October 3, 2023 | 18 Tishrei, 5784 - Sukkos IV (Chol HaMoed) | Torah Portion: Sukkos, Special Readings | Haftorah: Special Readings
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This Week: Sukkos
Sukkos — Simchas Torah
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The Luxury of Austerity
On the Mitzvah of dwelling in a Sukkah, the Torah says, “In order that your generations will know that I placed the Children of Israel in Sukkos ...read more
The Blessing In Brochah
Friday Night
IT’S THE LAST parsha of the Torah, and it’s about the brochos that Moshe Rabbeinu bestowed upon the 12 Tribes just prior to his ...read more
Hashem’s Name
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Volume 37, No. 47
10 Tishrei 5784
September 25, 2023
Sponsored by Rochelle Dimont and family on the yahrzeit of husband and father ...read more
Parshas Ha’azinu and Yom Kippur
Devorim 32:4: "The Rock -- His work is perfect, all of His ways are just. The faithful G-d, without guilt -- He is 'tzadik' (righteous) and ...read more
The Din-Rachamim Tango of the Yamim Noraim
.[2]When I call out the name of Hashem, render greatness to our G-d
“Seek Hashem when He can be found; call Him when He is near.”[3] Chazal ...read more
What the Whole Day is About
Just as a Mikva purifies the impure, so too, the Holy One, Blessed be He, purifies Israel. - The Conclusion of Mishne Yoma Chapter 8
It was ...read more
The Power of Bad Habits
“Is this the way you pay Hashem back, foolish nation and unwise…” [Deut. 32:6].
The Talmud teaches (Tamid 32b) “Who is wise? The one who sees ...read more
The Right Choice
Ha’azinu
Volume 37, No. 46
8 Tishrei 5784
September 23, 2023
Sponsored by Nancy & David Broth and Rona & Aaron Lerner in memory of ...read more
Clean Break
Friday Night
LAST EREV SHABBOS my chavrusa and I wished each other a good last Shabbos of the year (I’m writing this before Rosh Hashanah), ...read more
A Fresh Start
The Torah portion of Nitzavim is always read immediately before Rosh HaShanah, the New Year. It seems that our Sages knew that reading what the ...read more
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Chapter 4, Law 2(b) – The Origins of Christianity
Among them (i.e., the twenty four factors which interfere with repentance listed in this chapter) are five things which lock the path of teshuva ...read more
Chapter 4, Mishna 20: Regardless of Race, Creed or Religion
Rabbi Masya ben (son of) Charash said, be first to greet every person, and be the tail of lions rather than the head of foxes.
One aspect of ...read more
Chapter 4, Law 2(a) – What Will the Neighbors Think?
Among them (the twenty four factors which interfere with repentance listed in this chapter) are five things which lock the path of teshuva ...read more
Chapter 4, Mishna 19: Does the World Exist?
Rabbi Yannai said, it is not in our power to explain neither the tranquility of the wicked nor the suffering of the righteous.
This week's ...read more
Chapter 4, Law 1 – Missing the Boat
There are twenty four things which interfere with (lit., 'hold back') repentance. Four of them are such serious sins that one who does one of ...read more
Chapter 4, Mishna 18: The Torah Wanderlust
Rabbi Nehorai said: Exile yourself to a place of Torah and do not say it will come after you or that your colleagues will preserve it for you. ...read more
Chapter 4, Mishna 17: The Crown of Torah
Rabbi Shimon said, there are three crowns: the crown of Torah, the crown of priesthood, and the crown of kingship. And the crown of a good name ...read more
Chapter 3, Law 14(b) – Hope for the Elderly
When is it the case that all of these [people] have no share in the World to Come? When they die without repentance ('teshuva'). But if [such a ...read more
Returning Apples
QUESTION 47
My wife said that she bought 5 apples at a local market, and that they tasted spoiled. I returned the apples, and they gave me ...read more
For the Sake of Peace
God said to Avraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Can I indeed have a child when I am so old?'" (Bereshith 18:13)
In fact these were not ...read more
