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  • Overcoming Our Flaws

  • The Torah Belongs to All Jews

    פרשת וזאת הברכה / י”ט בתשרי תשפ”ג / ד’ דחול המואד סוכות

    Simhat Torah is the recognition that the Torah is the property of all Jew, no matter how rich or poor, high and low, educated or not.

  • The Inclusivity of Sukkot

    פרשת וזאת הברכה / י”ח בתשרי תשפ”ג / ב’ דחול המואד סוכות

    Sukkot is the holiday for all people. One can build a sukka that covers the entire world. This show that it is for all.

  • The Importance of a Legal Code

    פרשת קרח / ב’ בתמוז תשפ”ב

    The problem that Korach had was that he didn’t understand that we needed a legal code in place before we arrive in the Land. This truth is borne out by the fact that the reason the US was so successful as a country was that there was a legal code in place upon independence.

  • What we Mourn During the Omer

    פרשת אחרי מות – י”ג בעומר / כ”ח בניסן תשפ”ב

    During the Omer we lesson our happiness due to Rebbe Akiva’s dying. The Talmud gives the reason that they died was that they did not respect one another. This is to teach us to respect our fellow man even when we disagree with him.

  • Destroy Evil

    פרשת ויקרא / ז’ באדר ב’תשפ”ב

    This Shabbat is Shabbat Zachor, in which we remember the commandment to destroy Amalek. Why does the Torah take such a strong stand against Amalek? To teach that there are some things that are so evil they must be destroyed.

  • Be The Fire in the Menorah

    פרשת תרומה / ג’ באדר א’ תשפ”ב

    When Moses is shown the prototype of the Menorah for the Tabernacle, he notices that it is engulfed in flame. This is to teach us to approach being Jewish with a lust, not to be robots.

  • Taking God’s Name in Vain

    פרשת יתרו / ט”ז תשפ”ב

    In the 10 Commandments we are commanded not to take God’s Name in vain. This can be interpreted not to do evil in God’s Name, thus making a mockery of God.

  • Remember the Past, Save the Future

    ד’ בשבט תשפ”ב / January 6

  • Our Fates are in Our Hands

    ב’ בשבט תשפ”ב

    The first commandment that the Jewish people received was to declare the new month. One reason for this was to prepare the Jews to be free. The second was to show that we are now masters of our own fate.