May 30, 2024 | 22 Iyyar, 5784 - 37th day of the Omer | Torah Portion: Bechukosai, Leviticus 26:3-27:34 | Haftorah: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14
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Focusing In on The Opening Words of the Parsha – Part 1: Teleichu
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand's Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1293 – A ...read more
No Excuses
Then they will confess their sin and the sin of their forefathers…and also for having behaved toward Me haphazardly. I, too, will behave toward ...read more
Earn an ‘A’ for Effort
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Volume 38, No. 33
24 Iyar 5784
June 1, 2024
Our Parashah opens: “If you will follow My Chukim / decrees and observe My commandments ...read more
A Back-Handed Compliment
This week we read the double parsha of B'har/B'chukosai, thereby completing the Sefer {Book} of Vayikra. B'har begins with the laws of ...read more
A One-Sided Affair
"I will remember My covenant with Yaakov and also My covenant with Yitzchak, and also My covenant with Avraham will I remember..." (26:42)
At ...read more
Arvus – Communal Responsibility
The Story
Sarah was thrilled to finally have her friend from across the street, Liya, come over to her house to play one afternoon. The two ...read more
Familiarity Breeds Respect
Anticipation. What a wonderful feeling. As the long-awaited event draws ever closer, we cannot help but count the days. Five days left. Four ...read more
Haftorah Commentary Parshas Bechukosai
Yirmiyahu 16:19
This week's haftorah teaches us a profound lesson in trust and faith in Hashem. The prophet Yirmiyahu introduces the haftorah ...read more
Toil Trouble
The portion of Bechukosai begins quite simply. Hashem tells us: "If you will walk in My ordinances and observe My commandments and perform them. ...read more
What Does He Want?
LAST THURSDAY I got to shul a little bit early for Minchah and was learning when I overheard a conversation taking place a few rows behind me. ...read more
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Transitioning to Thanksgiving
Last class we reviewed the sixteenth blessing of the Shemoneh Esrai, the Shema Koleinu blessing and its emphasis on a request that HaShem hear ...read more
Chapter 8, Law 1(c) – The Coming of the End, Part III
The good which is reserved (lit., 'hidden') for the righteous is the life of the World to Come. This is the eternal life (lit., 'the life which ...read more
Chapter 5, Mishna 17: Killing Ourselves
There are four types among those who go to the study hall. [One who] goes but does not 'do' receives reward for the going. [One who] does but ...read more
Copying a Tape In Case It Gets Lost
QUESTION 59:
I own a set of Rabbi Reisman tapes. I wanted to have a friend listen to one of the tapes that I particularly liked. As an ...read more
Signs of Truth II
To Sarah he said, "I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Let it be a kesuth einayim for you and for all who are with you, for ...read more
Small Portions
On Yom Kippur, if a person is sick and must eat, when possible he should have small amounts of food (shiurim). Since he is not consuming a ...read more
The Magic Touch Part I
A number of years ago I made my first trip to Israel and there I encountered my first Orthodox Jews. I was curious about their lifestyle and ...read more
Chapter 5, Mishna 16: Playing G-d
There are four types of givers of charity. One who wants to give but that others not give has a bad eye towards others. [One who wants] others ...read more
Chapter 8, Law 1(b) – The Coming of the End, Part II
The good which is reserved (lit., 'hidden') for the righteous is the life of the World to Come. This is the eternal life (lit., 'the life which ...read more
Chapter 5, Mishna 15: Are All Men Created Equal?
There are four types of students. One who is quick to understand and quick to forget -- his gain is outweighed by his loss. One who is slow to ...read more