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HASHEM spoke to Moshe saying, “Speak to the entire assembly of the Children of Israel and say to them, “You shall be holy, for holy… Read More »We Too Are Holy

BS”D Volume 38, No. 30 3 Iyar 5784 May 11, 2024 Sponsored by David and Micheline Peller on the yahrzeit of her father Baruch ben… Read More »Brotherly Love

Speak to the entire assembly of the Bnei Yisrael and say to them, “You shall be holy, for I, Hashem your G-d, am holy.”[1] A… Read More »Not For Everyone

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1289 – Performing Mitzvos During… Read More »The Power of Speech—Rather Than Hurt Feelings—Is the Lesson of “Lo Sekalel Cheresh”

QUESTION 58: RETURNING A BORROWED BOOK If I borrow a book from someone, and both of us forget about it, is that a transgression? How… Read More »Returning a Borrowed Book

At first the Almighty created the heavens and the earth. (Bereshith 1:1) Every artisan has their own unique signature that they integrate into their work… Read More »Signs of Truth I

“You will be drawn after your body” (Melachim I 14,9). Chazal explain that the phrase “your body” (go’vechah) can also be read to mean “haughtiness”… Read More »Health Reasons

“BLESSED ART THOU, O LORD OUR G-D, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO HAS NOT MADE ME A WOMAN.” AN EXAMINATION OF RABBINICAL INTEGRITY RELATED TO… Read More »Who Hast Not Made Me a Woman Part II

This week we read the parsha of Kedoshim. “And Hashem spoke to Moshe saying: Speak to the entire congregation of Bnei Yisroel and say to… Read More »In the “Judging Business”

“One must revere his mother and father and observe my Shabbos, I am Hashem your L-rd” (Leviticus 19:3) By combining the mitzvos of respecting parents,… Read More »Motherhood & Shabbos Pie