Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov Outside Eretz Israel all the holidays are two days long. In Israel the holidays are only celebrated for one day except for Rosh Hashana; it is the only holiday that is two days long even in Israel. The simple reason is Rosh Hashanah is […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen You shall rejoice with all of the goodness that Hashem, your G-d, has given you. (26:11) The Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh writes that b’chol hatov, “all of the goodness,” alludes to the Torah, for there is no greater “good” other than Torah. He adds that […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh The Netziv on this week’s Parasha explains the following Mishnah in Pirke Avot that seems to be self contradictory. The Mishnah says an hour of tranquility in the world to come is better than the entire life of this world. At the same time, […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh לֹ×־תַטֶּ֣ה מִשְ×פָּ֔ט ×œÖ¹Ö¥× ×ªÖ·×›Ö´Ö¼Ö–×™×¨ ×¤Ö¸Ö¼× Ö´Ö‘×™× ×•Ö°×œÖ¹×־תִקַּ֣ח שֹ×֔חַד ×›Ö´Ö¼Ö£×™ הַשֹּ×֗חַד יְעַוֵּר֙ ×¢Öµ×™× ÖµÖ£×™ ×—Ö²×›Ö¸×žÖ´Ö”×™× ×•Ö´Ö½×™×¡Ö·×œÖµÖ¼Ö–×£ דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽ×׃ …you shall not take bribes, for bribes blind the eyes of the discerning and upset the plea of the just. Chofetz Chaim writes that in order to know how […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, This parasha starts with the verse: “See I am placing before you today a blessing “(11,26). Rabbi Hayim HaCohen explains that the Torah does not tell us if we keep the mitzvot, HaShem will give us a blessing, and if GD forbid one […]