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...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Sep 4, 2020 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Weekly Parsha
What makes you happy? Is it a nice cold beer, new clothes, or watching the latest Netflix show? This week’s Torah portion, seems decidedly less happy than any of those ideas. God gives us a long list of all the terrible consequences that could befall...
by Rabbi Gewirtzman | Sep 4, 2020 | Rabbi Kasriel Gewirtzman, Weekly Parsha
D’var Torah by Rabbi Kasriel Gewirtzman In this week’s Torah portion, we see a fascinating commandment thatteaches us a powerful lesson in how we need to care about others. TheTorah states in verse 22.10 that one may not plow with an ox and a donkeytogether, at...
