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 Shabbos Night WE MADE it, thank God. We’ve made it to another Pesach, something most of us just took for granted two years ago would… Read More »Shabbos HaGadol

Shabbos Night WE WERE born to be free. Does anyone like slavery? Sadly, some can’t escape it, and perhaps even more tragically, some have come… Read More »Slavery of Freedom?

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1155 Pesach Issues: Maos Chittin;… Read More »The Little Aleph and Lessons In Humility

“There are many types of dispositions known to man, each different from the other, sometimes to an extreme. There is a person who possesses a… Read More »Chapter 1, Law 1 – The First Commandment: Know Yourself

Passover preparations are underway, and many households are already cleaning out rooms, looking for Chometz. “Chometz” is any product of wheat, barley, rye, oats or… Read More »Matzah Motivators

1. Kadesh – 2. Urchatz – 3 Karpas – 4. Yachatz – 5. Maggid – 6. Rachtzah – 7. Motzi – 8. Matzah 9. Maror… Read More »That’s Our Story and We’re Sticking to It!

The Holy One, blessed be He, acquired five possessions in His world. They are: (a) the Torah, (b) heaven and earth, (c) Abraham, (d) Israel,… Read More »Chapter 6, Mishna 10(c): Being Possessed With G-d – Part 3

He called to Moshe. Hashem spoke to him from the Ohel Moed, saying…[2] Rashi tells us that this verse instructs Moshe to convey an additional… Read More »It Sometimes Is The Thought That Counts

This week we start the Sefer {Book} of Vayikra. The Ramban explains that Shemos, the Sefer of Exile and Redemption, concluded with the Shchinah {Hashem’s… Read More »Tuning In

The Story “Elie, I saved you a seat!” called Avishai. “The lunch room is really busy today.” The two boys put their lunches on the… Read More »Salt