February 2, 2025

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Behar-Bechukotai

Hi! Last week’s cufflinks were the arba minim from Sukkot, because the parsha goes into the detail for the chag. Many folks over Shabbat thought

Active Faith

As the last game of the season drew to a close, Coach Newfield called Kayla over. “Kayla, I am impressed by the improvement you have

Women of the Rig: Rivka Farrell

Teaneck has an incredible volunteer ambulance corps comprising a widely diverse group of people from all walks of life, and it also has a large

Zera Shimshon on Behar-Bechukosai

אֶת־כַּסְפְּךָ לֹא־תִתֵּן לוֹ בְּנֶשֶׁךְ וּבְמַרְבִּית לֹא־תִתֵּן אָכְלֶךָ׃ (ויקרא כה ,לז)  “Do not lend him your money with added interest, or give him your food with

Sotah 49: You Are the Gadol Hador!

Omer Yankelevich was the first-ever female haredi minister of Israel. As heaven would have it, she was appointed Minister of Diaspora Affairs just after the

What Might Happen, Might Not Happen

Parshat Behar-Bechukotai Today’s reading is an especially difficult one to follow as almost half of its pesukim describe the horrific punishments that would befall Israel

Rearranging Aliyot to Enable a Levi’s Aliya

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: This Shabbat (Vayakhel/Pekudei), the gabbai called up a Levi for shvii, and as ba’al korei,

World of Tens

בַּעֲשָׂרָה מַאֲמָרוֹת נִבְרָא הָעוֹלָם. וּמַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר, וַהֲלֹא בְמַאֲמָר אֶחָד יָכוֹל לְהִבָּרְאוֹת? אֶלָּא לְהִפָּרַע מִן הָרְשָׁעִים שֶׁמְּאַבְּדִין אֶת הָעוֹלָם שֶׁנִּבְרָא בַּעֲשָׂרָה מַאֲמָרוֹת, וְלִתֵּן שָׂכָר טוֹב

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