Tehillim 149
This psalm is full of lofty praise for Hashem. The penultimate psalm of Tehillim has been made into an ever popular Avram Fried song....
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...
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...
Oz Torah from Rabbi Apple
Torah readings: Tazria-M'tzora
DISEASE IN ANCIENT JERUSALEM
Contagious disease is a central feature of the Torah readings this Shabbat.
Strangely the disease did not spread in Temple...
Ask Rabbi Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple was for many years Australia’s highest profile rabbi and the leading spokesman on Jewish religious issues. After serving congregations in London,...
Parshat Vayera
How do we explain the incongruous nature of the blessings at a brit milah? At a circumcision the mohel makes the bracha: ‘al hamila’...
Chanukah, Hellenism, and Hamas
Jewish history isn't random. Selected to represent Hashem and inspire moral and religious spirit, our battles aren’t local and aren’t purely geopolitical. We stand...
HaGaon Rav Dovid Feinstein Zt”l
American Jewry mourns the passing of one of its Torah giants, Rav Dovid Feinstein. The son of Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l and...
Ask Rabbi Shochet on Rabbi’s Sermons and Jewish Unity
Is Presentation Everything?
Dear Rabbi
I attend a Synagogue where the Rabbi, not originally English, struggles to express himself properly. We all understand what he’s saying...
Israel Is Not a Start-up Nation
Rabbi Moshe Taragin
What happens when grand visions meet harsh realities? For hundreds of years, the land of Israel was a shimmering dream buoying the...
