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At the end of some time, Kayin brought an offering to Hashem of the fruit of the ground.[1] Chazal tell us that Kayin poorly managed… Read More »Why Not Mangos?

As we begin this Shabbos to start reading the Torah afresh, let us take note of the cycle we have just completed. We have come… Read More »Concentric Circles: Contrasting Worlds

What began as a good-will gesture turned terribly sour. Worse, it spurred the first murder in history. It could have been avoided if only… The… Read More »Spreading the Fate

BY NOW, IF you have been reading what I have written over the years, you know that the Creation story that we begin with is… Read More »In the Beginning…

BS”D Volume 39, No. 1 24 Tishrei 5785 October 26, 2024 Sponsored by the Parness family in memory of Anna Parness a”h Our Parashah opens:… Read More »Then and Now

THE END OF the Torah also means the end of Moshe Rabbeinu’s life. Everyone knows that he was a great person, but it is worth… Read More »Moshe Rabbeinu Forever

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1308 – Can You Make… Read More »The Clothes Make the Man After Man Makes Amends

This is the way of the Torah: Bread and salt you will eat, measured water you will drink, on the ground you will sleep, a… Read More »Chapter 6, Mishna 4: Creatures of the Next World

You shall not recognize the gods of others in My presence. Do not make for yourself a carved image (lecha pesal) nor any likeness of… Read More »A Masterpiece

The Shofar is sounded near the end of Yom Kippur.  As we’ve written, there is a link between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. (The Rabbis… Read More »The Shofar Of Yom Kippur