This week’s epic Sedra includes an account of the 42 stations that the Jewish people journeys through on their way to the Promised Land. Although they were sentenced to wander for forty years, this decree was mitigated in some way. Rashi points out that fourteen of the stops took place before the sin of the … More Parsha Post – Matos Masei
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שָׁמוֹר וְזָכוֹר בְּדִבּוּר אֶחָד. הִשְׁמִיעָנוּ אֵל הַמְיֻחָד. ה’ אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד. לְשֵׁם וּלְתִפְאֶרֶת וְלִתְהִלָּה: ‘Safeguard!’ And ‘Remember’ in a single utterance the One and Only G-d made us hear. Hashem is One and His Name is One, for renown, splendour and praise. As is well known, the two accounts of the ten commandments have … More Shamor Ve Zachor – Why one is not enough
The phrase Lecha Dodi is borrowed from the pasuk in Shir Hashirim 7:12, ‘Come my beloved and let us go out to the field, let us lodge in villages’. The most simple idea here is that this is a reference to the Gemara that talks about the various Sages who would go out and greet … More Lecha Dodi – Where are We Going?
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Shabbos and especially Shabbos afternoon is representative of Yichud, unification with Hashem. On Friday night we say ata kidashta, which is a reference to Kiddushin. On Shabbos morning we say yismechu bemalchuscha, which alludes to the chosson being like a king at his chuppa. We also daven mussaf which is a hint to the tosefes … More The Heavenly Yichud Room
The Sages of the Mishna debated which is the most important verse in the Torah. Rabbi Akiva opens the discussion by invoking the golden rule, “Love your fellow as yourself” (Vayikra 19:18). Ben Azai, however suggests, “… on the day that G-d created man, He made him in His Image” (Bereishit 5:1). Ben Zoma goes for … More Pinchas – The Most Important Verse
This is the first shiur I gave in a series that has spanned over the last four years. The course title is Naaseh Adam – let us make man and the ‘basic’ idea is to explore how we can live as spiritual beings in a physical world. Over the next few weeks and possibly months, … More Audio Shiur Naaseh Adam – Together Let Us Make Man
לכה דודי לקראת כלה פני שבת נקבלה Come my beloved to meet the bride, The Sabbath presence, let us welcome! The beloved referred to here is none other than Hashem Himself. Together Hashem and Klal Yisrael go out to welcome the Sabbath bride. We know that the Jewish people are referred to as Hashem’s … More An Epic Love Story
This bracha, perhaps more than all the other brachos in the amida, captures the spirit of the three week, but do we really know what kaasher dibarta is referring to? Click here to listen to the shiur Click veliyrushalayim to download the sources. Enjoy!
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