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Toldot: A Wonderful Sin!
"When Eisav heard his father’s words he let out a most loud and bitter scream" (27:…
Eiruvin 100: Cats and Ants
Imagine if the Torah had not been given. While for many, such a thought is unthinkable—…
Chayei Sarah: Bring Her Home
“Yitzchak then brought her [Rivka] into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he took Rivka as…
Chayei Sarah: In Memory of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt"l
I had the honour of sharing a few words in honour of Rabbi Sacks zt"l at the moving program…
VaYera: Family Ties
“Take your son, your only son, the one you love, v'lech lecha, and go for yourself to the…
For the Sake of Heaven
I often ask my high school students what they consider the most difficult mitzvah to observe. The…
Noach: From Noach to Avraham
We tend to view Adam as a failure at life, unable to obey his only command from G-d. Noach was…
Eiruvin 65: Time to Laugh
“Rabbi Elai said: A person is recognized through three ways: b’koso, b’kiso…
Eiruvin 65: Davening Less, Learning More
Two of the most fundamental mitzvot are those of prayer and Talmud Torah. Observant Jews pray three…
Breisheet: Guardians of the Garden
"G-d took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to work it, l'ovdah, and…
Shmini Atzeret: A Dual Holiday
The Jewish holidays have two distinct themes. The shalosh regalim, three pilgrim festivals of…
Sukkot: Leading by Example
For many years, students were introduced to the study of Talmud with Eilu Metziot, the second…
Eiruvin 53: Curriculum Planning
“One cannot compare one who learns the chapter 100 times to one who learns it 101 times…
Sukkot: A Very Open Sukkah
For seven days a year, one is to “make his home temporary and his Sukkah permanent”.…
The Sukkah of Yom Kippur
As important (if not more so) as what one says is how it is said, when it is said, and what is not…
Yom Kippur: Long Term Planning
“We work and get reward and they work and do not get reward?” This statement, said when…
Haazinu: The Joy of Sinning
Sinning is meant to be enjoyable. If not, there would be no point to it. How ironic, then, when a…