by Rabbi Herzl Hefter | Jul 27, 2016
Rav Herzl Hefter Former Rosh Kollel in Cleveland (1995-1997) Mourning: Action and Affect I believe that the period of Bein HaMetzarim, between the straights, is the appropriate time to devote to the study of the laws of mourning. Our response to death and loss...
by Rabbi Herzl Hefter | Oct 21, 2015
Rav Herzl Hefter Former Rosh Kollel in Cleveland (1995-1997) Matot Masei – audio class
by Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger | Jul 16, 2015
Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger Imagine two children playing hide and seek; one hides but the other does not look for him. G-d is hiding and man is not seeking. Imagine his distress. Reb Baruch of Medzhibozh (Quoted in Souls on Fire, p. 84) Coined in the 1970’s by Arthur...
by Rabbi Ilan Goldman | Jul 16, 2015
Rabbi Ilan Goldman Former Rav-Shaliach, Bnei Akiva England Currently Executive Director of Project Aseret Master of Rebuke הָלֹךְ וְקָרָאתָ בְּאָזְנֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם לֵאמֹר: כֹּה אָמַר ה’: זָכַרְתִּי לָךְ חֶסֶד נְעוּרַיִךְ אַהֲבַת כְּלוּלֹתָיִךְ לֶכְתֵּךְ...
by Rabbi Shlomo Sobol | Jul 26, 2008
Rabbi Shlomo Sobol Former Rosh Kollel in Detroit As befitting the conclusion of Sefer Bamidbar, Parshat Matot and Parshat Masei’s two main topics are Bnei Yisrael’s travels and the preparations for the upcoming entrance into Eretz Yisrael. Yet, the Torah chooses to...
by Rabbi Dror Brama | Jul 22, 2006
Our parsha records how Moshe received his last mission on earth: “Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying: Take vengeance for the Children of Israel against the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered unto your people.” Several questions arise from these two verses: 1. What...
by Rabbi Gideon Weitzman | Jul 29, 2005
This week’s Parshah opens with the details of vows and how to annul them. This seems to be a simple set of laws until we consider the context of this passage in the Torah and its placement here towards the end of the book of Bamidbar. The book of Bamidbar relates the...
by Rabbi Emanuel Cohn | Jul 17, 2004
Rabbi Emanuel Cohn Former Avrech in Montreal (2001-2003) Founder of “Torah MiCinema” – Teaching Film and Judaism Since we commemorate this year the 100thYahrtzeit of Theodor Herzl z”l, it is worth contemplating Zionism for a moment. The term...
