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It is the last day of Moses’ life. The forty years of confinement in the desert are at an end, and the Jewish people stand… Read More »Open Your Eyes

The days are passing very quickly and Rosh Hashanah is fast approaching. As in the old days, it is making people uptight. But unlike in… Read More »High Holiday Advice

This week’s portion discusses the entry into the land of Israel and the responsibilities that are intrinsically tied with its inheritance. There are countless blessing… Read More »Man’s Search for Meaning

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1391 – Shalom Aleichem –… Read More »Future-Based Judgement or Present-Based Judgement: The Ben Sorer U’Moreh vs. Yishmael

BS”D Volume 38, No. 48 11 Elul 5784 September 14, 2024 Sponsored by Irving and Arline Katz on the yahrzeit of her father Moshe Aharon… Read More »The War Within

It is an abomination to Hashem your G-d all who do these, all who act corruptly[1] The issue that the Torah considers here is padding… Read More »Abominable Nonetheless

Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person… Read More »Parsha Summary for Parshas Ki Seitzei

Isaiah 54:1-10The Haftorah for this week’s Parsha, Ki Sietzei, was taken from chapter 54 in Yishayuhu. It describes Israel as afflicted barren, and inconsolable in… Read More »Haftorah Summary for Parshas Ki Seitzei

In this weeks parsha of Ki Saitzay we are told which nations have restrictions on their marrying into the Kahal (marrying a daughter of a… Read More »A Little Bit Goes a Long Way

An oft-encountered debate among students seeking a life partner revolves around the various criteria that are deemed essential in a spouse. Students often have difficulty… Read More »Two People, One Soul