Parshat Ha’azinu 5774: Heaven and Earth — History, Witnesses and Guarantors of Hashem’s Covenant and Mercy with Israel

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua is being sponsored by Dr. Eliyahu and Shuli Gherman of Ramat Beit Shemesh to comemmorate Eliyahu’s Bar Mitzvah parsha — Ha’azinu. To Mishpochat Gherman, many thanks for your sponsorship and your continued kindnesses.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring (or as the case may be, co-sponsoring) a Parshat HaShevua. read more

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Rosh Hashana 5774: Contrasting The Supreme King, The Destitute King — Updated

Shalom Friends;

Our Rosh Hashana 5774 Vort is being sponsored by Avraham and Miriam Deutsch of Efrat who wish Kol Am Yisrael L’Shana Tova! To the Deutsch family, many thanks for your continued kindnesses. Avraham and Miriam, may you know only simcha, success, good health, nachas from your children, and only good things in the year to come and to at least 120 years.

Friends, you can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua. Please be in contact with me with any questions, or for further details. read more

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Parshiyot Nitzavim/Vayeilech 5773: Mutual, Collective Responsibility as Jews & The Message of Hakhel — Keys to The Ge’ula?

by Moshe Burt

Our Parshat Nitzavim opens with Moshe Rabbeinu addressing the B’nai Yisrael on the final day of his life:

“Atem Nitzavim HaYom… You are standing today, all of you, before Hashem, your G’d…. for you to pass into the convenant of Hashem, …that Hashem… seals with you today in order to establish you as a people to Him and that He be a G’d to you as He spoke to you and as He swore to your forefathers, to Avraham, to Yitzchak and to Yaakov.” (Artscroll Stone Edition Chumash, Sefer Devarim Perek 29, posukim 9-13) read more

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Parshat Ki Tavo 5773: Bikkurim: Thanksgiving and Remembrance, and The Impact Of Intent in Mitzvot, Revisited and Amplified

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua is being sponsored by Akiva and Esther Rosenbaum of Ramat Beit Shemesh with prayers for a Shidduch for Mordechai Moshe ben Esther. To the Rosenbaum family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua.

Please be in contact with me with any questions, or for further details. read more

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Parshat Ki Teitsei 5773: Collective Kindness, Unity and Responsibility vs Acquiescense to Evil –Amplified

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua is being sponsored by Matis and Marla Sklar of Ramat Beit Shemesh. To the Sklar family, many thanks for your sponsorship and continued kindnesses.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring (or as the case may be, co-sponsoring) a Parshat HaShevua.

Please be in contact with me with any questions, or for further details. read more

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