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Then they will confess their sin and the sin of their forefathers…and also for having behaved toward Me haphazardly. I, too, will behave toward them… Read More »No Excuses

BS”D Volume 38, No. 33 24 Iyar 5784 June 1, 2024 Our Parashah opens: “If you will follow My Chukim / decrees and observe My… Read More »Earn an ‘A’ for Effort

This week we read the double parsha of B’har/B’chukosai, thereby completing the Sefer {Book} of Vayikra. B’har begins with the laws of sh’mita–the Torah’s prohibition… Read More »A Back-Handed Compliment

The Story Sarah was thrilled to finally have her friend from across the street, Liya, come over to her house to play one afternoon. The… Read More »Arvus – Communal Responsibility

Anticipation. What a wonderful feeling. As the long-awaited event draws ever closer, we cannot help but count the days. Five days left. Four days. The… Read More »Familiarity Breeds Respect

The portion of Bechukosai begins quite simply. Hashem tells us: “If you will walk in My ordinances and observe My commandments and perform them. Then… Read More »Toil Trouble

Last class we reviewed the sixteenth blessing of the Shemoneh Esrai, the Shema Koleinu blessing and its emphasis on a request that HaShem hear our… Read More »Transitioning to Thanksgiving

LAST THURSDAY I got to shul a little bit early for Minchah and was learning when I overheard a conversation taking place a few rows… Read More »What Does He Want?

HASHEM spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai, saying: Speak to the Children of Israel and say to them: When you come into the land that… Read More »A Heavenly Land

Hashem spoke to Moshe on Har Sinai, saying…the Land shall observe a Shabbos rest for Hashem.[1] What does shemitah have to do with Har Sinai?… Read More »How To Do It All