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 […]
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It was after Rosh Hashana and a friend of mine from Oorah asked me, “So any suggestions? Regarding teshuvah, I mean.” Let’s talk about teshuvah (repentance, lit. return) and what […]
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 […]
The joyous connection that Shabbos brings- week after week. This week’s Torah reading details the creation of the universe. God created the world in six days and rested on the […]
On Yom Kippur, we say Viduy and Al Cheit multiple times, again and again admitting to our failures, our misdeeds, how we slipped up in the past year. We confess […]
Are we spiritually affected by the people around us? One of the biggest catastrophes the world ever experienced is recorded in this week’s Torah reading. The sins of the inhabitants […]
Umbrellas, like many other useful things in life, prove to be quite versatile. Which is how I found myself in the midst of last week’s hurricane, clutching an umbrella and […]
On Rosh Hashanah there is a concept of “וגילו ברעדה” which means “and rejoice while trembling.” I don’t know about you, but when I’m trembling, I’m not really rejoicing and […]
A King is only a King if he has subjects whom He rules over. Rosh Hashanah is the day that every single person in the world is judged. On that […]
By Rabbi Yitzchok Aryeh Strimber The beginning of this week’s Torah reading discusses the laws of the Red Heifer. One who became impure from a deceased person, must be sprinkled […]
