said, “She is more innocent than I am!” (Bereshith 38:26) Under certain circumstances the Torah permits one… Read More »Exceptions to the Exceptions
The book of Bamidbar contains many puzzling portions. In this week’s Parsha, the Torah records the sacrificial offerings by the leaders of the twelve tribes… Read More »Korban Copies
Rabbi Shimon said: Be careful with the recitation of the Shema and the prayers. When you pray, do not regard your prayers as a fixed… Read More »Chapter 2, Mishna 18(b): Prayer – Universal
“The sacred offerings of every individual will be his. Each man who will give to the Kohein (dedicated servant of G-d) it shall be his”… Read More »Through Thick and Thin
