The Period of the “Three Weeks”The three week period between the Seventeenth of Tammuz and the Ninth of Av is dubbed by our Sages “Between the Straits,” based on the verse (Eicha 1, 3), “All of her enemies overtook her between the straits.” Our Sages tell us that these three weeks between the Seventeenth of…
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Parashat Pinchas / פרשת פינחס
LET’S STUDY ONKELOSA Guide for Rabbis, Teachers and Torah Students to Study and Teach the Parashat Hashavuathrough the Eyes of its Most Important TranslatorBy Stanley M. Wagner and Israel DrazinBased on the five volume, Onkelos on the Torah (Genesis-Deuteronomy), Understanding the Bible Text, by Israel Drazin and Stanley M. Wagner, published by Gefen Publishing House,…
LESSON FIFTEEN: 2PETER, EPISTLES OF JOHN
Upon whom is it for us to rely? Upon our Father who is in heaven. In the footsteps of the Messiah insolence will increase and honor dwindle; … the meeting-place of scholars will be used for immorality;… the wisdom of the learned will degenerate, fearers of sin will be despised, and the truth will be…
LESSON FOURTEEN: JAMES AND 1PETER
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one G-d. You do well. Even the demons believe…
Parashat Korach / פרשת קורח
Parashat Korach / פרשת קורח Efrat, Israel – “And the Lord spoke to Moses saying ‘send forth for yourself men to explore the land of Canaan…” (Numbers 13:1-2) The great sin of humanity was Adam’s disregard of God’s command not to eat the fruit of knowledge; the great sin of Israel was the Israelites’ disregard of God’s command to…
Parashat Sh’lach / פרשת שלח־לך
Parsha Summary for Parshas Shlach 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 “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. 1st Aliya: Moshe sends the Spies on their mission. 2nd Aliya: The Spies return…
Parashat Beha’alotcha / פרשת בהעלתך
Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1 – 12:16 After the dedication of the Sanctuary — the portable Temple and repository of the Torah — the Children of Israel were almost ready to start the journey to the Land of Israel. The purpose was to fulfill the mission of Abraham, the founding father: to take the Ark of the…
Parashat Nasso / פרשת נשא
naso Portion Commentary Messiah the Avenger Thought for the Week: Messiah is our redeemer. He has redeemed us from slavery, from sin, from condemnation and from death. He is our kinsmen redeemer, our brother in the house of God, who has ransomed us from the debt we could not pay. Therefore, we speak of Him…
Praying Repeatedly-A Spark of Ruach Ha’Kodesh
Question: Is it correct for one to plead and beseech Hashem for the same thing every single day or is it more proper to pray for a certain matter only several times and if one sees that one has not been answered, one should cease praying for that specific matter? Answer: The Gemara (Berachot 32b)…
TO LOVE THE TORAH 5
TO LOVE THE TORAHCHAPTER 5THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF PRAYER IN LEARNINGTORAH Another key to success in learning Torah is to ask Hashem forit – you can ask him that you should be able to learn, whether itis the time or the natural inclination you think you are lacking.You can also ask Him to help you…
Parashat Behar / פרשת בהר
BEHAR, Leviticus 25:1-26:2 THE LAND BELONGS TO G-D “To G-d belongs the land and its fullness, the earth and its inhabitants.” (Psalms 24:1). “The heavens, the heavens belong to G-d, but the earth He GAVE TO THE SONS OF ADAM. The dead will not praise G-d nor all who go down to desolation. But we…
One’s Wisdom
“When One’s Wisdom is Greater than One’s Deeds, One’s Wisdom Shall Not Last” The Mishnah in Pirkei Avot (Chapter 3, Mishnah 12) states: “When one’s deeds are greater than one’s wisdom, one’s wisdom shall last; when one’s wisdom is greater than one’s deeds, one’s wisdom shall not last.” The Tashbetz explains in his Sefer Magen…
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