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“But the seventh year shall be a complete rest of the land…”(25:4) The Midrash introduces this week’s parsha by noting that Eisav was a “rah… Read More »Eye Want Yours

How low can a Jew fall in status? Even when a Jew is overcome by such difficult circumstances that he is sold into slavery, he… Read More »A Place of Refuge

The Torah does not usually leave room for official questions of faith. It tells us, in no uncertain terms, what our responsibilities are and the… Read More »… But Were Afraid To Ask

THIS IS A small parsha with big messages. The central theme is summed up by this verse: I am God your God Who took you… Read More »Living Higher

QUESTION 59:  I own a set of Rabbi Reisman tapes. I wanted to have a friend listen to one of the tapes that I particularly… Read More »Copying a Tape In Case It Gets Lost

To Sarah he said, “I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Let it be a kesuth einayim for you and for all… Read More »Signs of Truth II

On Yom Kippur, if a person is sick and must eat, when possible he should have small amounts of food (shiurim). Since he is not… Read More »Small Portions

BS”D Volume 38, No. 31 10 Iyar 5784 May 18, 2024 Sponsored by the Vogel family on the yahrzeit of mother and grandmother Bluma bat… Read More »An Eternal Covenant

And do not desecrate My Holy Name and I should be sanctified in the midst of the Children of Israel, I am HASHEM. (Vayikra 22:32)… Read More »Preparing to Live for Kiddush HASHEM

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1291 – The Fascinating Case… Read More »Teaching Our Children That We Are Different