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If a man has a wayward and rebellious son, who does not listen to his father or his mother, and they chasten him, and [he… Read More »The Same Voice

The Torah speaks of making war upon one’s enemy. Who is this enemy? The simple explanation is that it is a physical or national enemy… Read More »“We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Us”

This week we read the parsha of Ki Seitzei. I would like to apologize for the lack of ‘Insights’ during the past weeks. Traveling with… Read More »Thanks to Egypt

BS”D Volume 35, No. 44 13 Elul 5781 August 21, 2021 Sponsored by Irving and Arline Katz on the yahrzeit of her father Moshe Aharon… Read More »How to Win a War

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1259 – Shiluach Hakain –… Read More »Sending Away the Mother Bird – Cruelty with a Purpose

Dishonesty is an affront to Heaven and mankind. It is a violation of the divine will, a transgression of the most basic standards of morality.… Read More »Double Standards

Yeshaya 54:1 This week’s haftorah displays Hashem’s boundless love for the Jewish people. In the end, after a long painful exile, the Jewish people will… Read More »Haftorah Commentary Ki Seitzei

This week’s insights are dedicated to my truly amazing Mom, who in my teenage years sent me the most lovingly clever letter: borrowing song titles… Read More »CSI: Who Are You? Jew, Who, Jew, Who?

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1261 – Did I Say… Read More »Serenity at the Extremes: We All Struggle—But That’s a Good Sign

This week’s parsha is replete with a potpourri of commandments, all encompassing both negative and positive directives that affect our dealings with fellow humans as… Read More »Hide and No Seek