torah

The Story It had been a great morning at Joseph’s sleep-away camp. Chocolate milk for breakfast, water skiing, and archery. As he returned to his… Read More »The Prohibition to Destroy G-d’s name

Since the dawn of human history, mankind has faced, in one guise or another, the same temptations that confronted the very first man and woman,… Read More »The Tree of Knowledge

(V’Haya) And it will be, if you hearken to My commandments that I command you this day to love HASHEM, your G-d, and to serve… Read More »Important Life Decisions

The Sages have taught [the following] in the language of the Mishna, blessed be He who has chosen them and their teachings. The above line… Read More »Chapter 6 Introduction: Leaving This World

Hashem will remove every sickness from you. All the bad maladies of Egypt that you knew, He will not put them upon you, but put… Read More »Lessons Learned Elsewhere

BS”D Volume 38, No. 45 20 Av 5784 August 24, 2024 Sponsored by Mrs. Faith Ginsburg in memory of her father-in-law Maurice Ginsburg (Yisroel Moshe… Read More »The Good Land

In ancient times, many of the more enlightened Romans were fascinated by the purity, spirituality and truth of Judaism – but very few of them… Read More »No Easy Matter

Some things get special attention. The land of Israel Yisrael is one of them. The Torah tells us this week, that Eretz Israel is a… Read More »Perpetual Care

Last class we discussed the first blessing of our final section of Shemoneh Esrai, the section focusing on our gratitude to HaShem. Next week, we… Read More »Introduction to Modim: A Moment to Thank

THE QUESTION WAS, why are the “small” mitzvos that people tend to “walk all over” the ones that prove a person’s commitment? The answer is… Read More »Small Things, Big Impact