July 22, 2018
Divrei Torah
July 19, 2018
Devarim-Tisha B’Av: Comfort and Hope on the Horizon
This week’s parsha, Parshas Devarim, is always read immediately before Tisha B’Av (this year, it is read on Shabbos day/9 Av itself). Various reasons explaining the connection between Parshas Devarim and Tisha B’Av
July 12, 2018
Parshas Masei & Chodesh Av: The Journeys of our Fathers
In the beginning of Parshas Masei, the second of this week’s double parshios (Matos Masei), the pasuk (verse) says: אֵלֶּה מַסְעֵי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ מֵאֶרֶץ
July 9, 2018
Pastrami-Cabbage-Onion (aka Egg Roll) Kugel
This is a totally different take on enjoying the “inside of an egg roll” without all the carbs and the deep-fried dough. A unique and fun flavor experience, this is a special dish to serve with any Shabbos or Yom Tov
July 5, 2018
Parshas Pinchas: The Women Who Loved the Land
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Pinchas, we read of the Bnos Tzelafchad, the five daughters of Tzelafchad - Machlah, Noah, Choglah, Milkah and Tirtzah - who approached Moshe with a unique and unusual request. Our father
June 28, 2018
Parshas Balak: Lessons From a Talking Donkey
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Balak, we meet King Balak and Sorcerer Bila’am, an intriguing Torah personality. Balak, king of Moav, fearing the strength of the Israelite nation, hires Bilaam, a Midianite sorcerer an
June 21, 2018
Parshas Chukas: The Loss, and Legacy, of Miriam Ha’Neviah
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Chukas, the forty years of wilderness wandering are winding down, as the nation will soon enter the Holy Land. It is at this juncture that the Torah teaches us of the deaths of two of our
June 14, 2018
Parshas Korach: Seeking Peace for the Sake of Truth
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Korach, Korach - a first cousin to Moshe and Aharon (see Rashi to Bamidbar 16:1) - spearheads a rebellion against the leadership of Moshe and the kehunah (priesthood) of Aharon. Feeling
June 6, 2018
Parshas Shelach – Seeing the Good: Perception & Perspective
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Shelach, Moshe sends twelve spies to scout out the Land, as the nation prepares, imminently (or so it is believed) to enter into Eretz Yisrael, the Promised Land. Moshe sends the spies wit
May 30, 2018