By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov In this week’s Torah portion, we see that Noah and his family survived the flood after being in the boat for one year. They saw how people’s sins brought destruction. They saw not only that people perished, but also that all the animals and vegetation were […]
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By Rabbi David Cohen The Bach notes that there are three chapters concerning aspects of Sukkos recorded in the Torah, sitting in the Sukkah, bringing the festive offerings and finally, taking the four species. Why does the Torah specifically choose the four species to relate the message that Sukkos is […]
By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, Here we are, Shabbat Shuva. The scale is shaking and so is our heart… the Talmud teaches us ( Rosh Hashana 16b) “ בינוניים תלויים ועומדים” The people who aren’t completely righteous nor completely evil are hanging… We are given a break, a few days, […]
By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: The Chida quotes Rav Moshe Kordovoro as follows: The best type of Teshuva a person can do is to bear an insult and forgive that person. This will atone for many of his sins. The Gemara says in Rosh Hashanah: one who forgives another who has […]
By Rabbi Moshe Vosoghi In this week’s Parsha, we find the Mitzva of Bikkurim. The Torah commands that we bring the first ripened fruits from the seven species to the Bet Hamikdash. Once there, the farmer would read a special passage which also happens to be the main text of […]