Shabbat Shalom: Sukkot By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel –What is the true symbolism of the Sukkah? The Talmud (B.T. Sukkah 11b) cites a difference of opinion between Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Eliezer as to whether the Sukkah commemorates the
Parshat Haazinu: A Song of Exhilaration vs. a Song of Rebuke Rabbi Yogev and Chana Cohen are former Straus-Amiel shlichim who served as Rabbi and Rabbanit of the Porat Yosef community in London A quick examination of the entire Torah
Shabbat Shalom: Haazinu (Deuteronomy 32:1- 32:52) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “Remember the days of yore, understand the years (shenot) of each generation.” (Deuteronomy 32:7) Are we commanded to study world history? Certainly, I would say, on the
Live.Listen.Learn – Rosh Midreshet Lindenbaum Rabbanit Sally Mayer: Embracing Empathy
Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech: “Those who stand with us today, and also those who do not” Shira and Ehud Meirman are Beren-Amiel shlichim working at TanenbaumCHAT (Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto) in Canada, where Ehud is a teacher-emissary, while Shira is the
Shabbat Shalom: Nitzavim-Vayelech (Deuteronomy 29:9- 31:30) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “For this commandment that I have commanded you today is not concealed from you, nor is it far away.” (Deuteronomy 30:11) How often it is that we
Shabbat Shalom: Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “For I have come to the land which the Lord swore to our forebears to give to us.“ (Deuteronomy 26:3) When the individual Jew brings
Parshat Ki-Tavo: Know Yourself Straus-Amiel shlichim Rabbi Avinoam and Hadas Czitron are the community rabbinic couple and head of the Bet Midrash of Yavneh College, London In our parsha, the mitzvot of first fruits are described. We are told that when
Shabbat Shalom: Ki Tetze (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “When you go forth to battle…and you see among the captives a beautiful woman and you desire her…. When a man has two wives, one the beloved
Parshat Ki-Tetze: Who Are Our Real Enemies? Renana and Omer Cohen are Beren-Amiel shlichim at the Barkai Yeshiva in Brooklyn, NY At the beginning of our parsha we read about the eshet yefat to’ar, “a woman of beauty” who is
Shabbat Shalom: Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “You shall appoint judges…[who] will not pervert justice…. Justice, justice shall you pursue… You shall not plant for yourselves an Asheira [tree used for purposes of idolatry, according
Parshat Shoftim: “Through Justice, a King Establishes the Land” (Mishlei 29:4) Michal and Rabbi Shai Freundlich are Straus-Amiel shlichim in Mexico City, where Shai is Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Community The Book of Devarim comprises Moshe’s great speech to the
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