Parshas Bo – It’s About Time
TIME. It’s our most precious commodity. It’s more valuable than stocks and bonds; more precious than gold and silver. We wish we had more of it, yet frequently waste it …
Parsha Chayei Sarah – The Seventh Step
Over the years, I have had the great merit of visiting the Holy Land many times, experiencing its unique spiritual and physical beauty. But one trip stands out in …
Parshas Lech Lecha – Stardust
There is something special about the stars. Lightyears away, we gaze at them in wonder, and they captivate our imagination. In our colloquial speech, as well, a star denotes something …
Parshas Lech Lecha – Great Vision, Minor Details
In the course of the next few weeks’ Torah portions we learn much about the life and times of our amazing patriarch, Avraham. An iconoclastic yet humble man, loved by …
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Parshas Noach – The Failed Great Man
Noah was a very great man. Righteous and complete, he was head and shoulders above the rest of his generation. He also was an epic failure. As the Medrash notes, at the …
Parshas Bereishis – After the Fall
For the past thousands of years, at every traditional Jewish wedding, as the bride and groom stand under the Chupah, blissfully in love and staring adoringly at one another, the …
Parshas Nasso – Sensitivity for the Suffering Sinner
Lep’er n. One suffering from leprosy; outcast. (Webster’s Dictionary) Webster has it right. Indeed, as our Torah portion tells us (Numbers 4:2), a leper is both one who is suffering from leprosy and …
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Parshas Tetzaveh – Hey Brother!
Dedicated in loving memory of my dear brother Shaya, Yeshaya Zev ben Zelig Pesach HaLevi Z”L. May his neshama have an aliyah. Also dedicated in honor of YBLCT”A my other …
Parshas Titzaveh & Tzav – To Life, To Life, L’Chaim
“Hey, what’s up? How ya doin’? How’s life?” “Nothing major, you know, same old stuff, different day. Can’t wait until summer to get away for a few days.” Does the …
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Parshas Pinchos – Leadership and Legacies
The arduous journey was finally nearing its conclusion. The Jewish people had wandered through the desert for forty long years. Years filled with ups and downs, complaints and miracles, awesome …