Rosh HaShanah and the Original Sin
Tonight, Friday, September 15th, marks the beginning of Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year. Rosh HaShanah is a day of celebration and reflection. On...
ON BEING A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT
Imagine you are a scientist, and you have an exceptional opportunity: a wealthy investor trusts your abilities and has decided to invest one million...
SHOFETIM: Children and Bamboo Trees
כי האדם עץ השדה
Debarim 20:19
Towards the end of this week's Parasha, the Tora addresses the laws of war and teaches the Jewish soldier to...
SUMMARY OF PARASHAT SHOFETIM
HaShem commands us to appoint judges in all the cities of Israel. Judges must be fair and impartial and should never accept any bribe.
Idolatry,...
SHOFETIM: Kings, with limited powers
One of the main issues discussed in our Parasha is the role of the "king" of Israel. Unlike other monarchies around the world, for...
AWESOME CREATION, A Study Of The First Three Verses Of The Tora
The first three verses of the Torah are perhaps the best-known sentences of the Hebrew Bible. They may also very well be the least...
Rules for the 30 days and the year
MOURNING FOR PARENTS AND OTHER RELATIVESThe mourning periods differ depending on whether one is mourning for parents or other relatives. For a father or...
PERASHAT REE: ¿How does HaShem open your hand?
There is a very well known pasuq (verse) in Tehiim. We say every day of the year, three times per day. And this pasuq...
REE: The Human Food Chain
מצות עשה ליתן צדקה לעניי ישראל כפי מה שראוי לעני, אם הייתה יד הנותן משגת--שנאמר פתוח תפתח את ידך
~ Open your hands and satisfy...
SUMMARY OF PARASHAT EQEB
This Parasha continues with Moshe Rabbenu's long speech before separating from the people of Israel, since God will not allow him to enter the...
