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Moshe asked: "What does Hashem ask from you but to fear Him?" The Gemara points out that unlike for most people, this was a trivial task for Moshe. Actually, the purpose of the giving of the Torah is fear of Hashem.
To Lead is to Listen
“If only you would listen to these laws …” (Deut. 7:12). These words with which our Parsha begins contain a verb that is a fundamental motif of the book of Devarim. This verb appears 92 times in Devarim as a whole.
Reducing and Utilizing the Summer Vacation
The summer vacation is too long and can cause idleness, boredom and bad things. It should be reduced to one month and until then we must build a good program to fill the vacation.
Heaven's Refusal
Although our teacher Moshe tears down the gates of heaven with his prayers and supplication to be allowed to enter the land of Israel, his wish is not granted. The question itself remains a vexing one, even thousands of years later.
Parashat Hashavua 
Parashat Hashavua Be a Judge – Yes, You!
Rabbi Daniel Mann | 5772
Parashat Hashavua Sinning against those Closest to us and Sinning against G-d
At the end of the parasha, the Torah brings the following case: “If a person sins and acts deceitfully against Hashem, by denying his friend’s (claim) regarding an article that was deposited by him…” (Vayikra 5:21). The opening words of the pasuk imply that the sin is within the realm of “between man – and G-d.” However, the specific description is of a sin between man and man. Chazal sensed the seeming contradiction. We will bring Rabbi Akiva’s explanation in Midrash Halacha, cited by Rashi.
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar 29 5777
Parashat Hashavua Why Are There No Plishtim in Sefer Devarim?
The Rambam rules: Bnei Yisrael were commanded upon entering the Land – to appoint a king. It is noteworthy that Bnei Yisrael did not appoint such a king for some 400 years from the time that Yehoshua led the nation into Eretz Yisrael. Why didn’t they do so? Because they did not have full independence. What prevented full independence? The answer can be found in silence.
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Av 5 5781
Parashat Hashavua Bet Midrash Sukka Daf Yomi - Sukka 26
Rabbi Ephraim Schreibman | Av 24 5781
The Laws of Three Weeks Shaving and Haircuts during the Three Weeks
When during the three weeks can I shave and have a haircut? What are the laws of mourning with regard to shaving?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5768
The 17th of Tamuz The Minor Fasts and Their Laws
Did Jews fast over the destruction of the First Temple when the Second Temple stood? Must pregnant and nursing women abstain from eating and drinking on minor fasts? Rabbi Eliezer Melamed addresses these and other important questions.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | tamoz 5761
Bet Midrash Jewish Thought 
Foundations of Faith 29. “You have shamed me, King of Khazar”
You have shamed me, King of Khazar. What can I say? Our recitations of such prayers as “Bow down to the Mount of His holiness” are like the warble of a parrot. Israel's presence in the exile is but a weakness and a disgrace that must be put to an end.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | 5762
Eretz Agada Nikanor, His Doors, and the Sea Creature
“All the gates in the Sanctuary were changed for golden ones with the exception of the Nikanor's because of the miracles wrought with them.” Nikanor provides the gate through which the redemption will come, and his two doors together are opened.
Rabbi Mordechai Hochman | 5766
Eretz Agada The Righteous Whose Property Is Dear to Them
Our forefather Jacob understood the need for "the righteous whose property is dearer to them than their body," people who do not engage much in Torah but instead prefer to deal with the material, financial aspects of the nation of Israel.
Rabbi Mordechai Hochman | Tamuz 5766
Jewish Thought
Choices
As often happens when I sit down to my computer to write this weekly opinion article, I am faced with several choices as to the subject that the article should be.
Rabbi Berel Wein | Av 19 5781
Choices
The Torah presents us with the most basic choice that we can make – the stark choice between eternal life and death itself. Surprisingly e are witness to the fact that many times human beings make choices that are anti-life.
Rabbi Berel Wein | Av 23 5781
Insights on Dealing with Societal Crisis
The Coronavirus pandemic is certainly a health issue; it is important to avoid contracting or transmitting it, which are Torah obligations. But the period has been challenging for us in two other ways. The Financial crisis and the social crisis.
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Av 23 5781
The Text of Birchas Hagomeil
What is the best Nusach for Birkat Hagomel, can someone else recite it and what about someone who travels daily?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
It’s for the Birds – The Mitzvah of Shiluach Hakein
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Elul 8 5779
The Power of a Curse
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Iyar 16 5780
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