In this week’s parsha, Parshas Ki Seitzei, the Torah charges us with the command to remember - זָכוֹר. We are commanded to remember what Hashem did to Miriam on the way out of Egypt (Devarim 24:9). Reminding us to recall an incident that happened years...
Rosh Chodesh Elul, 1 Elul…The beginning of the end of the year. The summer is ending, the fall is coming, 5777 is almost over and 5778 will soon begin. When Elul arrives, it behooves us to ask ourselves: What have we accomplished these past eleven months? ...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Eikev, Moshe Rabbeinu continues his masterful and powerful soliloquy to the people. He reminds us of the good Land to where we are going, he reminds and exhorts us to keep the mitzvos, he reminds us to serve and love...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas V’Eschanan, we continue the final journey with Moshe Rabbeinu, days before his demise. Moshe continues to exhort, urge, remind, direct, teach and love the people in this parsha. The language is poetic and stirring, the messages he conveys are deep...
Dear Friends, FYI, Link to New Shiur which I gave this afternoon at the YI Woodmere: Nachem: Finding Comfort from Within the Pain http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/882776/mrs-michal-horowitz/nachem-finding-comfort-from-within-the-pain/ And Link to New Shiur given yesterday morning: Because of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza… Are We Blaming the Wrong Guy? http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/882734/mrs-michal-horowitz/because-of-kamtza-bar-kamtza-are-we-blaming-the-wrong-guy-/ Wishing you an easy and meaningful rest...
Sefer Devarim, Parshas Devarim, Mishneh Torah… As we open the fifth and final book of the Torah this Shabbos, we come to the last days in the life of Moshe Rabbainu. Moshe, who was not a man of words, who was heavy of tongue, who was...
With this week’s double parshios, Matos-Masei, we once again close the turbulent book of Bamidbar. We have journeyed with the Israelites as they departed - triumphant - from Har Sinai and prepared for their entry into the Holy Land - נֹסְעִים אֲנַחְנוּ אֶל-הַמָּקוֹם, We are traveling,...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Pinchas, the Torah details the different korbanos (sacrificial offerings) to brought on the various holy days. In regard to the korbanos brought on Rosh Chodesh - the beginning of the new month, according to the cycle of the moon -...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Balak, Balak, king of Moav, hires Bilaam, a prophet from the nations of the world, to curse the Jews, who seem to have spread over the eye of the land as they approach Eretz Yisrael. Despite Bilaam’s repeated attempts to curse...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Chukas, we learn of the death of righteous Miriam, the prophetess and leader of the women; we learn of the death of peaceful, loving Aharon ha’Kohen, high atop Hor Ha’Hor; and we learn of the predicted death of our leader,...