The Baal Haturim on 7’s!

The Baal HaTurim says that the pasuk of “Zachor Es Yom HaShabbos” is the seventh pasuk in the Aseres HaDibros. It also starts with the letter Zayin which ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

The Mizbei’ach as a symbol of modesty

There are two prohibitions that the Torah gives regarding the structure of the Mizbei’ach. Firstly you cannot raise a sword or knife to it, even to carve its shape. ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

Saadia Gaon on Kibbud Av V’Eim

The Torah tells us that the reward for Kibud Av V’Eim is long life. Rav Saadia Gaon explains that sometimes when parents get old and the responsibility of taking ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

Achdus is all Hashem wants

This weeks parsha sees the Jews coming to Har Sinai about to receive the Torah. The possuk says “vayichan shom yisroel neged hahar” Rashi comments saying ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

Kibbud Av v’Eim

In this weeks parsha we are given the 10 commandments. The events in this parsha more than most others is what makes us jews. The 10 commandments are made up of 5 bein ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

YISRO – THE ART OF LISTENING

One of the striking features of Parshas Yisro is the juxtaposition of the portion about Yisro’s advice to Moshe Rabbeinu with Matan Torah. Reb Tzadok HaKohen provides ..

Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen

Under the Mountain

Not too many psukim before the Ten Commandments, the Torah reports Bnei Yisrael’s encamping at Har Sinai with the phrase ‘they stood under the mountain’ ..

Written by d fine

Why should breaking Shabbat be punishable by death?

“You shall observe the Shabbat, for it is holy to you; its desecrators shall be put to death…” (Shemot 31:14) To the modern mind, penalties of this ..

Written by Jonny Caller

3 thoughts in one!: Derech Eretz/being a mentsch is a pre-requisite for receiving the Torah. (I heard all 3 from Rav Yechiel Emmanuel)

– The 1st half of the 10 Commandments are ‘bein adam leMakom’, between man and Hashem, and the 2nd half are ‘bein adam lechavero’, between man and man. ..

Written by Jonny Caller

The Torah was given to the whole Jewish nation!

‘Naaseh’ ‘We will do whatever Hashem commands us’. I heard from Rabbi Guttentag that the Meshech Chochma points out that ‘we will do’ is in the plural, ..

Written by Jonny Caller