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Finding a life partner is always a difficult thing, but imagine how much more difficult it must have been for Abraham to find a wife… Read More »A Match Made in Heaven

The life of Soro was a hundred years and twenty years and seven years.[2] R. Akiva’s clever way of jarring his dozing students gave us… Read More »The Reluctant Monarch

The Nefesh Hachaim (2:11) shows that just as the tefilla for Rosh Hashana mentions lofty concepts regarding Hashem’s rule, so too, every day — the… Read More »The Higher Purpose of Prayer

BS”D Volume 35, No. 5 27 Marcheshvan 5781 November 14, 2020 Sponsored by the Parness family in memory of Max Parness a”h At the beginning… Read More »The Price of Holiness

The following is a discussion of Halachic topics related to the Parsha of the week. For final rulings, consult your Rav. DAVENING WAS INSTITUTED BY… Read More »Conflict: Individual Vs. Congregational Customs

This weeks parsha, Chayei Sarah, begins with the passing of Sarah Imeinu. Avrohom, needing to find a burial place, approaches the people of Cheit. He… Read More »Say Little, But Do a Lot

The Mitzvah: A person must be careful to observe every oath and vow that emerges from his lips. Having pronounced an oath, he cannot desecrate… Read More »Shevuah: I Solemnly Swear

“Yitzchak went out to pray in the field towards evening”(24:63) Rashi translates “lasu’ach” as “to pray”. This follows the Talmudic tradition that Yitzchak established the… Read More »The Passing Of The Torch

M’lochim I:1 This week’s haftorah teaches us an important lesson about Divine providence. Dovid Hamelech suddenly aged and withdrew from the affairs of his kingdom.… Read More »Haftorah Commentary Parshas Chayei Sarah

This Week’s RRR (Relevant Religious Reference): “Any love that depends on a specific cause, when that cause is gone, the love is gone – but… Read More »Glory Days & Golden Years