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The stories of Sefer Braishis are the guideposts of morality for the Jewish nation. They teach us ethics and guide our character. Sometimes we can… Read More »Take My Money, Please!

Avraham was old, advanced in days, and the Lord had blessed Avraham with everything. (Bereishis 24:1) THE OLD HAS made way for the new. Sarah… Read More »All From God

Our previous class explored commentaries on the topic of why God created Eve as a partner for Adam. Our current class looks at Adam and… Read More »Understanding our Purpose, Understanding our Role Part II

There are giants whose impact is such that they change the entire worldview for thousands. This impact is not just for their own generation, but… Read More »Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Eight

When our Sages originally instituted the daily services, they knew that there were individuals who would not have the capacity to say the prayers. In… Read More »Fulfilling One’s Obligation

QUESTION 68:  Many, but perhaps not all, motels allow a maximum of four children with their parents in a room. Once when I was making… Read More »Children in a Motel Room

“[The brothers] broke the news to [Yaakov]: “Yosef is still alive, and he rules over all the land of Egypt.” But [Yaakov’s] heart became numb,… Read More »The Boy Who Cried “Wolf!” I

Whenever the ‘soul’ is referenced in this discussion, it does not [refer to] the soul which requires a body, but the ‘form of the soul’… Read More »Chapter 8, Law 3 – The Three Souls of Man

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1179 Walking Your Guest to… Read More »Things Do Not Occur at Random

And HASHEM appeared to him in the plains of Mamre, and he was sitting at the entrance of the tent when the day was hot.… Read More »His Super Human Achievement