Parshas Shemot – What’s In a Name?
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An Overview of Kashrus
By Leibel Estrin In Vayikra 11:9, the Torah presents the signs of kosher animals, birds, fish, and insects, and permits or prohibits various species of animals. The Torah also has many other laws...
Parshas Shemos – The Names of Israel
Why this parsha begins with an account of the names of the Children of Israel.
Parshas Shemos – Why Job Suffered
Shemos, Egypt and the suffering of Job
Parshas Vayechi – Torah and Life
By Rabbi Dovid Markel This week’s parsha begins with the words (Bereishis, 47:28), “And Yaakov lived in the land of Egypt for seventeen years.” The Medrash (Bereishis Rabba, 96:1) explains that these years...
The Mezuzah
By Leibel Estrin It is the custom of a king’s palace to have guards at every gate. The guards serve two functions: they publicize the importance of the location, and protect the contents...
The Study of Torah
By Leibel Estrin In Devorim (5:10), the Torah commands us to “Learn them and safeguard them so that you will be able to do them.” Without learning, it’s impossible to know what to...
Sage Advice
By Leibel Estrin Many years ago, two elderly widowers were speaking. “I don’t understand something,” one of the old men began. “Both of us loved and lost our wives. But I am inconsolable...
The Tenth of Teves and the Third Temple
What the Tenth of Teves teaches us concerning unconditional love.
Parshas Vayigash – Torah On The Road
Studying the Torah in depth.
