Parshat Mishpatim: Dry Laws?!
This week’s Torah portion contains 53 mitzvot, a whole slew of tort laws and rules governing our financial exchanges. There passages are expressive perhaps...
Cold Weather
BY RABBI ARNOLD SAUNDERS
The last couple of weeks has seen some very cold weather with significant accumulations of snow.
The snow started to fall a...
Parashat Shelach Lecha
People are like trees. This is a message we can derive from this week’s Parasha of Shelach Lecha.
Moshe was sending the 12 spies into...
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Thoughts on the Parshah
BY Rabbi Aryeh zev Saunders
In this week’s parshah the Jews complained about their lack of good food. They recalled all the delicacies they ate...
Ask The Rabbi – Can My Rabbi Change His Tune?
Can My Rabbi Change His Tune?
Dear Rabbi
I attend my synagogue each week and all the Rabbi ever talks about is either Israel or national...
Visiting gravesites of the righteous
Dear Rabbi
You recently suggested to someone visiting New York that they should go to the Ohel in Queens, the burial place of the Lubavthcer...
Tehillim – Psalm 77
We have just finished the joyful festival of Chanukah. Fresh from watching Jews of all ages light up windows around the world...
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...
Parashat Va’era
Importance is just a figment of our imagination.
In Parashat Va’era, on the eve of the redemption of our people, we have a long list...
