The Beautiful Scent of the Traitor
As Yaakov Avinu impersonates Eisav and enters Yitzchak’s presence, the elderly and blind Yitzchak comments on the scent of Yaakov’s…
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Shomer Achi Anochi: The City of Brotherly Responsibility
An obvious and classic question is annually asked on the Shabbat of Parshat Lech Lecha. Hashem speaks to Avraham Avinu,…
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Holy Temple on Water
Tucked away in the beautiful writings of Chazal, one can find a deliberate connection being established between the teiva of…
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Jerusalem and the Divine Image
The Gemara Yoma (64b) records a fundamental debate amongst the Tannaim as to how the world was created. Throughout the extended discussion, the Chachamim, the sages…
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The Booth of David
Normally, when reciting birkat hamazon during a yom tov, we say a generic verse for all holidays הרחמן הוא ינחילנו…
Read MoreBundled Together Lifnei Hashem
Only once a year was entry into the Kodesh HaKadoshim sanctioned. With the service of the haktarat haketoret, the burning…
Read MoreHunting the Fox in Our Midst
The tractate of Makkot famously ends with the story of four tannaitic sages ascending to see Jerusalem. Rabban Gamliel, Rebbe…
Read MoreDivrei Torah on Jerusalem
Divrei Torah on Jerusalem by Rabbi Reuven Schreier Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech / פָּרָשַׁת נִצָּבִים־וַיֵּלֶךְ Migdal David: the Burdensome Stone of…
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Jerusalem Sanctifies the First Fruit
Our parsha opens with the mitzvah of bikkurim, the commandment of separating the first fruit and bringing it to the…
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