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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 Ki Savo

Rabbi Yehoshua ben (son of) Levi said, on every day a heavenly voice emanates from Mount Horeb, announcing: ‘Woe to them, the people, because of… Read More »Chapter 6, Mishna 2(a) : Is Torah a Burden? Part I

Isaiah 60:1-22 This week’s Haftorah of Consolation refocuses us on the messianic vision of a nation and world united behind a single goal and purpose.… Read More »Haftorah Summary for Parshas Ki Savo

The Story It was a beautiful day in Toronto. Hillel and Avital were returning home with their father from a fun trip to the park.… Read More »Visiting and Living in Egypt

It is the last day of Moses’ life. The forty years of confinement in the desert are at an end, and the Jewish people stand… Read More »Open Your Eyes

The days are passing very quickly and Rosh Hashanah is fast approaching. As in the old days, it is making people uptight. But unlike in… Read More »High Holiday Advice

This week’s portion discusses the entry into the land of Israel and the responsibilities that are intrinsically tied with its inheritance. There are countless blessing… Read More »Man’s Search for Meaning

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1391 – Shalom Aleichem –… Read More »Future-Based Judgement or Present-Based Judgement: The Ben Sorer U’Moreh vs. Yishmael

BS”D Volume 38, No. 48 11 Elul 5784 September 14, 2024 Sponsored by Irving and Arline Katz on the yahrzeit of her father Moshe Aharon… Read More »The War Within

It is an abomination to Hashem your G-d all who do these, all who act corruptly[1] The issue that the Torah considers here is padding… Read More »Abominable Nonetheless