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 | May 20, 2020 | Weekly Parsha
One death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic.Joseph Stalin A poignant and chilling statement (especially given the source). Yet, it’s hard to debate his point as we calmly analyze charts and figures about COVID 19 death rates by country. Our hearts move into...
by Rabbi Altonaga | May 20, 2020 | Rabbi Kasriel Gewirtzman, Weekly Parsha
D’var Torah by Kasriel Gewritzman Vayikra, 26:42: And I will remember my Covenant with Yaakov, and even myCovenant with Yitzchak, and even my Covenant with Avraham will Iremember, and the Land I will remember. Towards the end of the section known as “the Tochacha”...
by Rabbi Altonaga | May 20, 2020 | Rabbi Zischa Shaps, Weekly Parsha
D’var Torah by Rabbi Zischa Shaps When the Torah was given to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai, Hashem did notemphasize some commandments as more important than others. Yet, the realityis that human nature places greater importance on some Mitzvot. We have atendency...
