The Ten Commandments (Shemos 22:2-17, Devarim 5:6-21) as spoken by G-d to the Jewish nation at Sinai were engraved upon the Shnei Luchos Habris, Two… Read More »Two Tablets: Prescription for Jewish Observance
This Week’s RRR (Relevant Religious Reference): “For they (the words of Torah) are our LIFE and the length of our days…may you not remove Your… Read More »Help – My Life Could Use some Tech Support!
One of the basic lessons learned from this week’s Torah reading, though barely discussed by the commentators, is that there is no perfect system of… Read More »An Imperfect System
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1192 I Keep 72 Minutes;… Read More »Yisro Connected the Dots
This week we read the Aseres HaDibros, known throughout civilization as the Ten Commandments. Most of the commandments are well known, and even observed, albeit… Read More »Shabbos Speak
This week’s haftorah reveals to us the unlimited potential of of the Jewish soul. The prophet Yeshaya shares with us his astounding vision of Hashem’s… Read More »Haftorah Summary Parshas Yisro
A person should not say, ‘I will fulfill the mitzvos (commandments) of the Torah and study its wisdom in order that I receive the blessings… Read More »Chapter 10, Law 1 – Love and Self-Deception
Moshe and Aaron said to all the Children of Israel, “In the evening you will know that HASHEM took you out of Egypt, and in… Read More »His Noble Essence
Great is Torah, for it gives life to its doers in this world and in the next world, as it is written: ‘For they [the… Read More »Chapter 6, Mishna 7(b): Torah and the Tree of Life
Moshe caused Yisrael to journey from the Sea of Reeds, and they went out to the Shur wilderness.[2] When his students asked R. Elazar ben… Read More »How To Win Friends and Influence Future Generations
