Parashat Nitzavim “Sos asis baShem! —I shall exult in God!” No longer do we hear how Hashem urged the prophets to comfort Israel. No longer
Parashat Ki Tavo As we begin to study this week’s haftarah, a selection taken from the 60th perek of sefer Yishayahu, we quickly realize that
Is there a difference between “belief” and “faith” or, as we would say in Hebrew, between “emunah” and “bitachon”? Generally, we use these two terms
Parashat Re’eh Shabbat Rosh Chodesh 8/27/22 “K’ish asher imo t’nachamehnu ken anochi anachemchem-uvirushalayim t’nuchamu.” This Shabbat, we observe the first day of Rosh Chodesh Elul
Parashat Eikev “Hal’ven me’ah shanah yivaled v’im Sarah—havat tish’im shana teiled?” (Breishit 17; 17). When Avraham was 70 years old, Hashem promised him that he
Parshat Va’etchanan Shabbat Nachamu “Nachamu, nachamu ami,” — Are there any better expressions of comfort to leave for a nation in mourning than the one
Parashat Devarim Shabbat Chazon The Navi Yishayahu begins this week’s haftarah (and therefore, his entire sefer) letting us know that, although at times, he addresses
The haftarah reading of Parshat Balak is a relatively short selection from Sefer Michah. The 17 pesukim that make up this week’s haftarah, seem to
This week’s haftarah requires no deep analysis to understand our rabbis’ choice of the 11th and 12th chapters of Shmuel Aleph for today’s haftarah. The
This week’s haftarah is taken from the second perek in Sefer Yehoshua which, interestingly, relates events that took place before those found in the first
Parshat B’ha’alotecha The haftarah that we read this Shabbat is a selection taken from Sefer Zecharya (Chapters 2-4) which includes the vision of the seven-branched
Parshat Bamidbar Sefer Bamidbar, which we begin this Shabbat, begins with the events that took place in the beginning of the second year of B’nei
