Parshat Balak 5774: Hashem’s Sensitivity for Bila’am’s Dignity; Paradigm for How We Should Treat Various Sectors of Am Yisrael?

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua is being sponsored by Mutti & Michelle Frankel and family of Ramat Beit Shemesh in honor of the birthday of their son Eliyahu ben Baruch Mordechai, their Chayal. The Frankels are very proud of Eliyahu and wish him a Happy Birthday. To the Frankel family, many thanks for your sponsorship, support 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
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Parshat Chukas 5774: The Parah Adumah, Chukim and Jewish History

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua Chukas is being sponsored by Jonathan & Debbie Sassen and family of Ramat Beit Shemesh in dedication for a refuah shlaima for Moshe ben Devah. To the Sassen family, many thanks for your sponsorhip 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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Parshat Korach 5774: Lessons for Today from Korach and the Southern Side of B’nai Yisrael’s Encampment

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua, Parshat Korach is being co-sponsored anonymously L’ilui Nishmas for the Yahrtzeit of Aharon ben Yosef z”l as well as by R’ Barak and Sarah Schecter L’ilui Nishmas for Barak’s grandfather, Yosef ben Yisrael David z”l who was niftar 2 months ago. To our anonymous co-sponsor and to the Schecter family, many thanks for your co-sponsorships 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. read more

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Parsha Shelach 5774: Distortions of the Modern-Day Shelach, and the War for the Jewish Soul in Eretz Yisrael

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua Sh’lach is being sponsored by Dr. Eli and Miri Behar of Ramat Beit Shemesh L’ilui Nishmas for the Yahrtzeit of Yerachmiel Meir ben Nissim Avraham. To the Behar family, many thanks for your sponsorship and continued kindness.

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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Parshat Beha’aloscha 5774 — Contrasting Aaron HaKohen’s Enthusiasm and Constancy of Service With Our Recitation of Aleinu

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua, Parsha Beha’aloscha is being sponsored by R’ Seth and Esther Grossman (CREFAdvisors) and family of Ramat Beit Shemesh. To the Grossman 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.

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Shavu’ot 5774: Ruth, Jonathan Pollard and the Impact of Actions L’Shem Shemayim on Am Yisrael

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Shavuot vort is being sponsored by an anonymous donor L’ilui Nishmas for the Yahrtzeit of his grandfather Shmuel ben Binyomin Zev. To the anonymous donor and his family, 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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Parshat Naso 5774: Three Why’s of the Priestly Blessings

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua Naso is being sponsored anonymously in honor of the Bornstein family for all of their kindness and service to the RBS community. To our anonymous sponsor, 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 a Parshat HaShevua.

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Parshat Bamidbar 5774: The Yissachar Zevulun Model and the Perils of Peer-Group Pressure

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua for Bamidbar is being sponsored by Binyamin and Tracy Skriloff of Ramat Beit Shemesh in the merit of Am Yisrael. To the Skriloff family, 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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Parshat Bechukotai 5774: The Tochochah and Sincere, True National Contrition

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua Bechukotai is being sponsored by Avraham and Miriam Deutsch of Efrat in commemoration of the Yahrtzeit of Avraham’s parents, Mordechai ben Avraham Aba and Sarah Reetza Bat Tzion bat Avraham Yaakov. The Yahrtzeit of Avraham’s Dad is on Yud Tess Iyar. To the Deutsch family, many thanks for your kindness.

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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Parshat Behar 5774; Thoughts on Shemittoh, on Who Really Rules Eretz Yisrael and What Nation was Bequeathed Divine Sovereignty Over the Land?

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua, Parshat Behar is being sponsored by David and Julie Morris L’ilui Nishmas for the Yahrtzeit of Julie’s Mother Shulamit Devorah bat Rav Shimshon Raphael z”l and for Refuah Shlaima L’Cholei Yisrael. To the Morris family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses through the years.

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. read more

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