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7 years agoStanding before the King
You are standing today — all of you — before Hashem your God (29:9) In this verse, Moshe is telling the Jewish People that they are standing before Hashem, about ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoCrowning the King
One of the pivotal aspects of Rosh Hashana is “Malchius — accepting Hashem’s Kingship.” Yet, this is not special to Rosh Hashana; in fact, every day when ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoHow can we keep EVERY mitzvah?
Cursed is he who will not uphold the words of this Torah — to perform them; and all the People will say Amen (27:26) According to the simple understanding of this ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoDo angels of mercy carry swords?
Hashem became angry that he (Bilaam) went, and He placed an Angel of Hashem on the road to prevent him (22:22) Rashi explains that the Angel who approached Bilaam ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoThe decree of Torah
This is the statute of Torah which Hashem has commanded Moshe, saying ‘Speak to the Children of Israel, and they shall take to you a completely Red Heifer… ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoWhat’s so terrible about making a bracha?
We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt for free – זָכַרְנוּ אֶת הַדָּגָה אֲשֶׁר נֹאכַל בְּמִצְרַיִם חִנָּם ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoThe Four Minute Mile
Any man whose wife shall go astray and commit treachery against him (5:12) The “Sota” described in this verse is referring to a married woman who is warned in front ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoWhat will they eat?
And if you will say, ‘What will we eat in the seventh (Shmitta) year? We will not sow nor gather our crops.’ I will give My blessing to you in the sixth year ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoBe holy, and . . .
They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not desecrate their God’s Name (21:6) This verse commands the Kohanim to be holy; it then commands the Kohanim ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
