Parshas Bamidbar – Megaleh Amukos
By Rabbi David Sterne This week, we rejoin our sixteenth century sage, the Megaleh Amukot (R’ Nosson Nata Shapira) in a new book of the five books of Moses, in Bamidbar (“In the...
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By Rabbi David Sterne This week, we rejoin our sixteenth century sage, the Megaleh Amukot (R’ Nosson Nata Shapira) in a new book of the five books of Moses, in Bamidbar (“In the...
An essay on quantity and quality
The Secret of Israel’s Desert Encampment
To view as PDF click here This week’s parsha begins by recounting the physical reward that the Jewish people will receive when they fulfill the mitzvos. This Sicha discusses the importance of reward in...
BS”D Hemshech Samech-Vav Discourse 7 BaYom HaShmini 5666 By The Holy Rabbi Sholom Dovber of Lubavitch Translated by Rabbi Shimon Markel Edited by Rabbi Amiram Markel The verse states[1], “These are the offspring...
By Rabbi David Sterne It’s parshat Bechukotai (“In my statutes”) and with it, another book of the five books of Moses comes to an end this week. Of course, there are topics of...
The study of Torah and faith.
The contract for the Land of Israel.
To view as PDF click here. This week’s Torah portion deals with the laws of acquiring an object. This Sicha analyzes Rambam’s formation of these laws and discusses the spiritual significance of them...
By Rabbi David Sterne This week’s parsha is Behar – “On the mountain.” The beginning of the parsha tells us that when the Jews enter the land of Israel and begin working the land,...