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Great is teshuva (repentance) for it brings a person close to the Divine Presence, as it is stated, ‘Return, Israel, unto the L-rd your G-d’… Read More »Chapter 7, Law 6 – Flowing Love

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: The 48 Ways: 22(c) Are the Sages Infallible? Part III

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: CD #1214 – The Danger… Read More »“I Should Accept Him As My Rabbi?”

Atone for Your people Israel that You have redeemed.[2] Chazal[3] parse this pasuk, and see separate references to two groups. “Your people Israel,” they say,… Read More »Who Was to Blame?

BS”D Volume 34, No. 43 2 Elul 5780 August 22, 2020 Sponsored by Faith Ginsburg in memory of her uncle, Benjamin Lavin (Binyamin Beinish ben… Read More »Opening Gates

You shall set up judges and law enforcement officials for yourself in all your cities… (Devarim 16:18) ANOTHER NAME FOR a judge is “Elohim,” one… Read More »In the Balance

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: The 48 Ways: 22(b) Are the Sages Infallible? Part II

Every one of the prophets commanded [us in the obligation of] teshuva (repentance). And Israel will only be redeemed [from their current exile] through repentance.… Read More »Chapter 7, Law 5 – The Road to Armageddon

To Moshe, life choices are clear and self-evident. He tells the Jewish people to merely look, and they will see the difference between life and… Read More »Improve Your Eyesight

See I place before you today blessing and curse. The blessing if you listen to the Mitzvos of HASHEM your G-d that I am commanding… Read More »To Produce the Blessing