In this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayeitzei, the journey of Yaakov Avinu continues. Fleeing the wrath of his brother Eisav, he first spends fourteen years hiding out and learning in Yeshivas Shem v’Ever. He then departs from Beer Sheva and heads to Charan (28:10). It is...
In the beginning of Parshas Toldos, we learn of the struggles of Yitzchak and Rivka to bear offspring. The Torah tells us that both Yitzchak and Rikva davened that offspring be granted to them. וַיֶּעְתַּ֨ר יִצְחָ֤ק לַֽה֙ לְנֹ֣כַח אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ כִּ֥י עֲקָרָ֖ה הִ֑וא וַיֵּעָ֤תֶר לוֹ֙ ה וַתַּ֖הַר...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Chayei Sarah, we learn of the death of Sarah Imeinu (Bereishis 23), the shidduch between Yitzchak and Rivka (Bereishis 24), and the death of Avraham Avinu (Bereishis 25). The pasuk tells us that Sarah died at the age of 127 years,...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayeira, we continue to learn of the life, journey, struggles, triumphs and faith of our father and founder, Avraham Avinu. The parsha begins as Avraham is recovering from his bris milah at the age of ninety-nine years, and G-d comes to...
In this week's parsha, Parshas Lech Licha, we begin the journey with Avraham Avinu. From the first call of G-d in his life, at the age of seventy-five, till his death at one hundred and seventy-five, Avraham walked with G-d. Hence the gematria of lech...
We are all familiar with the narrative that unfolds in this week’s parsha, Parshas Noach. It had been ten generations since Adam and Creation, and all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. G-d decided it was necessary to destroy all life forms -...
Shalom u’vracha to all, Dear friends, Please READ, WRITE & SHARE WIDELY. Rabbi Shalom Axelrod and Rabbi Shay Schachter of the YI of Woodmere will be taking Jewish school children to hand deliver thank you letters to the White House Administration this week. They hope to collect at...
Bereishis 5784: Creation (Ch.1), Man and Woman (Ch.2), First sin (Ch.3), First murder (Ch.4), The ten generations from Adam to Noach (Ch.5). At the very end of the parsha, the Torah tells us of the corruption of man upon earth. The pasukim tell us (Bereishis 6:6-8)...
Chag Ha’Succos 5784. Chag Ha’Succos is known as Succos, the Festival of Booths; Chag ha’Asif, the Festival of Gathering In (ALL-NEW Chag ha’Asif shiur I presented this week: https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecturedata/1075965/The-Lesser-Known-Name-of-Succos:-Chag-Ha'AsifProfound-Lessons-From-the-Festival-of-Gathering-In); and Zman Simcha’seinu - the Festival of Our Joy. While Pesach is known as The Time of...
Five years ago, during the Aseres Yimei Teshuva, on 7 Tishrei 5779, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, Ari Fuld, “The Lion of Zion”, HYD z’l, 45 years old, was stabbed to death at the Gush Etzion Junction shopping mall. Ari made aliyah from NY in 1994,...