by Rabbi Shaps | Nov 23, 2020 | Rabbi Zischa Shaps, Weekly Parsha
D’var Torah by Rabbi Zischa Shaps Last weekend, we lost 2 Giants in the Jewish world, Rabbi Dovid Feinstein andRabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. This week’s Torah reading begins with the passing of another giant, Avraham’s wifeSarah. The majority of the Parsha...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Oct 30, 2020 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Weekly Parsha
Why can cutlery teleport, but not time-travel? It’s silverwhere, not silverwhen. (Yes, I know, it’s actually spelled “silverware.”) Our forefather, Abraham was tested with 10 tests. Experiences like having his wife abducted, going to war...
by Rabbi Gewirtzman | Oct 27, 2020 | Rabbi Kasriel Gewirtzman, Weekly Parsha
D’var Torah by Rabbi Kasriel Gewirtzman The Torah records that upon returning to dry land after the Flood, Noach planted avine. In its description of this episode, the Torah describes him as ‘Ish ha’adamah’ – theman of the ground. Earlier in the Torah, Noach was...
by Rabbi Shaps | Oct 27, 2020 | Rabbi Zischa Shaps, Weekly Parsha
D’var Torah by Rabbi Zischa Shaps Our refrigerator is covered with pictures, cute sayings and a few select comic strips. One ofthem is a Dilbert comic where “the boss” is insisting that Tina has children despite herclearly letting him know she does not. Finally she...
by Rabbi Gewirtzman | Oct 2, 2020 | Rabbi Kasriel Gewirtzman, Weekly Parsha
D’var Torah by Rabbi Kasriel Gewirtzman “And now write for yourselves this song,and teach it to the Children of Israel, place it in their mouth,so that this song will be for Me a witness for the Children of Israel.”Devarim, 31:19 In this verse, God instructs each...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Sep 11, 2020 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Weekly Parsha
What is the secret to life? How can you get the best that’s out there? Philosophers have spent millennia pondering these questions. Explorers have traveled to the four corners of the Earth trying to find answers. Astronomers have searched the sky...
