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
This week we read the parsha of Emor. Emor begins with the laws which apply only to Kohanim. “Emor el haKohanim bnei Aharon v’amarta aleihem… Read More »Re-Jew-Venation
“When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not remove completely the corners of your field as you reap and you shall not… Read More »Divine Distribution
The Story It was Friday night and the Feldman family were sitting at their table, enjoying their Shabbos meal. Everyone was appreciative that Mr. Feldman… Read More »Sefiras HaOmer
They were ten of the best and finest Jewish men, the pride of the Jewish people who had emerged in the Egyptian exodus. And yet… Read More »The Power of Connection
One of the most disheartening episodes that occurred during the 40-year desert sojourn is recorded in this week’s parsha. A man quarreled with a fellow… Read More »Holier Than Thou
When you shall enter the Land that I give you and you reap its harvest, you shall bring an Omer from your first harvest to… Read More »Toiling For Something
There are four types of givers of charity. One who wants to give but that others not give has a bad eye towards others. [One… Read More »Chapter 5, Mishna 16: Playing G-d
THE WORD KOHEN is spelled, Chof-Heh-Nun. It is a word that means to officiate in some way or another, but its letters allude to something… Read More »Other Side of the Kohen
At the beginning of our reading, Kedoshim, Moshe is commanded to “speak to the entire congregation of the Children of Israel” [19:2]. Rashi explains that everyone… Read More »Guidance for Life