Tehillim Psalm 42

This tehillim is for a refuah shelema for Michoel ben Fruma Leah We start the second book of Tehillim with an interesting expression. “Lamnatzeach...

Tehillim – Psalm 29

This week’s Tehillim is l’ilui nishmat Zelda bat Shoshana This Psalm is well known as the one we sing both on Friday night as a...

Torah reading: Balak

MAY JACOB CRITICIZE THE TENTS OF OTHERS? Parashat Balak quotes Bilam's praise of Israel – "How goodly are your tents, O Jacob: your dwelling places,...

Tehilim – Psalm 48

This week’s Psalm is the Psalm of the day for Monday. The sons of Korach describe Jerusalem as the ‘Msos kol ha’aretz – the...

Tehillim – Psalm 9

This weeks Tehillim is in memory of Zvi Aryeh ben Avrohom In this weeks Psalm, King David marvels at how Hashem engineers the ‘natural’ decline...

Maran Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky has passed away

It is with tremendous anguish that we inform you of the passing of the Sar HaTorah, Maran HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, aged 94. Rav Chaim was...

Torah from Israel, Shabbat Hagadol : Bridging between Creation and Redemption

Shabbat Hagadol plays a colorful role in the rich heritage of the Pesach holiday. At the heart of the Shabbat Hagadol lore lies a distinctive shiur or sermon geared toward...

Ask Rabbi Schochet

Dear Rabbi In these trying times I am desperately looking for some comfort and some words of encouragement. So many people have taken ill and...

Ask The Rabbi – Was Burying Remains of Holocaust Victims Really Necessary?

Was Burying Remains of Holocaust Victims Really Necessary? Dear Rabbi, I don’t mean to be rude or disrespectful in any way but I watched with wonderment...

Tehillim Psalm 10

This week’s Tehillim is in memory of Suri Dubiner In this week’s Psalm, we open with the line of a famous Avraham Fried song, “Lama...

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