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An Open-Ended Question
Why is this night different from all other nights? (Haggadah of Pesach)
Why do questions play such a major role at the Pesach Seder? What ...read more
Another Angle
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Volume 39, No. 25
14 Nissan 5785
April 12, 2025
Sponsored by Rabbi Sanford H. Shudnow and family in memory of his father Mr. Phillip ...read more
The Hallel at Pesach and it’s Sources
The Navi Yeshaya foretold that the dominating Assyrian empire of Sancheriv would fall, and there would be great rejoicing among the Jews. “The ...read more
Happy Soul?
One of the biggest yetzer haras we have tells us that we can’t be happy until we have more. It tells people that though what they already have ...read more
The Inner Value of the Sacrifice
TZAVYirmiyahu 7:21–8:3, 9:22–23The Inner Value of the Sacrifice
The Torah’s viewpoint on Divine sacrifice and service differs greatly from ...read more
Parsha Summary for Parshas Tzav
Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person ...read more
One Time, or Always?
This week we read the parsha of Tzav. "And Hashem spoke to Moshe saying: Tzav {command} Aharon and his sons, saying to them...[6:1-2]"
As ...read more
Fit To Serve
"Moshe brought the sons of Aharon forward, he dressed them in tunics and girdled [each of] them with a belt and wrapped the turbans upon ...read more
Forgotten Chametz
The Story
Pesach vacation had finished and Nadav returned to his high school dormitory. He was excited to see his roommates Ezra and Daniel. ...read more
Grasp the Moment
Not everyone has the privilege of saying "thank you" to the Creator by bringing a thanksgiving offering to the Holy Temple. The Talmud tells us ...read more
Other Articles
Chapter 6, Mishna 6: Ways 34-36(a): The Human Challenge – Part I
Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is ...read more
Chapter 2, Law 5 – The Torah Speaks for Itself
"A fence for wisdom is silence" (Pirkei Avos 3:17). Therefore, one should not hurry to respond and not speak excessively. One should teach his ...read more
Chapter 6, Mishna 6: The 48 Ways: 33(b) – Does Israel Know Better? Part II
Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is ...read more
Chapter 2, Law 4(c) – Scaling the Heights
A person should always accustom himself to keeping silent ...
So too regarding words of Torah and wisdom. The words of the scholar should be ...read more
Chapter 2, Law 4(b) – Silence and the Road to Self-Discovery
A person should always accustom himself to keeping silent (lit., 'should increase his silence'). He should speak only of matters of wisdom or ...read more
Chapter 6, Mishna 6: The 48 Ways: 32 – Back to Nature
Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is ...read more
Chapter 2, Law 4(a) – Speech: Expressions of the Soul
A person should always accustom himself to keeping silent (lit., 'should increase his silence'). He should speak only of matters of wisdom or ...read more
Chapter 6, Mishna 6: The 48 Ways: 30-31: The Big Picture
Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is ...read more
Chapter 2, Law 3(d) – The Anger of Sadness
There are certain character traits which a person is forbidden to accustom himself in, even in moderation. Rather, he must distance himself to ...read more
Chapter 6, Mishna 6: The 48 Ways: 28-29: Love of G-d
Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is ...read more
