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Why a Flood?-Parshas No’ach

By |2024-06-06T09:01:11-04:00October 3, 2021|

One of the main episodes of this week’s parshah, of course, is the virtual destruction of the world, as its inhabitants – save the survivors on the teivah (ark) – were engulfed by the waters of the Mabul (Flood). Root Causes The causes that triggered this cataclysmic event are delineated by the Torah, with chamas (petty thievery) apparently the principal culprit: וַתִּשָּׁחֵת הָאָרֶץ לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹקִים וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ חָמָס...  וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹקִים לְנֹחַ קֵץ כָּל־בָּשָֹר [...]

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Water and Happiness-Parshas Haazinu

By |2024-06-06T09:01:11-04:00September 12, 2021|

There are many unique elements associated with the yom tov of Sukkos, which, at the same time, are both intriguing and somewhat mystifying. Grand Celebration Perhaps chief among them is the aura of supreme joy that surrounds this particular festival more than any others. Every yom tov, of course, is a time of great happiness and celebration. But in the prayers, this is the only festival upon which is conferred [...]

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Going Through the Teshuvah Motions – Is There a Point?-Parshas Vayeilech

By |2024-06-06T09:01:11-04:00September 5, 2021|

There are three midrashic teachings that may dramatically alter our perceptions of certain aspects of teshuvah (repentance). The first involves the Prophet Hoshei’a’s exhortation to repent in this week’s haftorah – from which is derived the title of this special Shabbos, Shabbos Shuvah: כֹּל הַנְבִיאִים קוֹרְאִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְתְּשׁוּבָה... וְלֹא מְלַמְדִים אֶת יִשְֹרָאֵל מָה לוֹמַר, אַבָל הוֹשֵעַ אָמַר עֲשׂוּ תְּשׁוּבָה וּמְלַמְדָם מָה יְפַיְיסוּ... שׁוּבָה יִשְֹרָאֵל עַד ד' אֱלֹקֶיךָ... קְחוּ עִמָּכֶם דְּבָרִים וְשׁוּבוּ אֶל־ד'... – “All the prophets would call to [...]

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Rosh Hashanah in History-Parshas Nitzavim

By |2024-06-06T09:01:11-04:00August 29, 2021|

(The following is based largely on R’ Yerucham Olshin’s sefer Yerach L’mo’adim [Yamim Nora’im], vol. I, part II, § 32.) One of the highlights of the Rosh Hashanah prayers is the Mussaf service, which features the inclusion of three groups of Scriptural verses. As the Mishnah outlines (Rosh Hashanah 4:6): אֵין פּוֹחֲתִין מֵעֲשָׂרָה מַלְכִיּוֹת, מֵעֲשָׂרָה זִכְרוֹנוֹת, מֵעֲשָׂרָה שׁוֹפָרוֹת. “We include a minimum of ten verses of Malchiyos (Kingship), ten [...]

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On the Run-Parshas Ki Savo

By |2024-06-06T09:02:29-04:00August 22, 2021|

Har Gerizim and Har Eival were two mountains in Eretz Yisrael that figure prominently in this week’s parshah. These were the mountains upon which the blessings and curses were to be pronounced. As the Torah records:  אֵלֶּה יַעַמְדוּ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־הָעָם עַל־הַר גְּרִזִּים בְּעָבְרְכֶם אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן... וְאֵלֶּה יַעַמְדוּ עַל־הַקְּלָלָה בְּהַר עֵיבָל... – “The following (tribes) shall stand on Mt. Gerizim to bless the nation when you cross the Yarden River... And the following [...]

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Enlistment Eligibility-Parshas Ki Seitzei

By |2024-06-06T09:02:30-04:00August 15, 2021|

(A study of the contrasting halachos of two war-related mitzvos: eradicating Amalek and warring against the Seven Nations.) As we know, Hashem has imbued all of mankind with free will – the ability to choose to do good or evil. Unfortunately, however, many have opted for the wrong choice; in some instances, entire nations have gone down this path. And so it is that certain peoples have so devastated their way [...]

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