torah

“…write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the Children of Israel, place it in their mouth…” (31:19) The Talmud interprets “the song” as… Read More »On a Personal Note

Children play a major role in this week’s double portion. In Nitzavim, Moshe tells the nation, “You are standing today, all of you, before Hashem.”… Read More »Youthful Discretion

Shammai said, make your Torah study fixed, say little and do much, and receive everyone with a cheerful countenance. Thus far we have studied Shammai’s… Read More »Chapter 1, Mishna 15(c): Fast-Food Judaism

Towards the conclusion of his long final oration to the Jewish people, our teacher Moshe refers once more to the covenant between God and Israel.… Read More »Our Eternal Covenant

Friday Night IMAGINE HIKING OUT in the wilderness and coming across a small puddle. Where did the water come from? Intrigued, you look more closely… Read More »In Plain Sight

Look down from Your holy dwelling, from the heavens, and bless Your people Israel, and the ground which You have given to us, as You… Read More »Beyond Words

The opening words of this week’s Torah reading have been repeated often throughout the entire discourse by Moshe with the Jewish people, which constitutes the… Read More »When We Come, Not If

This week’s reading begins with the Commandment of Bikkurim, bringing the first fruits to the Holy Temple, and other gifts that were given to the… Read More »First Fruits Forever

…Neither should a person be one prone to arguments, nor one obsessed with jealousy or obsessed with lust, nor a pursuer of honor. Likewise did… Read More »Chapter 2, Law 7(e) – The Pain of Inexistence, Part II

Look down from Your holy dwelling, from the heavens, and bless Your people Israel, and the ground which You have given to us, as You… Read More »Beyond Words