"Some of the nobility of Jerusalem would escort him to the first booth" (Yoma 66b).…
Yitro: Hear Ye, Hear Ye
"And Yitro, the priest of Midian, the father-in-law of Moshe, heard all that G-d did for Moshe…
Yoma 66a: Barbers in the Temple
"Everybody is eligible to walk it, but the kohanim made a permanent rule not to let…
Yoma 66: Between the Lines
One of great and tragic figures in our Talmudic corpus is that of Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanus.…
Yoma 62: Luck of the Draw
For years, one of the most anticipated dates on the Jewish calendar was Rabbi Soloveitchik’s…
Beshalach: Up in Arms
This week's devar Torah is dedicated in honour of the upcoming wedding of Miriam Libman and…
Yoma 54: Love in the Temple
The relationship between G-d and the Jewish people is often compared to that of a husband and wife…
Yoma 53: Please Shorten Your Prayers
Mashechet Yoma delineates the special Temple service performed on Yom Kippur in great detail--and…
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Yoma 52: There's No Way to Know
Great literature lends itself to multiple, even contradictory, interpretations. And the Bible is--…
Bo: All Together Now
This d’var Torah is sponsored by Claire and Howard Glowinsky l'ilui nishmas Chanah bas…
Yoma 48: Try a Little Harder
One of the major debates in Jewish law is whether mitzvoth require kavanah, intent to fulfill the…
Yoma 47: Raising Great Children
There is nothing more challenging and important, for a parent and for a community, than raising…
Powerless in Toronto
It’s always important to remind ourselves to be thankful for those things we take for granted…
Yoma 38: What a Loser
"And [we remember] these for degradation: those of Beit Garmu didnot want to teach on the…
Yoma 37: Winning the Lottery
One of the central features of the Yom Kippur service was that involving the two goats: one…
Shemot: The Ineffable Name
"And he saw an Egyptian man hitting a Hebrew of his brothers" (2:11). To the slave in…