The Jewish people entered the covenant of the Torah by three rites, the third of which was the above-mentioned offering. In the words of Maimonides: “Israel entered the covenant by way of three rites:...

Dealing with the Yezer | Parshat Mishpatim Rabbi Yaakov Cohen shares this weeks Torah portion Mishpatim on dealing with the yetzer. In Judaism, yetzer hara (Hebrew: יֵצֶר הַרַע‎, for the definite “the evil inclination”),...

Yitro is the poster child of those in the nations who choose to be Jewish or attach themselves to Judaism as a righteous non-jew. Discover the value of the righteous and their role in...

Nothing is more inspiring to man than the discovery of His Creator after a long period of searching. Yitro could not contain his exultation. “Now I know,” he said, “that Hashem is greater than...

We will discuss this week portion Yitro | Know your God. The historic event known as the Theophany at Mount Sinai is described in at least three places in the Torah,and information presented in...

Beshalach: Do miracles build faith? Do miracles build faith? In this lecture Reuven Bryant challenges the idea with an obvious observation from this weeks reading from Exodus 15. Hebrew for “when [he] let go,” the...

Discover that we all have a connection to the miracle of the Manna. Each day is a new day of a sustainable relationship with the creator. Learn the lesson of Emunah Manna. The Lubavitcher...

This Parshah from Genesis 13-16 deals with the exodus of the Israel from Egypt we lear a valuable lesson about confronting your insecurities through trust in Hashem.

Beshalach | Exposing the inner Amalek Reuven deals with the idea that within each person is a struggle to do good and pursue Torah. The sages of blessed memory say that Amalek in a...

Parshat Bo | From the Midrashim In the lecture we examine the Midrashim to see what the sages of Torah Judaism say about Parshat Bo, which is Genesis 10-13. Bo (בֹּא — in Hebrew,...