October 6, 2026 | 25 Tishrei, 5787 | Torah Portion: Bereishis, Torah Reading Info | Haftorah: Haftorah Info
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“IN THE BEGINNING, God created the Heaven and the Earth.” What an INCREDIBLE understatement. That’s a little like saying about the biggest ...read more
The Source of JOY!
(V’SAMACHA B’CHAGECHAH) And you shall rejoice in your Festival-you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, ...read more
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Volume 40, No. 48
10 Tishrei 5787
September 21, 2026
Sponsored by Rochelle Dimont and family on the yahrzeit of husband and father ...read more
In Order that He be Revered
In Psalms 130:3-4 King David writes: “If iniquities were guarded by You, Hashem, my Master, who would stand? For forgiveness is with you, in ...read more
A Truly Moving Experience
G-d King, who sits on the Throne of Mercy, governs with kindness forgives the iniquities of His people. He removes them one by one, increasing ...read more
Seeing is Blessing
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Volume 40, No. 47
8 Tishrei 5787
September 19, 2026
Sponsored by Aaron and Rona Lerner in memory of his mother Faiga Reva bat Yoel ...read more
You Can Pay Us Now…
I wish I had your confidence.”
“Sorry?”
“I said I wish I had your confidence,” I repeated.
He didn’t know me, nor I him, and his face ...read more
All-Inclusive Songs of Praise
HA’AZINU
Shmuel II 22:1–51
All-Inclusive Songs of Praise
This week’s Haftarah records Dovid Hamelech’s life-song that he composed at the ...read more
Molded Future
The Chofetz Chaim writes that at times we perceive injustice in the way that the world is being run. We see 'bad things happening to good ...read more
Reversing the Chain Reaction
They are among the most stirring words in the Torah. In vermilion verse, Moses calls upon heaven and earth to bear witness to the poetic image ...read more
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For the Sake of Peace
God said to Avraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Can I indeed have a child when I am so old?'" (Bereshith 18:13)
In fact these were not ...read more
The Eternal Jewish Bride: A Survey of Jewish Marriage Customs
Edited by Elizabeth Fried
In Hebrew, the word for man - "ish" - and the word for woman - "isha" - are each written with three letters. Two of ...read more
Street Vendors and Jaywalking
QUESTION 18: SHOULD YOU BELIEVE A STREET VENDOR WHO CLAIM'S HE'S SELLING STOLEN GOODS?
Once I passed a table where a person was selling ...read more
Israel’s Destruction
Torah has the power to protect those who study it, yet the land of Israel destroyed [during the time of the destruction of the Temple]? Why ...read more
Privacy: Is it a Feminine Trait?
In Psalms, King David writes that the honor and beauty of a Jewish woman is contained in her unique quality of inwardness. By contrast, today ...read more
Thinking and Writing
"You should think about Torah day and night" (Tehilim). From here the Vilna Gaon derives that one must recite a blessing before thinking about ...read more
Torah Readings
Every morning we recite blessings before learning Torah. When a man is called up to the Torah he repeats the blessing of "asher bachar banu" and ...read more
Life Or Death II
"...That it will go well with me for your sake, and through your efforts my life will be spared." (Bereshith 12:13)
Here Avraham is ...read more
Copying Textbooks
QUESTION 16: COPYING TEXTBOOKS
My son asked me for $7 for his High School. When I asked why, he said the school made full copies of three ...read more
Life Or Death
If you would say you are my sister... (Bereshith 12:13)
The wording of this request is somewhat confusing. Avraham is asking Sarah to ...read more
