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BS”D Volume 38, No. 37 23 Sivan 5784 June 29, 2024 Sponsored by the Vogel family on the yahrzeit of their uncle R’ Yosef Leib… Read More »We Will Do or We Will Spy

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1297 – Oh Oh Some-one… Read More »Two Types of Laziness

This week we read the parsha of Shlach-the sending forth of the meraglim {spies} to scout out Eretz Yisroel {the Land of Israel}. After naming… Read More »A Time for Humility

The universal image of the devout Jew is a praying figure wrapped in a tallis, but it is not the tallis that is significant. Rather,… Read More »Gentle Reminders

WHEN I CHOSE to make aliyah, I was still single and it had little to do with this week’s parsha. Even though I could not… Read More »It’s Time

This week we read about the twelve spies who were sent to scout out the Land of Canaan. Their mission of surveillance was meant to… Read More »A Matter of Perspective

And when the people complained, it displeased HASHEM; and HASHEM heard it; and His anger was kindled; and the fire of HASHEM burnt among them,… Read More »Missing Much More than Half

Anyone who brings the many towards merit — a sin will not come about through him. And anyone who brings the many to sin will… Read More »Chapter 5, Mishna 21(a) : Beyond the Bounds – Part I

Moshe the man was very humble, more than any person on the face of the earth.[1] This is an extremely important statement about Moshe Rabbenu,… Read More »Genuine Humility

BS”D Volume 38, No. 36 16 Sivan 5784 June 22, 2024 Near the end of this week’s Parashah, we read of the uniqueness of Moshe… Read More »Face to Face