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Parashat Ki Tavo

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen That you shall take of the first of every fruit of the ground that you bring in from your land that Hashem, your G-d, gives you. (26:20) The mitzvah of Bikurim is unique. The Torah refers to Bikurim as “reishit pri,” the first fruit. […]

Parashat Ki Teze

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh ×›Ö¼Ö´×™Ö© יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ ×€ בְּקֶ֣רֶב מַחֲנֶ֗ךָ לְהַצִּֽילְךָ֙ וְלָתֵ֤ת אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהָיָ֥ה מַחֲנֶ֖יךָ קָד֑וֹשׁ וְלֹֽא־יִרְאֶ֤ה בְךָ֙ עֶרְוַ֣ת דָּבָ֔ר וְשָׁ֖ב מֵאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ (ס) Since the LORD your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you, let your camp […]

Parashat Shoftim

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, One of the famous verses in our parasha is תמים תהיה עם ה׳ אלקיך “You must be wholehearted with HaShem “(18,13). Alshech Hakadosh explains that there are those who keep the Torah and mitzvot publicly in the community, in synagogue and around the […]

Parashat Re’eh

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yitzchak Ariel One of the Mitzvot mentioned in this weeks Parsha, Re’eh, is the commandment of Tzedaka, Charity. We all understand the importance of helping others in need and lending a helping hand when we are able to. Some of us are accustomed to thinking that […]

Parashat Ekev

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov Moshe Rabbenu continues his talk to Bnei Israel in this week’s Torah portion. He tells Bnei Israel that they should not be afraid of their enemies and they should remember what Hashem did to Egypt and Pharaoh, and how Bnei Israel were saved by […]