August 15, 2019
Divrei Torah
August 11, 2019
Link to Tisha B’Av Shiur
Dear Friends, For your interest, here is the link to my Tisha B’Av shiur, presented at the YI Woodmere. https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/930022/mrs-michal-horowitz/eichah-unique-permission-to-ask-why-/ Enjoy
August 8, 2019
Devarim-Tisha B’Av: Our Eternal Survival
This week’s parsha, Parshas Devarim, is always read erev Tisha B’Av (and this year is read on 9 Av itself). Why the juxtaposition of Parshas Devarim to Tisha B’Av? In perek alef (Chapter 1), Moshe recalls the sin
August 1, 2019
Matos/Masei – Tisha B’Av
As Sefer Bamidbar closes, in its final two parshios of Mattos and Masei, we read of two narratives centered around the chashivus (importance) of Eretz Yisrael. At the end of Mattos, the tribes of Reuven and Gad request
July 30, 2019
Recommended Reading for the Nine Days
During this time of year, when we mourn for the destruction of Tzion and Yerushalayim, for the churban Beis Ha’Mikdash and the loss of our holy places, we remember all churbanos (all destructions) that have befallen our
July 25, 2019
Parshas Pinchas: Recognizing a Spiritual Threat
In the beginning of this week’s parsha, Parshas Pinchas, the drama from last week’s parsha (Balak) continues to unfold. Parshas Balak ended tragically, as the prince of the tribe of Shimon, Zimri, publicly lays with
July 18, 2019
Balak/The Three Weeks – The Blessing of Our Eternal Strength
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Balak, Balak the king of Moav, fearing the strength of the Jewish nation encamped on his borders, hires Bilaam to curse the Jewish people. Balak is afraid that he will not be able to mili
July 11, 2019
Parshas Chukas: Awaiting Redemption
In this week’s parsha, Chukas, our three great leaders - Miriam, Moshe and Aharon - meet their end on ever la’Yarden (the eastern side of the Jordan River). Miriam dies in Kadesh; Moshe and Aharon are banned forever
June 20, 2019
Parshas Beha’aloscha: Do We THINK?
At the end of a dramatic parsha, filled with triumph and hope on the one hand (וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹבָב בֶּן-רְעוּאֵל הַמִּדְיָנִי חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה, נֹסְעִים א
June 13, 2019