Torah Corner

By Rabbi Yosef Levinson    Think of Purim, and one of the first things that come to mind is the minhag (custom) of masquerading. We...

Compiled by Rabbi Moishe Dovid Lebovits who can be reached at [email protected] Reviewed by Rabbi Ben-zion Schiffenbauer Shlita All Piskei Harav Yisrael Belsky Shlita are Reviewed...

‘You shall observe my Shabbos and revere my Sanctuary. I am Hashem.’ (19; 30) The juxtaposition of keeping Shabbos and fearing the Bais Hamikdash seem...

ואמרת לפני ד' אלקיך בערתי הקדש מן הבית וגם נתתיו ללוי ולגר ליתום ולאלמנה ככל מצותך אשר צויתני לא עברתי ממצותיך ולא שכחתי (26:13) There is...

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V’hikrisem lachem arim arei miklat tih’yena lachem v’nas shama rotzeach makeh nefesh bishgaga (35:11) A man once traveled from Israel to Europe to collect money...

Following the regular Sedra this Shabbos we read Parshos HaChodesh; this is the fourth of the Four Parshios. This Parsha is read either the...

Vayar Yisroel es b’nei Yosef vayomer mi eileh vayomer Yosef el aviv banai heim asher nasan li Elokim bazeh (48:8-9) Rashi writes that although Yaakov...

As Yaakov is nearing the end of his life, he asks Yosef to swear to him that he will take his body out of...

In this weeks parsha we find the incident with Dina, the daughter of Yaakov, who was violated by Shechem. If you were to look...

Vayiven arei misk’nos l’Paroh es Pisom v’es Ra’amses (1:11) The Gemora in Sotah (11a) explains that the names of the cities Pisom and Raamses allude...

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The pasuk (4:16) says, ‘the responsibility of Elazar Hakohen was the oil for the Menorah, the incense, the daily Mincha and the anointment oil;...

Hanistaros L’Hashem Elokeinu v’haniglos lanu ul’vaneinu ad olam la’asos es kol Divrei haTorah hazos (29:28) In our verse, the Torah writes the words “lanu ul’vaneinu”...

In this week's Sedra, Yaakov Avinu meets Lavan and his family. The first member of that family that he encounters is Rachel. Yaakov tells...

Content Labels found in clothing are misleading for a number of reasons. The content label only lists the outer shell fabric of the garment....

Vayis'u lahem nashim Mo'aviyos sheim ha'achas Orpah v'sheim ha'sheinis Rus (Rus 1:4) Due to a famine in the land of Israel, Elimelech traveled with his...

This week’s Sedra marks the end of Sefer Shemos. At the end of this week’s Sedra and thus at the end of Sefer Shemos...

This is the latest segment of the new weekly video series from Rabbi Stulberger – You’ve Been Called to the Dean’s Office. It’s a...

The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Tisha BeAv. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely...

Towards the end of this week’s parsha the pasuk says ‘I will arrange meetings with klal Yisroel, and it will be sanctified by My...

Remembering the Day of Death Sarah died in Kiriath Arba which is Hebron in the land of Canaun. And Abraham came to eulogize Sarah and...

Everybody Counts On Purim, bochurim often approach me, somewhat intoxicated, reflecting on their past successes or failures. These boys don't get quite the same publicity...

There are times in life where we are challenged by situations that seem so daunting that we don’t know how or if we will...

We find in this weeks parsha that Hashem tells Moshe rabbeinu about the mitzvah of designating the arei miklat. An arei miklat is a refugee city for someone who killed another person accidentally. One lives there until the...

Deracheha Darchei Noam Its Ways Are Ways of Pleasantness And Yaakov was very frightened and distressed (Bereishis 32 7). Rashi comments that Yaakov was frightened lest...

‘…and Esav despised the birthright.’ (25; 34) As the boys grew older, Yaakov took a liking to studying Torah while Esav enjoyed hunting through the...

By: Rabbi Tzvi Price  SEARCHING ANCIENT WALLS, SOLVING TODAY’S QUESTIONS  Someone recently asked the Bais HaVaad the following question. The person had gone to a thrift...

The Yom Tov of Succos is the culmination of the Yomim Noraim. The mitzvah of lulav is a symbol of our victory in din,...

In parshas Naso the Torah discusses the episode of a sota. If a man warns his wife not to seclude herself with another man...

This week's Haftorah opens with a theme that seems very similar to that of the Sedra. Hashem tells us (through Malachi) that He loves...

This is the latest segment of the new weekly video series from Rabbi Stulberger – You’ve Been Called to the Dean’s Office. It’s a...

This week's Sedra (Bechukosai) opens with Hashem telling us that if we keep His Torah He will bestow upon us all sorts of Brochos...