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Dvar Torah Parshat Haazinu 5771 2011

Many people have the philosophy to live for today. The past does not count and future generations should worry about what will be then. Moshe disputes this thinking and tells us specifically: ZECHOR YEMOT OLAM BINU SHNOT DOR VADOR, “Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations…”. (Deut. 32,7) Moshe tells us [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat ki Tavo 5771 2011

When the farmer brought the first fruit to the Bet Hamikdash he was given a prescribed statement he must recite. What is surprising is that soon after the farmer started his recitation the Kohen interrupts him and takes the basket of fruit from him. Why the interruption in the middle of the farmer’s presentation? When [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Ki Tetzei 5771 2011

The beginning of the Sidra talks about going out to war, KI TETZE LAMILCHAMAH AL OYVECHA, “When you go out to war against your enemies…” (Deut. 21.10) At the end of the Sidra Hashem instructs us to constantly have war against Amalek. This is a Mitzvah that we are forewarned never to forget. Since the [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Shoftim 5771 2011 – It’s what’s inside that counts

A strange law prohibits Jews from planting trees by the Bet Hamikdash. LO TITA…KOL ETZ ETZEL MIZBACH HASHEM ELOKECHA…, “You shall not plant…any tree near the Altar of Hashem…” (Deut. 16,21) Why would this be prohibited? When we build a synagogue today it is recognized by Chazal as a Mikdash Me’at, a diminutive of the [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Re’eh 5771 2011

A Rabbi once related a dream he had about Gehinom. Things there were so deteriorated the angels decide that repairs were in order. They started discussing how to raise the money and concluded that no one will donate to rebuild Gehinom. One bright angel came up with a brilliant suggestion. He pointed out that Gan [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Ekev 5771 2011

Moshe describes a terrible scene that took place at Mt. Sinai. He relates how he came down from the mountain carrying the two tablets with the words of Hashem engraved on them and he saw how the people had created an idol and were worshipping it. His reaction was of horror and he shattered the [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Devarim 5771 2011

We start a new book of the Torah this week, the Book of Devarim. We read the words of Moshe to the Israelites when they were about to enter into the Promised Land and Moshe was not to go in with them. Moshe speaks concerning the places they had been to during their forty years [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat HaAzinu 5771 2010

Moshe is talking to Bnei Israel and says: YA’AROF KAMATAR LIKCHI, TIZAL KATAL IMRATI, “May my teaching drop like the rain may my utterance flow like the dew…”. (Deut. 32,2). Moshe is obviously referring to the Torah. He compares the Torah to rain and to dew. What is the difference between the two? What is [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Nitzavim Vayelech 5770 2010

The second Portion we read today begins with the words: VAYELECH MOSHE, “And Moshe went”. The Torah does not say where he went. (Deut. 31,1) In the very next verse Moshe says he is 120 years old and: LO UCHAL OD LATZET VELAVO: “I can no longer go out and come in…”. When Moshe says [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Ki Tavo 5770 2010

When the farmer brought his first fruit to the Bet Hamikdash he recounted our ancient history. One of the things he said is: VAYARE’U OTANU HAMITZRIM, “The Egyptians dealt badly with us…” (Deut. 26,6) This means, of course, that the Egyptians mistreated us. The more correct grammatical expression would be VAYARE’U LANU, “they treated us [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Ki Teitzei 5770 2010

If one is walking along the road and comes across a bird’s nest and the mother bird is hovering over the young, it is forbidden to take the bird and the young but one must send the mother bird away and only then take the young. The reward for performing this Mitzvah is mentioned immediately [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Shoftim 5770 2010

TAMIM TIHEYEH IM HASHEM ELOKECHA, “You shall be wholehearted with Hashem…” (Deut. 18,13) The meaning is obvious. A person should not do too much worrying about the future but should have trust in the Almighty that everything will work out fine. Rabbi Simcha Bunim adds a little touch to this explanation and asks why the [ READ MORE ]

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