A BUILDING OF JOY

A BUILDING OF JOY

What a remarkable Parsha the Torah presents us as we draw closer to Rosh Hashana! This week’s Parsha, Ki Seitzei, is packed with mitzvos. There are 74 mitzvos which is 12% of all 613 mitzvos. One mitzvah which grabs my attention is the obligation the Torah...
EYE DAMAGE

EYE DAMAGE

This week’s Parsha, Shoftim, begins with the Torah’s instructions to our people to place judges and and law enforcement officers at all of our gates. The simple meaning of this mitzvah is to establish a court system for every city. However, since this verse can...
DON’T BE OLD AND SLEEPY

DON’T BE OLD AND SLEEPY

For the past three weeks we were focused on the loss of our Temple and of our Land. For over two thousand years we have wandered through the desert of nations throughout the globe as homeless beggars. We would spend a century or two sometimes three or four in one land...
CLARITY; A LESSON FROM NOSSIE MUNK Z’L

CLARITY; A LESSON FROM NOSSIE MUNK Z’L

In this week’s Parsha, Balak, Balak the king of Moav hires Bilam to curse the Jewish people. Bilam has a record of cursing people; even whole nations, successfully. His power was bestowed upon him by HaKadosh baruch Hu and he used this power for evil. It is remarkable...
THE PEOPLE OF SCIENCE

THE PEOPLE OF SCIENCE

In this week’s double Parsha, Chukas Balak, there is a wonderful lesson to be learnt from the haftorah. The prophet, Micha  admonishes his people to remember the incredible kindness that HaKadosh baruch Hu showered upon them. He took them from Egypt. He established...
BREATHTAKING!

BREATHTAKING!

This week’s Parsha, Korach, introduces us to Moshe and Aharon’s cousin, Korach. Korach was an enigma. From one side we know that Korach was a great person. He was both a Torah scholar and a man of much spiritual greatness. On the other side, however, we...