Divrei Torah

Parshas V’zos HaBracha   Moshe’s Last Message   “V’zos Haberacha asher bei’rach Moshe…, this is the blessing that Moshe gave the Jews before his death.” The Zohar (Tikkunim 6) Read more

Full Circle   The last verse in the entire Torah describes Moshe’s greatness. Devarim (34:12) states, “All of the strong hand, great awesomeness that Moshe performed (“asah”) Read more

Parshas Ha’azinu Enjoyable Learning   יערוף כמטר לקחי תיזל כטל אמרתי כשעירים עלי דשא וכרביבים עלי עשב (לב:ב). “May my teachings drip like the rain and may my utterances Read more

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur   Prayers Accepted   One of the goals of the yomim noraim is to have our prayers accepted by Hashem. Yalkut Reuveni brings Read more

Parshas Haazinu   Heaven and Earth   The first verse of our parsha begins with (Devarim 32:1), “Listen heavens and I will speak; let the earth hear the words Read more

Parshas Neitzavim   Holiness and Growth   Yalkut Reuveni quotes the Zohar (Tikkunim 70) that states that when one is circumcised he is able to reach the highest levels Read more

No sheva berachos is complete without the mention of the verse in Bereishis, I will make for him an eizer kinegdo. What is fascinating is the Read more

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The Gemara in Pesachim (49a) describes marriage as the combination of Invey Hagefen, twogrape vines. Why grapes? Also, the Gemara in Berachos (50b) states that the custom Read more

When Reb Eliyahu Dessler became the Mashgiach of Ponevitz yeshiva, some of the students felt that he was too sweet and not harsh enough on Read more

A cow and a chicken were once walking together, when suddenly they spotted a restaurant sign advertising a dinner special: steak and eggs. They both Read more

Someone once asked the Ponovitzer Rav about a certain bochur in his Yeshiva. He responded, “If they’re already engaged, he’s an Eloy (brilliant Talmudic scholar), Read more

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