Parshas Eikev / Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows your name And they’re always glad you came You want to be where you can see Our troubles are all the same …
Rabbi Oratz on the Parsha
Parshas Devarim / The King’s Speech
“According to most studies, people’s number-one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you …
Parshas Pinchos / The Faithful Shepherd
The arduous journey was finally nearing its conclusion. The Jewish people had wandered through the desert for forty long years. Years filledwith ups and downs, complaints and miracles, awesome accomplishments …
Parshas Balak / On Deleted Donkeys & Dignity
What do Winnie the Pooh, Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, Pinocchio, and Grimms Fairy Tales have in common? A talking donkey. Fairy tales seem to have their fair share of them (bad …
Parshas Tazria/Metzorah – Sensitivity for the Suffering Sinner
Lep’er n. One suffering from leprosy; outcast. (Webster’s Dictionary) Webster has it right. Indeed, as the Torah tells us, a leper is both one who is suffering from leprosy and an outcast. Unique among …
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Parshas Vaeira – Busy and Important? Do Not Read!
Wife (calling husband at work): Hi, Honey! I have a great idea. Let’s get a babysitter and go check out that new restaurant tonight. We haven’t been out together in a …
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Parshas Vayishlach – The Sun Will Shine Again
Food plays a significant role in Judaism. Whether it is the foods that we are required to eat (e.g., matzah and maror on Passover), or foods that are customary to …
Parshas Vayeitzei – Simple Pleasures
What do children look forward to most? A) School, B) Playing at home, or C) A family vacation to Disney World? A quick survey shows the answer is undoubtedly C. …
Parshas Va’eschanan – Staying in Love
Have you ever fallen in love? You know, the head-over-heels, sweaty palms, heart pounding, can-think-of-nothing-else kind of love? If you have, it is sadly somewhat likely that you also have …
Parshas Vayigash – Fate and Future
The Irish-American writer John O’Hara opens his novel Appointment in Samarra with the following passage from British novelist Somerset Maugham: DEATH SPEAKS: There was a merchant in Bagdad who sent his servant …