PARSHAS BEREISHIS
- Rabbi Shlomo Landau
- March 5, 2020
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The Miracle of Jewish Continuity- Parshas Toldos
In examining the sequence of events leading up to the formation of the Jewish people, one is struck by the unlikelihood that our nation would ever come to be. The Talmud in Yevamos (64a) teaches us that Isaac, Sara, Rebecca, and Rachel were all infertile. With 3/4 of our matriarchs and 1/3 of our patriarchs […]
- Rabbi Dovid Gross
- March 5, 2020
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Lin Legend- Parshas Teruma
Eli Manning and the Super Bowl champion Giants seem like a distant memory. Just a couple of weeks ago they were the toast of the town, paraded down the legendary "canyon of heroes" in a ticker tape parade. Just when many thought that there would be nothing left to cheer for until opening day of […]
- Rabbi Moshe Rockove
- March 5, 2020
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Sitting in Solitude- Parshas Tazria
When a person is afflicted with tzora’as, his life turns upside down. Aside from the physical affliction on his skin, he is quarantined: he must leave his home and stay on the outskirts of town. There he stays alone; no one may come in contact with him. He must warn people who wish to come […]
- Rabbi Moshe Rockove
- March 4, 2020
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The Rules of War- Parshas Shoftim
“War is a necessary evil,” the saying goes. Rational people don’t seek to engage in war and go to battle only as a last resort. The Torah, in laying the foundation of Jewish jurisprudence, details the rules of war in this week’s portion. Among them are that the Jews must attempt a peaceful resolution first, […]
- Rabbi Yitzchok Oratz
- March 4, 2020
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Our Brothers’ Keeper- Parshas Shoftim
A corpse. A corpse on Union Street, New Orleans. It is seven years later and I still cannot get the vision out of my mind. In the tragic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the New York Times ran a story about a corpse that remained on the street for days, without anybody giving it much more […]
- Rabbi Mayer Erps
- March 3, 2020
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The Spice of Life- Parshas Shelach
If you were to venture into the kitchen and start exploring the contents of each cabinet, you would most likely chance upon a cabinet whose contents contain numerous containers of spices. You may ask yourself, “What is the point of all this? Food can be cooked and served as is, why the need for spice? […]
- Rabbi Mayer Erps
- March 3, 2020
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In Uniform- Parshas Shelach
In the summer of 2005 I had the privilege of serving as a Rabbi in a sleepaway camp in the Pocono Mountains. My job entailed giving classes to a group of young, energetic teenagers who worked as the camp’s waiters. One day, the head waiter approached me with a request. Being a Torah-observant camp, the […]
- Rabbi Dovid Gross
- March 3, 2020
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What’s in a Name- Parshas Shemos
Since this week's Torah portion, Shemos, literally means "names", I'd like to examine the significance of the name of one of the Bible's most famous personalities: Moses. The Midrash (Vayikra Rabah 1:3) teaches that Moses actually had ten names - Moshe, Yered, Chaver, Yekutiel, Avigdor, Avi Socho, Avi Zanuach, Tuviah, Shemayah, and Halevi. Yet, throughout […]