News for Torah Portion Talking Parsha - Vayetze: Why is he so surprised?What is Yaakov surprised about? Why does the Torah provide so much build up and detail about this dream? Eretz Yisrael: The place to learn the Torah and live itFor Am Yisrael to fulfill its destiny, it must be physically within the Land and must keep the mitzvot within the Land. VaEtchanan: The Mezuzah and Eretz YisraelTorah from Israel's first Cheif Rabbi, iconic leader of Religious Zionism: 'One law of mezuzot is not the same in Israel and the Diaspora.' The collective honor of Am YisraelMoses prayed 515 times to no avail. But in rejecting Moshe’s prayers, Hashem was enhancing the honor of the collective of Am Yisrael. For Shabbat Nachamu: After the Ninth of Av - A magnificent tragedyThe destruction of the 9th of Av was not the end. It was but the beginning of the night, awaiting the new dawn of redemption. Becoming the people we want to beFinding holiness in the ethereal on God’s mountain is easy. Finding it in daily life takes conscious effort. A very pessimistic manThere are people whose profession is a form of 'cursing'. They are very talented and clever people- whose message is that life is bad. Recipe for a perfect Red HeiferThis is not in our food section because the ingredients are currently unavailable, but how we wish we could achieve the purity it brings! What Korach and the spies had in commonDivrei Torah for reading in Diaspora (Shlach) and Israel (Korach). Both speak about men who failed to live up to expectations. Beha'alotcha - Thou Shalt Not Complain; Shlach - Checking out the landTwo divrei Torah for the two readings this week, one in the Diaspora and the other in Israel. It's not our fault: 'Leadership' in the time of COVIDImagine how many lives could have been saved these past months if pikuach nefesh had trumped politics! The Heavenly “cloud” that embraces and separates'Step into the misty cloud - for only there is G-d found' Naso: A sense of missionA humble heart and a head held high at one and the same time is the demand the Torah places on our leaders - and us. Old is beautifulThe elderly venerable man or woman before you is living testimony to the living God of Israel. Happenstance? Unrelated events?Regarding reality around us as an unrelated series of unconnected random events is a post-modern malady of epic proportions. Anti-Semitic hacking of Rabbi Hagai Lundin's Zoom classDuring the weekly class, hostile elements broke into the broadcast with anti-Semitic content and messages of support for terrorism Knowledge of the Torah is not enough to bring about a profound and real change in usLike food which when digested becomes part of a person, when one delves into Torah it becomes part of him and he becomes a better person. Lessons from the weekly Torah portion: Talk about intimate issues with your children!Rabbi Shlomo Sobol on what Torah portions Tazria-Metzora, and 'redundant' language, are trying to teach us about talking with our children. What does Hashem’s back look like?Our teffilin are all about our praise for Hashem, but Hashem’s teffilin are all about his praise for the people of Israel. Sneak-peek: Video from weekly parsha e-newsletterRecently launched parsha e-list reaches thousands. Check out a sneak-peek of the content, exclusively shared with Arutz Sheva readers!Sneak-peek: Video from weekly parsha e-newsletterRecently launched parsha e-list reaches thousands. Check out a sneak-peek of the content, exclusively shared with Arutz Sheva readers!E-Newsletter Reveals Precisely How The Messiah Will ComeRecently launched parsha e-list reaches thousands. Check out a sneak-peek of the content, exclusively shared with Arutz Sheva readers! Sneak-Peek: New Weekly Parsha e-NewsletterA new parsha e-list has reached thousands of readers less than a month and a half after its launch. Check out a sneak-peek of the content! This Thursday: Launch of New Nationalist Torah Email NewsletterThis Thursday, Bet El Institutions is launching an e-newsletter, offering weekly Torah insights in the spirit of the Rav Kook's teachings Terumah: A portable homeCovenant & Conversation - thoughts on the weekly Torah reading. Clal Ysrael and the Sneh: The connection of MosheRabbi Aryeh Leibowitz of the Shaalavim Yeshiva's commentary on the weekly Torah portion. Book of Exodus: The name is 'Names'Why is the book of Exodus called 'Shemot' - 'Names' - in Hebrew? Rabbi Yitzchak Botton explains the deeper message hidden in the title. Google Heaven: Am I gonna die today?Can man's power of choice alter Divine destiny? Rabbi Yitzchak Botton addresses the controversial issue of free will. Yaakov and Eisav: The battle for a spiritual lifeRabbi Yitzchak Botton explains the significance for daily life of the rivalry between biblical twins Yaakov and Eisav. 'Heart of the Parasha' with Rabbi Lundin at Bar-Ilan UniversityEvery week at Bar-Ilan University hundreds convene for weekly Torah lessons by Rabbi Haggai Lundin in cooperation with Kollel Organization.Haazinu: To remember, to forgetThe Torah never seeks the absence of something, rather the fullness of something. The Torah asks for an active state of memory through an act or a personal effort of memory. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz changes how we read the Humash - now in EnglishThe new English translation of famed Torah luminary Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz' edition of the Five Books of Moses has an innovative and unique way of making the text approachable for everyone. Do you own a boat?The sea of life represents the many burdens that we encounter every day. Weekly Torah portion: NasoTorah from the Old City of Jerusalem. Don't be afraid to speak out!A photograph outside the church where my bar mitzva was held due to renovations in our Temple, shows me holding the Hebrew prayer book upside down. Bechukotai: In search of the "Why"The infinite spaces are not silent. Beneath and beyond them is the still, small voice of God, and it is this that gives meaning to history and to our individual lives. The parsha and current events: Dwelling apartThe Jewish ideal is to be involved with the world, while at the same time to be fiercely protective of our particular spiritual status. Chukat (Diaspora): Grief for AaronWhy was there greater grief for the passing of Aaron than there was for the passing of Moses? The Chief Rabbi explains. Yinon Magal: I made a mistake, I have sinnedIn emotional speech on weekly Torah portion, former MK admits wrongdoing and vows to be better husband in the future. 'True Greatness Is Not As Great As You Think'Join Rabbi Ilan Meirov from "Chazaq" for insights and commentary from "Shemot", this week's Torah portion. Tikkun OlamIt took ten generations for G-d's purpose to be clear. The Right Way to Do Teshuva: Parshat Re'ehThe weekly Torah portion, with Rabbi Daniel Glattstein of Kehal Torat Emet in New York. Weekly Torah Portion: Defeating Evil InstinctRabbi Avraham Nissanian of New York, on Parshat Dvarim and our debt of gratitude to G-d. Rabbi on Cities of Refuge, Jewish JoyRabbi Moshe Bamberger shares teachings on the Torah portion of the week. Rabbi Assaf Rahmanov on Bilaam’s ‘Final Solution’New York rabbi discusses recent Torah portions, including Bilaam’s plan to destroy the Jewish nation. Parshat Hashavua with Rabbi Ilan MeirovRabbi Ilan Meirov talks about this week’s Torah portion and how it relates to the questions of our generation. Rabbi Criticizes Women of the Wall, Hareidi ThugsNew York Rabbi takes both sides of Kotel dispute to task, and shares thoughts on this week’s Torah portion. |
