by Rabbi Altonaga | Jul 10, 2020 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Weekly Parsha
Are you more or less in favour of your leaders after the events of 2020? During the Corana Virus outbreak and subsequent quarantine many world leaders have enjoyed a significant increase in their popularity, while others have seen a noticeable decline. Times of...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Jul 10, 2020 | Rabbi Kasriel Gewirtzman, Weekly Parsha
D’var Torah by Rabbi Kasriel Gewirtzman Bamidbar, 22:28: “And HaShem opened the mouth of the she-donkey and it saidto Bilaam, ‘What have I done to you that you struck me these three times (regalim)”. Rashi, 22:28, “It alluded to him, ‘you are trying to uproot the...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Jun 24, 2020 | Parasha, Rabbi Michael Altonaga
What do you hope happens to your worst enemy? Moses has an enemy in this week’s Torah portion: Korach. Korach attempts to take Moses’ position within the Jewish people. Rivalry is one thing, but Korach also slanders Moses to get what he...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Jun 11, 2020 | Parasha, Rabbi Michael Altonaga
2020 is so hard because… Is it easy for you to complete that sentence? There have been a number of new and exceptional challenges that we have faced in the past year, some that may even be unique to our generation. The Jews in this week’s Torah...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Jun 11, 2020 | Parasha, Rabbi Zischa Shaps
Parshat NasoD’var Torah by Rabbi Zischa Shaps If your children have gone to school, you are probably familiar with thedebates over the pros and cons of school uniforms. Uniformity vs.individuality. How can a child express his/her unique personality if they haveto wear...