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These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1200 – Bugs in the… Read More »Reward And Punishment

And Aaron’s sons, Nadav and Avihu, each took his pan, put fire in them, and placed incense upon it, and they brought before HASHEM a… Read More »Self-Serving

Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it Joshua. Joshua transmitted it to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets transmitted… Read More »Chapter 1, Mishna 1(a): Who Gave the Rabbis the Right…

Certain practices are just too vile and despicable for civilized people to endure, especially when it comes to food. The thought of chewing and swallowing… Read More »Forbidden Waters

BS”D Volume 35, No. 25 28 Nissan 5781 April 10, 2021 Dedicated in gratitude to Hashem on Hamaayan’s 34th birthday and in memory of Moreinu… Read More »Two Dedications in One

Moshe and Aharon came to the Ohel Moed, and they went out and blessed the people.[2] What berachah did they need at this time? Rashi… Read More »Not Always Is Help Extended

In teaching us the kosher laws this week, the Torah deviates from a meritorious procedure. Normally the Torah hardly elaborates unnecessarily, yet Rabbi Yehoshua ben… Read More »Just Say Treif!

Shabbos Night FOR ABOUT A year now, I have been going for an early morning walk, kind of my pre-dovening hisbodedus (meditation). It is still… Read More »Golden Silence

One of the more distinguishing life values which Judaism advocates is the type of food that a Jew eats. There are foods that Jews are… Read More »Kosher is a Blessing

Law 3 The two extremes of each quality are not the proper and worthy path for one to follow or train himself in. And if… Read More »Chapter 1, Laws 3-4(a) – Reaching Our Own Stars