Toldos 5785
The Torah tells us that “when Esav saw that Yitzchak had blessed Yaakov and sent him off to Paddan-aram to take himself a wife from...
Chaye Sarah 5785
After Rivkah arrived in Israel and married Yitzchak, the parsha returns its focus to Avraham. The Torah says (Beraishis 25:1): “ויסף...
Vayera 5785
In this week’s parsha, the Torah reveals Hashem’s inner thoughts regarding why He disclosed His intention to Avraham to destroy the evil...
Lech Lecha 5785
The Torah tells us (Beraishis 17:1-2): “When Avram was ninety-nine years, Hashem appeared to Avram and said to him, ‘I am El Shaddai;...
Noach 5785
At the beginning of Parshas Noach, G-d resolves to destroy the world because of the sins of the generation of the flood. What was the...
Beraishis 5785
When Adam sins by eating from the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, Hashem does not immediately punish him. Instead, He...
Succos 5785
This Shabbos we will read Sefer Koheles, which says (11:1) “Send forth your bread upon the surface of the water, for after many days you...
Yom Kippur 5785
In Sefer Yonah (which we read on Mincha on Yom Kippur), Yonah is swallowed by a big fish. The Nach tells us that “Yonah was in the belly...
Rosh Hashanah 5785
Rosh Hashanah is of course a very solemn day, as the Mishnah tells us. Each individual human being passes before Hashem like sheep in a...
Parshas Nitzavim/Vayelech 5784
The Torah tells us (Devarim 30:19): “I call heaven and earth today to bear witness against you: I have placed life and death before you,...