12 Lessons
The loss of the world as we knew it
When the Holy Temple was destroyed, the loss was of a whole way of life.
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
The Revelation at Sinai - the War with Gaza
As one man with one heart, that is how we received the Torah and how we face our enemies.
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
The custom of dairy products on Shavuot
There is something special when it comes to customs. Sometimes their effect is stronger than that of mitzvot.
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
Korach – He has a point
One can define Korach's camp as an ideological group, except that it was tainted by the faults that bring down many failed ideologies.
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
Shmita - Rest for the Man or for the Land?
Is it the land lying fallow that is the central theme, or are the Jews who do not work it during the shmita year the focus?
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
Who is your tour guide?
Who is your tour guide? That makes all the difference.in how you deal with the Giant problem.
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
'Here is the way you shall enter'
In this week's Torah reading, why begin the description of the Avoda on Yom Kippur with telling us of the demise of the sons of Aaron?
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
See you in Court
Parshat Mishpatim, the Torah portion called "laws" also calls judges "elohim" - God, masters or lords. What does this signify?
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
'Let us go up and possess the land'
Abraham's negotiations in Hevron are a lesson for the future.
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
A whole new world
The world changed after the Deluge. Ours can as well.
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782
Flooding lessons
In books of Chassidus (Tzidkat Hatzadik 107, Torah Ohr Parshat Noach) the Mabul is described as one great 'Mikve' (ritual bath).
Rabbi Yonatan Kirsch | Cheshvan 7 5782