by Chavi | May 17, 2017 | Holidays, Yom Yerushalayim
by Rav Herzl Hefter Rabbi Yohanan said: the Holy One Blessed Be He said, “I shall not dwell in the Celestial Jerusalem (Yerushalayim shel ma’alah) until I dwell in the Earthly Jerusalem (Yerushalyim shel matah) ”There is a well-known dispute between Maimonides and...
by Chavi | Aug 2, 2017 | Holidays, Tisha B'Av
Batya Hefter – Rosh Beit Midrash “And these are the words”(Dvarim 1:1) says Rashi, ‘these are words of rebuke’ Parshat Dvarim is always read the Shabbat before Tisha B’av. The linguistic parallel between Moshe words “איכהאשא לבדי טרחכם” and איכה ישבה...
by Wbm | Sep 19, 2017 | Holidays, Yamim Noraim
by Batya Hefter These days of repentance and forgiveness intensify the ongoing struggle between judgement and unconditional love. On the personal plane, this translates into a struggle between holding ourselves accountable as opposed to being forgiving of ourselves....
by Wbm | Sep 11, 2016 | Holidays
By: Rav Herzl Hefter And Moshe said to Aharon, “What did this people do to you, that you brought so great a sin upon them?” (Shmot 32:21) The temple service of Yom Kippur is only valid if performed by the High Priest. (Yoma 32b) Aharon is the one who led the people to...
by Wbm | Nov 20, 2016 | Holidays, Shemot, Tu B'Shvat, Parshat Hashavua
By: Ilana Goldstein Saks. Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Shevat Haftarah Parshat Shemot Ashkenazi: Yeshayahu 27:6-13, 29-22-23 (see shiur) Sepharadi: Yirmiyahu 1:1 – 2:3 (see for further study) Spring is the season of redemption. In the month of Nissan, the birth of Am...
