April 2, 2023 | 11 Nisan, 5783 | Torah Portion: Pesach, Special Readings | Haftorah: Special Readings
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The Almighty Dollar
This week's parsha continues the instructions for the service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) that Moshe is to relate to his brother Aaron, the ...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
Pie From the Sky
At the conclusion of each Passover my children always ask me to reward them for their strenuous efforts in packing away all the Pesach utensils ...read more
The Morning to End Our Mourning
This weeks parsha, Tzav, begins with the laws of the Korbon Oleh- a sacrifice which was burnt in its entirety on the altar. "Tzav es Aharon...", ...read more
Growing Appreciation
"If he shall offer it for a thanksgiving-offering..." (7:12)
The Midrash relates that in the World to Come, the only type of sacrifice which ...read more
Fitting Work
It is not a glamorous job, but somebody has to do it. And so the Torah begins this week's portion by telling us the mitzvah of terumas hadeshen, ...read more
Sweet Smelling Bread
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Volume 37, No. 24
10 Nissan 5783
April 1, 2023
Sponsored by Janet Rottenberg Mindy & Shmuel Tolchinsky, Simi & Sammy Franco ...read more
Shedding Light on R. Meir’s Sefer Torah
This is the Torah of the olah. It is the olah that stays on the flame on the altar all night till the morning…The fire on the altar shall be ...read more
Don’t Let It Go to Your Head!
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissochar Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Torah Tapes on the weekly Torah portion: ...read more
Other Articles
Chapter 3, Law 3(b) – Higher Standards
Anyone who regrets the mitzvos (good deeds) that he did and is appalled over the merits, saying in his heart: 'What have I gained doing them? If ...read more
Chapter 3, Mishna 23(b): The Torah vs. the Computer – Part II
"Rabbi Elazar ben (son of) Chisma said, The laws of the bird-pair offerings and the beginning of menstrual periods -- these are essential laws. ...read more
Chapter 3, Law 3(a) – Repent Your Good Ways
Anyone who regrets the mitzvos (good deeds) that he did and is appalled over the merits, saying in his heart: 'What have I gained doing them? If ...read more
Chapter 3, Mishna 23(a): The Torah vs. the Computer – Part I
Rabbi Elazar ben (son of) Chisma said: The laws of the bird-pair offerings and the beginning of menstrual periods: these are essential laws. ...read more
Chapter 3, Law 2 – Who Will Live and Who Will Die
A person whose sins are more numerous than his merits dies immediately in his wickedness, as it is stated, 'for your many sins' (or: 'for the ...read more
Chapter 3, Mishna 22: Does the Torah Make Sense?
He [R. Elazar ben Azariah] used to say: Anyone whose wisdom is greater than his deeds to what is he comparable? To a tree whose branches are ...read more
Body & Beauty In Our Physical World: A Jewish Perspective Part II
The following class is the second in a three part series examining the relationship between inner spiritual beauty, our physical bodies, and the ...read more
Raincoats and Galoshes
If one walks into a men's clothing store in the winter, he will inevitably see designer raincoats for sale. If one owns such raingear, or some ...read more
Volunteering to Be a Witness
QUESTION 41
One morning the Monsey bus was making a turn at 14th Street when a woman who had the right of way was crossing the street. The ...read more
Chapter 3, Law 1 – Hovering Over the Red Line
Every single human being has merits and transgressions. A person whose merits are greater than his transgressions is [considered] a righteous ...read more
