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“And the impure were defeated by the pure.” Throughout Chanukah, this line rings out through our prayers three times a day. We remember how a small...
Some say this weeks’ parsha, Beha’alotcha uniquely encompasses three books of the Torah. The Gemara (Shabbos116a) explains that the two pasuk portion in our sedra (10:35-36)...
In this week’s parsha, there’s an interesting verse that makes us question whether according to halacha, one is allowed to accept presents. When Avraham and Sara...
“Pick me … please!” When I was at high school, I wasn’t much of a sportsman. I clearly remember how the selection process for soccer practice...
The Shabbos before Pesach is called “Shabbat Hagadol”, and it’s upon us once again. As we walk around shopping centres this Pesach season, we’re drawn to...
“He sent them away from Yitzchak, his son, while he was still alive, to the land of the east.” (Chapter 25;6) The building block of Kabbalah...
Tisha B’Av is a confusing day in the Jewish calendar. It shares some contradictory dimensions. It’s known as the saddest day in Jewish history but simultaneously...
“And they came to the Sinai Desert, and they encamped in the wilderness, and there Israel camped before the mountain.” The festival of Shavuot celebrates receiving...
Pesach is an interesting and stressful time of the Jewish year. There are so many unique mitzvot that have to be performed, so much food that...
Parshat Vayakhel is a detailed account of the construction of the vessels for the Mishkan and the building of the Mishkan itself. The Torah often withholds...
The shocking incident of Dinah’s abduction by Shechem and his father, Chamor, is one of the themes of this week’s parsha. They thought they could take...
“As an eagle that stirs up its nest, hovering over its young” Rashi, one of our greatest commentators, explains that Hashem is compared to an eagle...
This week’s parsha introduces us to the detrimental spiritual effects of tumat met, the impurity that comes from being in contact with the dead and the...
This week’s parsha details the laws of kashrus. The Torah makes a brave statement by enumerating the one and only animal that has split hooves but...
Don’t people love saying, “Be true to yourself”, “Don’t forget who you are”, or “You don’t want to see the real me?” Some people erroneously believe...
