Parshat Re’eh – Choose Life
By Rabbi Dovid Markel This week’s parsha, Re’eh, begins with the following statement about the blessings and curses that come as a result of following G-d’s Will: The verse (Devarim 11:26-28) states: “Behold,...
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Parshat Re’eh – The Signs of Kashrut
To view as a Designed PDF, click here. . This week’s parsha discusses the signs that make an animal kosher—split hooves and chewed cud. This Sicha analyses the spiritual significance of these two signs. ...
Parshat Eikev – The Importance of the Heel
By Rabbi Dovid Markel Parshat Eikev continues Moshe’s final address to the Jewish people and begins with the words (Devarim 7:12), “And it will be, because (Eikev) you will hearken to these ordinances...
Parshas Devarim – A Vision From Afar
To view as a Designed PDF, click here. On the Shabbat of Parshat Chazon, the Temple is shown to every individual from afar. This Sicha analyzes the seemingly contradictory ideas of being “shown”...
Parshat Pinchas – Politically Correct and True Judaism
By Rabbi Dovid Markel This week’s parsha, Pinchas, expresses something that is perhaps difficult for our modern minds to digest. The modern world-view of political correctness and individual choices cannot absorb the fanaticism...
Parshat Pinchas – Wonders and Miracles
To view as a Designed PDF, click here. The Talmud states that if an individual sees Pinchas in a dream, “a wonder will be wrought for him.” This Sicha analyses this statement and...
Parshat Pinchas – HaShem’s Promise to the Festival Pilgrims
The promise to those that pilgrim to the Temple.
Parshat Chukat – Laws of Purity
Why does Moshe know the reason for this mitzvah while all others do not?
Parshat Chukat – Honoring One’s Parents
The Red Hefer and honoring one’s parents
Parshat Chukat – The Torah of the Tent
By Rabbi Dovid Markel In this week’s parsha, when discussing the laws of purifying oneself from coming in contact with a corpse, the verse (Bamidbar 19:14) states: “This is the Torah: if a...
