Almost Eden

BS"D Vayaira and Chayai Sarah 5771 Part 1 Among the many questions that arise from the parasha, one is conspicuously glaring. When HaShem informed Avraham of His intention to destroy the five totally evil cities of the-then fabulous area of the… more »

DVAR TORAH: WE SHALL NEVER “CAVE" IN!RABBI S. WEISS The debate is not a new one, it has raged on for millennia: To whom does the Land of Israel truly belong? Is it eternally the inheritance of the Jewish People? Did we acquire it unlawfully, or… more »

BS"D Yom Kippur 5771 The year 5771 has begun, but it’s yet too early to judge if it entered as a lamb or a lion - time will tell. The alphabetical symbols for the numerals 5771 are: which, in my mind, serves as a double acrostic. The firs… more »

DVAR TORAH: ALL THE PROMISES WE MAKE......RABBI S. WEISSThe Torah readings for Rosh Hashana are eminently appropriate: Sarah and Chana, by tradition, have their prayers for a child answered on Rosh Hashana. The Akeida symbolizes our willingness to… more »

BS"D Parshiot Netzavim-Va’yaylech last readings of 5770 Our parasha relates (Devarim 31:16) And the LORD said to Moshe: "You will lie down to rest with your fathers and rise up, [then] this nation will follow the foreign gods of the land they are… more »