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Friday Night ON ONE HAND I’d rather not talk about it, especially so soon after it happened. I do not know all the facts, nor… Read More »Bigger Picture

The reading of these two sections of the Torah concludes the book of Vayikra – the book that contains most of the commandments given to… Read More »This is the Reality We Face in a Sabbatical Year

And HASHEM said to Moshe: ‘Say to the Kohanim, the sons of Aaron, and you shall say to them: “To a (dead) person he shall… Read More »Leadership By Example

And how does a person accustom himself in these qualities (i.e., the middle path of each character trait) until he acquires them? He should act… Read More »Chapter 1, Law 7 – Jewish Psychology

Shimon the Righteous was of the last survivors of the Men of the Great Assembly. He used to say, the world is based upon three… Read More »Chapter 1, Mishna 2: Patterns of the Universe

The current period on the Jewish calendar, the weeks between Passover and Shavuos, are called the “Y’mei Sefirah,” days of of counting. The Omer, the… Read More »The Day the Tears Dry

This dvar Torah was adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1159 – The “Morranos” of… Read More »The Zohar Reveals the Blasphemer’s Identity

Sanctify him, for he offers the “food” of your G-d. He shall be holy to you…[2] What is the difference between the commandment to “sanctify”… Read More »Give the Kid a Break

This week we read the parsha of Emor. “Emor {Speak} to the Kohanim… [21:1]” and teach them the special laws which pertain only to them.… Read More »Lesson of the Bread

“…Say to the Kohanim, the sons of Aharon, and tell them: Each of you shall not contaminate himself to a (dead) person among his people”… Read More »Teaching By Example