This week’s parsha holds the famous verse, “Torah tziva lanu Moshe, morasha kehilas Yaakov”. R’ Yaakov Kamenetsky wonders: Why aren’t we referred to as Yisroel in this passuk? Yisroel is […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Insight and themes on the weekly Torah portion (parshah) read aloud in synagogue.
In Parshas Haazinu, it is written, “G-d is trustworthy.” Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz wonders why this is appropriate praise for G-d. Would we expect any different? Even humans are expected to […]
Would you like to hear a riddle? Did your interest just perk up when you read that question? There’s something about riddles that catch our attention. There must be something […]
True Love Necessitates Animosity In addition to the regular Torah reading, this week we read about the commandment to remember the episode with Amalek. Shortly after the Jews left Egypt, […]
The Butler and the Baker In this week’s Torah portion, we have the story of Pharaoh’s two servants that are thrown into jail. Before we discuss who they were and […]
By: Rabbi Yitzchok Aryeh Strimber In this week’s Torah reading we have the story of the blessings. Isaac asks his son Esau to hunt some game and prepare him a […]
This week’s Torah portion, Parshas Vayeira, picks up our story with Avraham three days after his bris milah, circumcision. In the heat of the day, Avraham is recovering in his […]
Changing how we perceive challenges This week’s Torah reading focuses on our Patriarch Abraham, who was faced with many hardships on his way to become one of the greatest people […]
The late Rebbetzin Rishel Kotler, wife of the great Rosh Yeshiva of world-renowned yeshiva Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, New Jersey, Rabbi Shneur Kotler, used to tell over a simple […]
Oorah’s Thursday Thought series starts the new Torah cycle with a thought-provoking look at the Torah portion of this week, Parshat Bereishis, featuring Oorah’s TorahMates Coordinator Rabbi Mordechai Beer. Short […]
