Parsha

By Rabbi Moshe Bloom Torah VeHa'aretz Institute “The four new years are: On 1 Nissan, the new year for kings and festivals; 1 Elul, the new year for tithing animals; …...

Parashas Ki Savo is a hard parashah to swallow. Ki Savo is one of two parshiyos in which Hashem lays down the Tochachah, his rebuke to the Jewish people,...

By Rabbi Moshe Bloom Torah VeHa'aretz Institute “When you have set aside in full the tenth part of your yield … and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the...

By R’ Mordechai Young When I was living in the dorm at Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv, a roommate and I had an interesting conversation. He told me his goal for the...

Birthdays. Some hate them, while others love them. Growing up, I loved celebrating my birthday, not only because of the presents, but because within Chabad, as per the instructions...

  By Rabbi Moshe Bloom Torah VeHa’aretz Institute  “Are trees of the field human to withdraw before you into the besieged city?” (Devarim 20:19). Even at times of war and siege, the Torah...

  By R’ Mordechai Young I once had a comb that was simple but efficient. One day, I noticed a few small words written on it. Those words presented a huge...

From Where I Stand By Rabbi Yossy Goldman “See, I present before you today a blessing and a curse.” –Devarim 11:26 Blessings and curses. Stirring stuff from the Bible this week as Moshe...

  By Rabbi Moshe Bloom Torah VeHa’aretz Institute “There the grain you sowed had to be watered by your feet,” (Chagai Huberman, Parashah Eretz Yisraelit; translated and edited by Rabbi Moshe Bloom). “For...

From Where I Stand By Rabbi Yossy Goldman Man does not live by bread alone –Devarim 8:3 This passage in the Torah is a famous line, but what does it mean? The verse...