The Ying-Yang of Shelach-Korach
The sedras of Shelach and Korach, read in the Torah last week and this week, are pretty much back-to-back unmitigated disasters for the Jewish [...]
The Meraglim Saga, Through The Eyes Of Ramban
When the meraglim returned from Eretz Yisrael with their report, their first detrimental declaration was, “However, the people who dwell in the Land are [...]
E Pluribus Unum (Did You Look It Up?) Part Two
We left off last week’s column trying to decipher the nature of the korbanos that the nesi’im brought, with which they inaugurated the Mizbeach at the [...]
E Pluribus Unum (Look it Up) Part One
We read in this week’s sedra of the inauguration of the Mizbeach (the Altar) which lasted for twelve days, with special korbanos being brought [...]
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Shelach
Shelach Bulletin in PDF format Answering "amein" should not be done in a voice louder than the the one making the beracha. (The same [...]
Vasikin Schedule for Tammuz 5772
Vasikin Schedule for Tammuz 5772 in PDF format
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Beha’aloscha
Beha'aloscha Bulletin in PDF format Talking during chazaras hashatz is a severe aveirah--in the language of the Shulchan Aruch , "the sin is too [...]
Ask Not For Whom The Person Toils, You Toil For Thee
One of the more fundamental principles concerning Torah and mitzvos is stated in the first Rashi in Parshas Bechukosai. Rashi, referring to the seeming redundancy [...]
Shabbos Bulletin Parshas Nasso
Nasso Bulletin in PDF format Although the passuk "HaShem , sefasaiy tiftach...." is described by Chazal as being part of shemoneh esreiy , nevertheless, [...]