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THE HALACHA ON GRUDGES
Dear Rabbi
Is there ever any sense or justification for bearing a grudge? My wife and my sister-in-law haven’t spoken in months....
Tehilim – Psalm 40
King David was a master of poetry, effortlessly weaving together strands of genius to leave lasting impressions on countless generations of Jews. “Vayaleini meboir...
Chief Rabbi’s Dvar Torah : Parshat Tzav
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4sfGjen3_4
In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi explains why this will be a great Shabbat…
The Shabbat before Pesach is called Shabbat HaGadol,...
Chief Rabbi’s Dvar Torah : Parshat Tazria Metzora
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK6NE8tlQ2w
In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi discusses the meaning of “Yom Ha’atzmaut”.
The term Yom Ha’atzmaut is taken from the root ‘Etzem’,...
It Didn’t Start October 7th
It Didn’t Start October 7th
Dear Rabbi,
I note your remarks last week about the United Nations being a mockery and completely unreliable. I am generally...
Parshat Vayetze
In this week’s D’var Torah the Chief Rabbi ponders the question: why are we compared to dust?
Why are we compared to dust?
In Parashat Vayetzei...
Reflections on the passing of Dayan Chanoch Ehrentreu zt”l
By Rabbi Jeremy Conway
Somehow it was my great zechus to become a zanav l’aroyos – “a tail to lions” and in particular to the...
Walking, standing & sitting – Vayeshev
THE OLDEST BROTHER
In the Biblical panoply, Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son, is not one of the leading lights.
He played a significant role in the fate...
Tehillim – Psalm 36
In this week’s Psalm, King David explores the topic of sin and how it entices man by luring him in. “Neum pesha larasha, bkerev...
A Long Hot Summer, by Rabbi Moshe Taragin
The Table is set and history beckons! The Jews are primed to enter the land of Israel, construct a Temple, and usher in utopia...
