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New Year Message for 5775 – Hannah and Rachel
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Parshat Ki Tavo
Parshat Ki Tavo “V’haya Ki Tavo el Ha’aretz” – “When you come into the Land”. (Dvarim 26:1) Being that this parsha falls on the birth date of the Holy Baal Shem Tov, the father of Chassidut, and of the Alter Rebbe, I want to open a window to a Chassidic teaching pertaining to…
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Parshat Shoftim – Leah Goldsmith
“Parshat Shoftim” “When you shall besiege a city for a long time in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by forcing an axe against them, for you may eat of them. You shall not cut them down, for the tree of the field is like a man…”…
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Parshat Re’eh – Not For Vegetarians
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Parshat Eykev – Not wanting to be around to see Messiah
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Parashat V’etchanan Choosing a Rabbi
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Parashat Devarim – False Tears
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Essay on Parshat Pinchas – Zealous for Zion
In this week’s portion we see the daughters of Tzelafchad requesting an inheritance in the land. It is very interesting that the Torah goes out of its way to state the family genealogy all the way back to Joseph. Why is this necessary? Rashi explains that the Torah purposely wants to show the family connection…