June 23, 2021 ✦ 13 Tamuz, 5781 ✦ Torah Portion: Balak, Numbers 22:2-25:9 ✦ Haftorah: Micah 5:6-6:8
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The Epitome of Righteousness
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Uncommon Courtesy
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Sorry for Nothing
We are all fascinated by inanimate or animal objects that speak. The '60s had TV viewers kvelling over talking horses, even talking cars. And an ...read more
Destructive Hope
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AS THE EXPRESSION goes, “Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.”
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The Gravity of Gravity
HASHEM spoke to Moshe and Aaron, saying: “This is the statute (CHOK) of the Torah which HASHEM commanded, saying, “Speak to the Children of ...read more
The Power of One to Purify the Many
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand's Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1167 - "If read more
A New Day
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Handing Over the Mantle
The fate of the generation that left Egypt and came to the Sinai desert is finally sealed in this week's Torah reading. Even though we already ...read more
Preparing for the ER
When Moshe ascended to the upper world, says a midrash,[2] he found HKBH reading the section of parah adumah from His Book. Moshe asked, “Why?” ...read more
Torah is Not a Religion
This week we read the parsha of Chukas. "Zos chukas haTorah asher tzivah Hashem (this is the 'chok' of the Torah that Hashem has commanded) ...read more
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Clothes Intended for Charity
QUESTION 81: CLOTHES INTENDED FOR CHARITY
As I gained weight, I put aside some clothes to give to charity. I assumed that since the clothes ...read more
Gazing through Windows
"My beloved is like a gazelle or like a young hart; behold he stands behind our wall, he looks in the windows" (Shir Hashirim 2,9). This ...read more
Sticking Up For Mom
And his mother [Rivka] said to him [Yaakov], "Your curse will be on me. Just listen to what I said and go and take [the goats] for me." ...read more
Chapter 1, Mishna 7: Jewish Ghettos
Nittai of Arbel said, distance yourself from a bad neighbor, do not befriend a wicked person, and do not despair of punishment.
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Chapter 2, Law 3(d) – The Anger of Sadness
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Chapter 2, Law 3(c) – Anger and Self-Worship
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Chapter 1, Mishna 6(b): G-d’s Justice System
Yehoshua ben (son of) Perachia and Nittai of Arbel received the transmission from them [the rabbis of Mishna 4]. Yehoshua ben Perachia said: Make read more
The Promise of a Thief
"I will be in his eyes k'metate'ah (like an impostor)." (Bereshith 27:12)
As explained previously, lying is such a serious transgression that ...read more
Hashem’s Blessing
My wife and I once found ourselves in an extremely difficult situation and went to discuss the problem with our shadchan, Rav David Cohen, Rosh ...read more
