torah

The Shulchan Aruch was written as a halachic guide and generally does not describe the severity of transgressions. Yet with regards to someone who talks… Read More »Too Much to Bear

“And he took the gold rings and bracelets and placed them on her nose and hands. Then he asked, ‘Whose daughter are you?’” (Bereshith 24:22-… Read More »Matchmaker

Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is acquired with… Read More »Chapter 6, Mishna 6: Way 48(b): Leaving it up to G-d – Part II

Rabbi Meilech Biederman, a well-known teacher in Jerusalem, shared an incredible message this week, one that is worth sharing almost verbatim. Hashem told Moshe to… Read More »Pharaoh’s Secret Power

Where do I start? How can I even begin? The loss is so great, yet we seek to find strength in our pain. When the… Read More »Chapter One Hundred Forty-Four

Yechezkel 28:25 This week’s haftorah teaches us a profound lesson regarding arrogance and self dependency. The prophet Yechezkel is instructed to deliver a crushing message… Read More »Haftorah Summary Parshas Vaera

BS”D Volume 35, No. 14 3 Shevat 5781 January 16, 2021 Sponsored by Martin and Michelle Swartz on the 35th yahrzeit of Martin’s grandmother Elise… Read More »A New Kind of Miracle

I shall take you out from under the burdens of Egypt. I will rescue you from their service. I shall redeem you with an outstretched… Read More »Did That Really Happen to Us?

The Story The Green family arrived in Europe for their long awaited vacation. After picking up their luggage they loaded everything into their rented car… Read More »Parshas Vaera – Praying in a Non-Jewish City

From earliest childhood, we are taught to express our gratitude for anything we receive. Think back. What were the first things your parents taught you?… Read More »Thanking the River