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Parshas Eikev–Humility: On the Shoulders of Our Father

By: Rabbi Pinchas Winston And now, O Israel, what does God, your God, demand of you? Only to fear God, your God, to walk in...

Parshas Eikev–“Discipline and Suffering”

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb As a parent, grandparent, and psychologist, I am often considered to be something of an expert on parenting and child-rearing....

Parshas V’Eschanan–“A Sabbath of Consolation”

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb I was very fortunate as a young boy, and in one particular way I knew it. Very few of my...

Parshas V’Eschanan – “No Entitlement”

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis This weeks parsha is one of the richest, for within it are to be found the pillars of our Judaism – the Ten...

G-d Doesn’t Go To Ibiza

I have to admit that I stopped in my tracks when I first heard a brilliant young woman make the statement. It encapsulated so...

Parshas Devarim – Sense and Sensitivity

By: Rabbi Yisroel Ciner This week we begin the Sefer {Book} of Devarim {Deuteronomy}. “Aileh haDevarim asher debair Moshe el kol Yisroel {These are the things that...

Parshas Devarim – Positive Criticism

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis PARSHAS DEVARIM–ETERNAL LOVE  Is it possible for a person to really cleanse himself and start life anew? And here too, the prophet assures us, “Let...

Parshas Matos–Putting People First

By: Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky During the presidential run of 1992, candidate Bill Clinton published a book entitled Putting People First. He had it right. He just wasn’t...

Sunrise, Sunset: Marrying Off Our Daughter

By: Slovie Jungreis-Wolff As a little girl, I loved the wedding scene in Fiddler on the Roof. I watched it over and over again — friends and family...

Parshas Pinchas – “It’s All Up to You and Me”

When should you speak out and when should you remain silent? To what extent do you have to take responsibility and when should you...

Pinchas & The Three Weeks

The period between the Fast of the 17th of Tamuz and Tishah B’Av is known in halachah as “Bein Ha’meitzarim” / “Between the Troubles.”...

Parshas Balak – How Goodly Are Your Tents

By: Rabbi Shlomo Riskin “My nation, remember what Balak the king of Moab advised and what Bil’am the son of Be’or…answered him in order that...

Parshas Chukas–The Extent of Reward

HASHEM said to Moshe, “Do not fear him, for into your hands have I given him, his entire people, and his land; you shall...

Parshas Chukas – It’s All a Matter of Faith

Parshas Chukas opens with the enigmatic words, “This is the decree of the Torah... and take unto you a Parah Adumah - a Red Heifer...” (Numbers 19:1)...

Parshas Korach–”Two Jews, Three Opinions”

We all nod our heads in agreement when we hear the phrase, "Two Jews, three opinions." We similarly chuckle when we hear the anecdote...

Parshas Korach – The Tragic Consequences of Jealousy

The Midrash teaches that there were two wealthy people in the world — one, a Jew named Korach, the other, a gentile named Haman. They...

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