With the final two parshios of Devarim, not only does the Chumash come to an end, but so does the life of our great teacher, exalted leader, the man-of-G-d, more humble than all other men, known for posterity as Moshe Rabbeinu, Moshe our rabbi. At the...
5786: a new year, new beginnings, a fresh start, the blessing of life renewed this year, ברוך שהחיינו וקימנו והגיענו לזמן הזה. The first ten days of Tishrei are known as the Aseres Yimei Teshuva, the Ten Days of Repentance, which begin on Alef Tishrei/Rosh Hashana...
Dear friends, Below are links to a selection of Elul - Yamim Noraim - Teshuva shiurim. May the words of Torah be meaningful and inspiring to you, may our learning and yearning bring a nachas to HKB”H, and may Hashem answer our collective and individual tefillos...
Rosh Hashana and the beginning of the year brings: Celebration — we were blessed with life the past year, and for this we celebrate and give thanks; Hope — we hope and trust that Hashem will accept our tefillos, and the new year will be...
Parshas Ki Savo opens with the beautiful mitzvah of the bringing of the Bikkurim (the first fruits) (Devarim 26:1-11). Once the land has been conquered, apportioned, and settled, and Am Yisrael dwells in the land, the mitzvah of Bikkurim takes effect. The mitzvah applies only to...
At the very end of Parshas Ki Seitzei, the Torah commands us regarding the mitzvah of zechiras Amalek. Remember what Amalek did to you on the way, when you went out of Egypt, That he chanced upon you on the way and he cut off all the...
In Parshas Shoftim, Moshe Rabbeinu instructs the nation regarding many topics and mitzvos, including, but not limited to: the appointment of righteous judges, prohibitions against avodah zara, the appointment of a Jewish king, regulations governing soldiers going out to war, categories of men exempt from...
Many are the topics in Parshas Re’eh, including but not limited to: Moshe’s urging to the nation to choose a life of Torah, which will yield Divine blessings; warnings not to stray after idolatry; the importance of serving Hashem in the place that He has...
In Parshas Eikev - which is replete with the admonishments, teachings, exhortations, mussar, love, and direction of Moshe Rabbeinu, relayed to the nation in the last month of his life - Moshe reviews a theme he has already taught us in Va’Eschanan. In last week’s parsha,...
In Parshas V’Eschanan, the Torah delineates for us many foundations of our nation, including (but not limited to): Tefila, Eretz Yisrael, Achdus Hashem, chinuch ha’bonim, leadership and Matan Torah. The parsha opens with Moshe’s prayers to be allowed entry into the Holy Land, and the commentators...