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Torah Portion: Vayakhel-Pekudai
By Shlomo Riskin ~ “Bezalel made the ark… He made two cherubs of gold… at the two ends of the cover… The cherubs had their wings spreading out upwards… with… Read more
Torah Portion: Ki Tisa
By Shlomo Riskin “Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, lest they be a snare in your midst. . . lest… Read more
Torah Portion: Tetzaveh
By Shlomo Riskin ~ The Ark was the first of the sacred objects fashioned for the Sanctuary, which housed the holy tablets upon which were engraved the Ten Commandments. But… Read more
Torah Portion: Terumah
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb ~ It is something I have noticed just about every election year, and I am always taken aback by it. This year was no different…. Read more
Torah Portion: Yitro
“Now I (Jethro) know that Hashem is greater than all gods. . . “ (Exodus 18:11) Is it not strange that the very Biblical portion which records God’s revelation to… Read more
Torah Portion: Beshalach • Shabbat Shirah
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb ~ This week’s Torah portion is Beshalach (Exodus 13:17-17:16). It contains the following verse: “If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord… Read more
Torah Portion: Bo
By Shlomo Riskin ~ “Your children shall ask you, ‘What is this service to you?’ You must answer ‘It is the Passover service to God’” (Exodus 12:26,27) This week’s Biblical… Read more
Torah Portion: Va’era
By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin ~ “And Egypt shall know that I am God when I stretch My hand over Egypt: and I shall take the Children of Israel out from… Read more
Torah Portion: Shemot
By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin ~ The Book of Exodus takes us from the foundations of a family in Genesis to the development of a nation. Ironically, the first time the… Read more
Torah Portion: Vayechi
By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Most people find snowfall a nuisance. But for me, a snowfall is a chance to reflect on one of the Almighty’s greatest wonders, the… Read more












