Lech Licha, Journey forth for yourself. The ancient command that began one man’s journey; the ancient command that blazed the trail for our people from time immemorial; the ancient command that thus began the life, the history, the destiny of every single Jew - in...
It’s been a while since I sent out a recipe. Now that the Chagim are over (and as we can all use a distraction from today’s political goings-on, may Hashem help us), and as we move into winter, here is a great recipe that can...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Noach, we meet fascinating, passive-to-a-fault, righteous-in-his-times, simple-with-G-d, stunningly-quiet, industrious Noach. Noach was a simple man, yet compared to the people of his times, the Dor Ha’Mabul (generation of the Deluge) - who were steeped in idolatry, immorality, and robbery, he...
Bereishis - In the beginning, Hashem created the heavens and earth; Bereishis - In the beginning, there was confusion and chaos, emptiness and nothingness, and the breath of G-d, the spirit of G-d, the presence of G-d, hovered over the face of the water… In...
In Parshas V’Zos Ha’Bracha, the final parsha in Chamisha Chmushei Torah, which will be read on Simchas Torah, we read of the blessings Moshe bestowed upon the tribes of Israel prior to his death. In his blessing to Yosef, Moshe notes that Yosef is the נְזִ֥יר...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Ha’azinu, in the final hours of his life, as he prepares to take leave of the nation he has loved and led from slavery to freedom on the borders of the Promised Land, Moshe Rabbeinu waxes poetic and sings the...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayelech, we read of the terrible calamity of hester panim (concealment of the Divine Presence R”L), that may befall our people, should we stray after gods of others and forsake the covenant of Hashem. וְאָנֹכִי, הַסְתֵּר אַסְתִּיר פָּנַי בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא,...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Nitzavim, Moshe Rabbeinu continues to lovingly encourage, exhort, rebuke and teach the people as he prepares to part ways with his beloved nation: he to his death atop Mt. Navo, they to the Promised Land under the leadership of Yehoshua. Parshas...
The Sages tell us: אם אין קמח אין תורה, אם אין תורה אין קמח - If there is no flour, there is no Torah; if there is no Torah, there is no flour (Pirkei Avos 3:21). This post provides you with both “flour” and Torah! For your...
In the beginning of this week’s parsha, Parshas Ki Savo, we are commanded regarding the mitzvah of Bikkurim, the bringing of the first fruits up to Yerushalayim (Devarim 26:1-11). When the landowner sees that the produce of his fields - only those of the shivas ha’minim...