Ki Teitzei: Publishing Torah Books
The last of the 613 commandments of the Torah is for each individual to write a Torah scroll, or to have one written: “Now write for you this song, and teach...
Shoftim: Order of Putting on Tefillin
Past columns have discussed various aspects of the mitzva of tefillin. In this column we will put together some of these insights to see how the entire order of putting on...
Re’eh: Teshuvah
The day specifically mentioned in the Torah as the day of atonement is the tenth of Tishrei, Yom Kippur, but the entire ten days from Rosh HaShanah until Yom Kippur are...
Eikev: Two Types of Blessing
Our parsha contains the commandment to recite grace after meals. This Torah- mandated blessing also serves as a basic source for the vast majority of blessings we recite, which are of...
Va’etchanan: Torah Study at Night
15th of Av is a festive day on which we don’t say Tachanun. The mishna at the end of Taanit mentions the various joyful customs and historical events which took place...
Devarim: Erev Tisha b’Av on Shabbat
Normally, the last meal eaten before the Tish’ b’Av fast is supposed to be a spare meal eaten in solitude, since the mourning of Tish’a b’Av begins already the day before....
Masei: Remembering the Temple during Times of Joy
The three-week period from the 17th of Tammuz to the ninth of Av is marked by various mourning customs meant to commemorate the destruction of the Temple. For example, Ashkenazim don’t...
Matot: Purging Vessels
Cooking utensils which have been used for non-kosher food need to be purged before we may use them. This requirement stems from a basic halakhic assumption: the taste of food, which...
Pinchas: Danger During the Three Weeks
The three weeks between the seventeenth of Tammuz and Tisha b’Av, between the anniversary of the breach of the wall of Yerushalaim and the anniversary of the destruction of the Mikdash,...
Balak: Blessings & Curses
Balak certainly takes very seriously Balaam’s power to bless or curse. And the Torah seems to acknowledge this power; after all, it was very important to HaShem to dramatically change Bilaam’s...
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