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The Sukkah of Yom Kippur

As important (if not more so) as what one says is how it is said, when it is said, and what is not…

Yom Kippur: Long Term Planning

“We work and get reward and they work and do not get reward?” This statement, said when…

Haazinu: The Joy of Sinning

Sinning is meant to be enjoyable. If not, there would be no point to it. How ironic, then, when a…

Aseret Yemi Teshuva: The Freedom to Choose

“In a place where ba’alei teshuva stand there, not even the fully righteous can stand…

Rosh Hashanah: Time for Change

Man has a tremendous capacity for self-deception. We easily see faults in others; somehow, we miss…

Some Thoughts on This Year's Yamim Noraim

The Yamim Noraim of the year 70 must have been quite traumatic. The Temple had been destroyed less…

Vayelech: Naming Rights

We tend to think that the names of the weekly parshiot have little intrinsic meaning; they are just…

Eiruvin 30: Eating Together

One of the hardest hit industries of the pandemic has been the restaurant industry. Many…

Ki Tavo: Language Barriers

Those of us living in Canada are especially sensitive to the importance of language to the fabric…

Ki Teitzei: Let's Make a Deal

"All of man's earnings are decreed on Rosh Hashanah, except for expenses regarding…

Shoftim: Words are Not Enough

"The hand of the witnesses should be against him first to put him to death, and the hand of…

Eiruvin 2: A Holy Home

The focus of masechet Shabbat is the definition of the parameters of the 39 prohibited melachot,…

Re'eh: Please Join Us

One of the most vexing issues we face today is how to deal with those who violate, wilfully or not…

Shabbat 151: Nothing New in Messianic Times

“For there will never cease to be needy within the land. Therefore, I command you, saying,…

Eikev: 100 Streams

"And now, Israel, what does G-d, Ma Hashem, want from you but just to fear the Lord your G-d,…

Shabbat 151: I Want a Reward

“Mitzvot were given only to purify people” (Breisheet Rabba 44). By refraining…

Tu B'Av: Breaking the Glass

One of the best-known wedding customs is the breaking of a glass during the chuppah. The common…

VaEtchanan: Beyond the Law

The most obvious connection between Tisha b’Av and parshat Vaetchanan—which…