July 12th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Shlomo Riskin “Do battle against the Midianites and smite them. They are your enemies because of the plot which they plotted against you concerning the incident involving Pe’or and the incident involving Kozbi the daughter ... Read More →
June 28th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Shlomo Riskin Moses entered the stage of Jewish history by heroically striking an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating an Israelite slave [Ex. 2:11-12]. In contrast, his unfortunate striking of a rock in this week’s Biblical ... Read More →
June 14th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Shlomo Riskin “Send, for yourselves, men, who will seek out [vayaturu] the Land of Canaan that I am giving to the People of Israel” [Num. 13:2]. Of the sins that the people of Israel commit ... Read More →
June 7th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Shlomo Riskin The Jewish people seemed poised for entry into the Promised Land when suddenly; “The nation became a group of ‘kvetchers,’ complaining evilly in the ears of the Lord…. saying ‘who will feed us ... Read More →
June 1st, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb In the Torah portion, Naso, even the casual reader will be troubled by the repetitive description of the offerings of the twelve tribal princes. Each of them contributes an absolutely identical ... Read More →
May 24th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb It was November 1938. Dark clouds were gathering over all of Europe, and particularly over the Jewish communities in countries like Poland and Lithuania. Although few foresaw the horrific extent of ... Read More →
May 17th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Shlomo Riskin “I am the Lord your God who brought you forth from the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan to be your God.” [Lev. 25:38] Citing the verse above from ... Read More →
May 10th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Shlomo Riskin “And you shall count for yourselves from the morrow of [the first day of the Festival of Matzot]…” [Lev. 23:15] Since Judaism teaches that all Jews are responsible for each other, the hemorrhaging ... Read More →
May 2nd, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Rabbi Tzvi Herseh Weinreb I am proud of my large library of Jewish books. My collection began on my 11th birthday with a gift from my maternal grandparents, may they rest in peace. They bought ... Read More →
April 26th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
By Shlomo Riskin “And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.” [Lev. 12:3] The mitzvah of circumcision in the portion of Tazria appears in the midst of the discussion of the ... Read More →
By Shlomo Riskin “You must surely instruct your colleague, so Read more →
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Pinkus was a Holocaust survivor Read more →
By Shlomo Riskin ‘And when Moses heard [Aaron’s argument] it Read more →
By Shlomo Riskin “…God made the people take a roundabout Read more →
By Shlomo Riskin The Passover Seder we will be soon Read more →
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