by כותבים שונים | Aug 6, 2026
The Essence of the Regalim Shoval Malachi Former shaliach in Melbourne (2022 – 2023) DevOps Engineer Click for PDF For translation to Spanish and Português There is one fascinating moment when opening Sefer Devarim. On the surface, it seems we have...
by Rabbi Avraham Norin | Aug 5, 2021
Rabbi Avraham Norin Currently teaches in Israel at the Machon Meir and Ora conversion program Click Here for the PDF version When the Rabbis of Babylon divided the Torah into 54 weekly portions, it was not simply done to make a convenient number of Torah portions to...
by Jeff Kupferberg | Aug 13, 2020
Click HERE for the PDF version In this week’s Parsha, Moshe commands Bnei Yisrael to destroy everything in Eretz Yisrael that was used to worship other gods. “אַבֵּ֣ד תְּ֠אַבְּדוּן אֶֽת כָּל הַמְּקֹמ֞וֹת אֲשֶׁ֧ר עָֽבְדוּ שָׁ֣ם הַגּוֹיִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם...
by Hanoch Shalev | Aug 19, 2017
Hanoch Shalev Former Shaliach in Melbourne (2003-04) Currently Dev. Manager and Owner of Shabbat Shalev” blog Super Heroes Man is a vessel which was created to receive the divine abundance. Hashem emanates and we collect. So too, all creatures of creation...
by Reuven Kolton | Aug 31, 2016
Reuven Kolton Former Shaliach in Memphis Currently M.A in Economics. Teaching Assistant in Ben-Gurion University and Sapir Academic College I remember the time I had the privilege of visiting, for the first time, the Starbucks on Poplar and Ridgeway in Memphis....
by בת שרות | Aug 12, 2015
Emanuel Elstein Former Shaliach in Washington (2003-4) and Memphis (2010-12) Jerusalem, as we know, is the center of the world from which all the universe grew, the focal point of all our prayers. Endless world have been spoken about it. But surprisingly, our...
by Rabbi Dov Bigon | Jun 24, 2015
“Observe that I am placing before you both a blessing and a curse…. When G-d brings you to the Land… you must declare the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Eval” (Deuteronomy 11:26,29). We might ask: How did the Israelites carry this out? The Talmud...
by Rabbi Baruch Plaskow | Aug 10, 2014
The two choices – today and in history Rav Baruch Plaskow, Rosh Kollel, Montreal Kollel, 2005 ‘See! I give you today (a choice of) a blessing and a curse. The blessing, when you listen to the commandments of God your Lord, which I command you today. The...
by Daphna Kannai | Aug 10, 2014
Rabbanit Daphna Kannai One of the most prevalent dilemmas which we have as parents and teachers is how to balance two needs which sometimes seem to contradict each other. On the one hand, it seems important to give enough space to our children and students, so...
