Noach 5773

by | Oct 19, 2012

BS”D Parashat Noach 5773 Part A: The Gemara (Pesachim 118b) discloses that when the Mashiach will appear, nations will come forward to present him with gifts. HaShem will permit him to receive gifts from Egypt and other nations, but will prohibit receiving gifts...

Bereshiet 5773

by | Oct 12, 2012

BS”D Parashat Bereshiet 5773 Ten years ago, on the 24th of Tishrei 5763, Sargent Ari Weiss z”l fell in a firefight in the city of Shechem; Ari was 20 years old. Ari is the son of Rav Shmuel and Susie Weiss, one of the leading rabbinical families in the...

Netzavim-Va’yailech 5772

by | Sep 14, 2012

BS”D Parshiot Netzavim-Va’yailech 5772 Devarim 29:9-10 You are all standing today in the presence of the Lord your God, the leaders of the tribes, your elders and law enforcement officials, and all the other men of Israel. Together with your children and your...

Ki Tavo 5772

by | Sep 7, 2012

BS”D Parashat Ki Tavo 5772 Our parasha begins: When you have entered the land the Lord your God gives you as a legacy and inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it Or Hachaim explains: The term Vehaya (which opens the parasha) refers to a...

Ki Taytzay 5772

by | Aug 31, 2012

BS”D Ki Taytzay 5772 The Gemara (Rosh Hashana 18:a) poses the question: What method does HaShem employ when surveying the actions of man on Rosh Hashana? It quotes two opinions: “Reish Lakish (Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish) said, ‘like the ascent to Beit Maron...

Shoftim 5772

by | Aug 24, 2012

BS”D Parashat Shoftim 5772 DEDICATED TO FIVE ANONYMOUS JERUSALEM CAB DRIVERS. Our parasha begins: You shall appoint judges and police in all the gates that the Lord God gives you in your tribes, and they shall judge the people in righteous justice. Rashi...