Haazinu: Paying the Bills
A person that pays for an expensive ticket certainly doesn't leave the stadium in the middle of the game. Teshuva is the best deal...
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Nitzavim: Doing Business with Hashem
…teshuva qualifies as the "end of the season sale;" now, teshuva is a bargain. For a small investment one gets great rewards. But don't tarry...
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Vayakhel Pekudei: Seeing and Hearing the Tzaddik
First, why did Moshe go to the lengths of assembling the entire Jewish nation? Second, why did Moshe insist that parents bring all...
Ki Tisa: The Power of Patience
We must ask ourselves, what gave the Levites the power to wait so patiently for Moshe? Why did the rest of the people...
Tetzaveh: Spiritual Eyes
How can the High Priest carry the Urim and Tumim directly on his heart? Four mandatory layers of the High Priest's...
Mishpatim: Under Fire
Under fire, there's no time for discussion. The nations of the world have difficulty understanding how it's possible to "do"...
Yitro: Paying for Parents’ Sins – Fair or Not?
Hashem warns that children are required to pay for their parents' sins. The son asks, "Is it my fault that my father sins...
Beshalach: The Silent Scream
Hashem is teaching us a lesson: "You don't need to cry out to Me within earshot of others; a silent scream from your heart is enough!"
Behar-Bechukotai: Above Nature’s Limitations
Above Nature's Limitations - A Jewish farmer in the Holy Land is commanded to give the land a rest during the sabbatical year...
Pekudei: A Foot in Both Worlds
Why did God command Moshe that Aharon's sons should be the ones to serve under their father in the priesthood?
Metzora: Never Despair!
Never in all of history has there been such a widespread Jewish spiritual rebirth and thirst for Torah as in the present...
Acharei Mot: Hashem Takes Pride in Every Jew
The task of the "designated man" is tremendously important, namely, to lead the scapegoat to the desert. The entire...
Kedoshim: Every Jew’s Special Quality
At a superficial glance, the Torah's commandment that we love our neighbor as we love ourselves seems peculiar and...
Behar: Above Nature’s Limitations
A Jewish farmer in the Holy Land is commanded to give the land a rest during the Sabbatical Year. In turn, HaShem promises...
Bechukotai: Money Worries
The Torah's beautiful blessings are eternal. They are just as real today as they ever were. Hashem grants...
Tazria: Meeting the Tzaddik
God doesn't punish; He educates us, leads us on the right path, and helps us attain our necessary tikkun, or soul correction, so that we'll be worthy vessels...
Nasso: Harnessing the Power of Negative Emotions
"Your midsection distended" (Bamidbar 5:22). From the above passage, we learn Hashem's policy of measure-for-measure...
Noach: Coalition of Evil
…in light of Rebbe Nachman's teachings, when the evil join forces, they hasten their own end and actually pave the way to...