“‘Do Not Die for Me,’ Proclaims God”
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s commentary on Parshat Vayera
“The Actions of our Ancestors are Signs for Us”
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s commentary on Parshat Lech Lecha
“Disagreeing with Respect”
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s commentary on the Tower of Babel in Parshat Noach
“The Most Important Verse in the Torah”
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s commentary on Parshat Bereishit
“Redemption and Perfection for the Entire World”
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s commentary on the Sukkot Festival
Shabbat Shalom: Chol Hamoed Sukkot By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – This magnificent three-week festival period – Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot – may be viewed and experienced in two dimensions simultaneously; the universalist, nationalist dimension, and the particularistic, individual/family dimension. Rosh Hashanah is the day on which the world was born, when the …
One of the many challenges that the Jewish community faces as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic involves balancing the Biblical mandate of “v’nishmartem me’od l’nafshoteichem” – safeguarding our health – with fulfilling the halakhic requirements relating to the tefilot of Yom Kippur. To address this issue, Ohr Torah Stone has created a halakhically condensed …
Shabbat Shalom: Parshat Haazinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – The very joyous and ritually rich festival of Sukkot comes at the heels of Yom Kippur, the Day of Forgiveness and Purity. Now that, hopefully, we have been forgiven for our transgressions, we begin afresh with a clean slate. It is certainly …
As we embark on the spiritual journey toward Yom Kippur, our staff and global emissaries share a daily dose of Torah along with a glimpse into their own personal journeys… Click to read today’s! Click here to download our specially-condensed, halakhic machzorim (prayer books) for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, which responds to the health …
