In this lecture “Proofs for Oral Torah | Parsha Dedavrim we discuss how Devarim acts as a bridge between the Written Torah and the “Oral Torah.” The Oral Torah includes the Talmud and the Midrashim,...

The identification of Pinchas with Elijah, by means of the known Agaddic statement that “Pinchas is Elijah,” is an attempt by some of the Sages to describe the mysterious figure of the prophet. Not...

In this lecture Unification | Key to Redemption we discover the connection between the census of 600,000 Jews in book of Bemidbar, and giving of Torah at Sinai. We discuss this ultimate connection to...

On the first day of the second month, in the second year following the exodus from the land of Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of...

The Desert | The Birthplace of the Righteous Bamidbar, Numbers chapter one Rod Reuven Dovid brings down the idea that “The Desert” / Bamidbar is a metaphor for every individual who receives the Torah and...

There came out among the Israelites one whose mother was Israelite and whose father was Egyptian.  And a fight broke out in the camp between the half-Israelite and a certain Israelite (Lev. 24:10).

Parshat Emor continues the theme of holiness which was introduced in Kedoshim. All Jews are commanded to be holy on the individual and communal level. Our national mission is contained in the injunction to...

Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe teaches the community about the importance of Torah study. He will use the text of the Mishneh to to give us a clear call to elevate ourselves in study no matter...

The Torah itself dictates the counting of the seven weeks following Passover: “You shall count from the eve of the second day of Pesach, when an omer of grain is to be brought as...

We will examine the power of wisdom to defeat fear. Wisdom helps to put all things in perspective. Though not what’s considered an observant Jew, I’ve done some unsystematic reading about Judaism, and...