Parshat Vayigash
THE LAST & THE LOST?
Many years have passed since Jacob and Joseph saw each other last. A lengthy period has separated them.
Finally comes the...
Tehillim 148
This week’s psalm brings us within touching distance of the end of Tehillim. It is one of the most all encompassing psalms in the whole...
Rabbi Moshe Taragin’s Torah from Eretz Yisrael
The current corona virus crisis has toppled the world order, sent stock markets plummeting and reshaped human consciousness. For many, it is,and will remain the most shocking event of their lifetimes. We...
Pesach: guardians of the galaxy
As the seder winds down the tension builds. Who has stolen the afikoman, and what price will it take to release this crucial hostage,...
Dear Rabbi, can I buy a luxury car?
Dear Rabbi
I live as a member in a particularly Orthodox Jewish community. I recently bought a nice luxury car and all I get now...
Parshat Balak
There were nearly four paragraphs of the Shema.
The Gemarah in Mesechet Brachot (12) tells us that originally, our sages wanted to add a fourth...
Tehillim – Psalm 35
This tehillim is for the shloshim of Maran Hagaon Harav Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman ZT’L
King David was a righteous individual, who was shamefully treated...
Parshat Metzorah: speech, propaganda, and Seder night
This week's Torah portion describes the procedures that must be taken to cleanse the gossiper inflicted with tzoraat. He is sprinkled with the blood of...
Transforming our challenges into opportunities
If I were to ask you, "What is the wealthiest place in the universe?", what would you answer? You might suggest the banks, the...
Purim: Our Existential Battle Against Amalek
As we encounter Purim, let us delve deeper into the unique spiritual and existential battle that the Jewish People must continue to wage against...
