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Rosh Hashanah is the beginning. It is the beginning of the High Holidays. It is the beginning of the 10 days of repentance. It marks the beginning of…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Rosh Hashana Torah Reading – Day One (Rebroadcast)
The Torah readings for the two days of Rosh Hashana were not arbitrarily chosen. There are very good reasons why on the first day of Rosh Hashana we …
2 years, 10 months ago
Parsha: Nitzavim Vayeilech - Pro Choice
On the final day of Moshe's life, he gathers the entire nation for a parting message. After forging another covenant between the nation and God and e…
2 years, 10 months ago
Nitzavim - Drawbridge Of The Soul (5781)
With the entire nation gathered on his final day of life, Moshe warns the people against being seduced by idolatry. The nation, Moshe reveals, is par…
2 years, 10 months ago
TORAH 101: Preparing for Messiah
Messiah is something that we anticipate and yearn for and await, but it is also something that we must prepare for. The consequences of being unprepa…
2 years, 10 months ago
Parshas Nitzavim & Vayeilech (Rebroadcast)
On the final day of Moshe’s life, he gathered the entire nation – men, women, children, and according to the Talmud, all souls of future Jews – to pa…
2 years, 10 months ago
Parsha: Ki Savo - Dial of Joy
The Torah has a surprising view on joy and how to attain it. The prevailing attitude in our society is that a person's state of joy is contingent upo…
2 years, 10 months ago
Parsha: Ki Savo - Maniacal Determination (5781)
Our parsha contains perhaps the most difficult Torah portion to read and digest: The Tochacha (Admonition). In it we are told the consequences of our…
2 years, 10 months ago
Elul for the Unprepared and the Undeserving
The month of Elul is upon us. Over the course of the next few weeks, Jewish communities worldwide will prepare for the high holidays of Rosh Hashana …
2 years, 10 months ago
Parshas Ki Savo (Rebroadcast)
As the Book of Deuteronomy draws to its conclusion, the narrative makes a transition: Moshe finishes conveying the mitzvos to the nation, and sets up…
2 years, 10 months ago