Parshat Vayera: A Letter to our Soldiers Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander is President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone To our dear Chayalim and Chayalot, Like you, Avraham left home. All of a sudden, he received the order, gathered
The article below is from Rabbi Riskin’s book Bereishit: Confronting Life, Love and Family, part of his Torah Lights series of commentaries on the weekly parsha, published by Maggid and available for purchase here. Parshat Lech Lecha: Nationalism vs. Universalism:
Lech Lecha: Avraham the Warrior Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander is President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone When we speak of Avraham, the founder of our people and our faith, so many moments in his life stand out. The
The article below is from Rabbi Riskin’s book Bereishit: Confronting Life, Love and Family, part of his Torah Lights series of commentaries on the weekly parsha, published by Maggid and available for purchase here. Parshat Noach: Outreach or Inreach; Family
Simchat Torah Pogrom and The Floodwaters of Noach Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander is President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone When the floodwaters subside, Noach is alone. Just mere weeks before, human civilization was robust and populous, though it
Parshat Bereshit: Standing Together Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander is President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone Dedicated to the wellbeing of our soldiers and security forces; a refuah sh’leimah to those who have been injured; and for the return
The article below is from Rabbi Riskin’s book Bereishit: Confronting Life, Love and Family, part of his Torah Lights series of commentaries on the weekly parsha, published by Maggid and available for purchase here. Parshat Bereishit: What is Torah? Rabbi
Shabbat Shalom: Sukkot (Second Days) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “And everyone shall be united in following the will of our Father in Heaven.” (High Holy Day Liturgy) The second Mishnah in the fourth chapter of the Tractate
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
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