A Good Laugh
THEY SAY THAT laughter is the best medicine. Though it is definitely not always the best medicine in every situation, it is certainly a good… Read More »A Good Laugh
THEY SAY THAT laughter is the best medicine. Though it is definitely not always the best medicine in every situation, it is certainly a good… Read More »A Good Laugh
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1311 – I Had Eggplant… Read More »Maintaining Inspiration
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: ##1310 – Giving Gifts to… Read More »Chumras and Hidurim Were Luxuries That Avram Could Not Afford in Mitzrayim
BS”D Volume 39, No. 3 8 Marcheshvan 5785 November 9, 2024 Sponsored by the Katz family on the yahrzeit of son and brother Daniel Aryeh… Read More »Not Too High
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 Lech Lecha
Haftorah Lech Lecha Isaiah 40:27 – 41:16 This week’s Haftorah continues the theme of Hashem’s manifest presence within nature and our selection as the Chosen… Read More »Haftorah Summary for Parshas Lech Lecha
Kindness is gentle. Faith is fierce. Kindness is soft. Faith is inflexible. Kindness is accommodating. Faith is dogmatic. Does this mean that a person cannot… Read More »The Kindness Factor
For the last seven years, I have patterned this d’var Torah in a standard way. I quote a verse, ask a question and then relate… Read More »Suicide Moms
Do not seek greatness for yourself and do not crave honor. Do more than you have studied and do not desire the ‘table’ of kings.… Read More »Chapter 6, Mishna 5(a): The Primordial Sin – Part I
This week we read the parsha of Noach. Noach’s generation was steeped in many egregious sins, with the lack of respect for others, manifested by… Read More »The Gift of Meat