Parsha Hashavuah
Personal Growth: How We Ought to Care For Others
In our last piece, we saw that Avodat Hashem also mandates care for other people. This care includes many levels. All People The Torah prohibits the mur...
Igniting the Geulah Oil with the Simcha Flame
Rosh Chodesh Nissan is nearly here and Pesach is definitely in the air. Walk into the supermarkets and note the blessed fully stocked aisles of Pesach ite...
Rabbi Zvi Teichman On Parshas Pekudei: Never Miss An Appointment!
Nearly a year after the exodus from Egypt, G-d directs Moshe to inaugurate the erecting of the Tabernacle, on the first of the month of Nissan. ביום — On...
Rabbi Zvi Teichman on Parshas Vayakheil - Who Dunnit?
The nation is gathered to be charged with pitching in all together their varied talents in fashioning the numerous items that were necessary for the משכן ...
Rabbi Dovid Fink: Parshas Ki Sisa - Anyone Have the Time?
We are reminded in many places that the Torah does not necessarily record events in precise chronological order. Sometimes there are specific lessons...
Rabbi Zvi Teichman on Parshas Ki Sisa: Who is that Masked Man?
The Rama mentions that 'people are accustomed to wearing פרצופים — faces, i.e. masks, on Purim'. (או"ח תרצ"ו ח) It always struck me ...
Bring Your Shabbos Table Alive with Your Own Copy of ‘TableTalk’: Ki Sisa 5785/2025
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 2025 - Every Shabbos table offers every Jewish family an incredible opportunity by which they can share their joy for Shabbos, for ...
Beyond The Headlines A Weekly Glimpse Into The Israel You Won’t Read About In The News - PURIM: Underneath The Costume
On the fourteenth of Adar, we celebrate Purim. The principal mitzvot of the holiday are reading Megillat Esther, giving gifts to the poor, sending packages of f...
Fear of a Jew or Fear of Hashem?
Rav Avrohom Kamai, the last rav of Mir, would recount a powerful story every Purim. The Vilna Gaon was once imprisoned on false charges but remained immersed in...
A Chilling Connection: Daylight Savings Time and Amalek! [Remember to Move Your Clocks Ahead One Hour on Motzaei Shabbos]
Motzai Shabbos the clocks move forward one hour (spring forward, fall back, you are welcome!), meaning the sun sets an hour later in the evening and rises an ho...
Rabbi Zvi Teichman on Parshas Tetzaveh - Designer Genes
We thank G-d each morning for His role in 'clothing the naked' — מלביש ערומים. When did G-d provide us with clothing? G-d provides all ...
Parshas Zachor: The Antidote
The Shabbos before Purim we leyn the infamous story of Amalek and their brazen attack on Klal Yisroel, immediately after Kriyas Yam Suf. In so doing, we f...
Bring Your Shabbos Table Alive with Your Own Copy of ‘TableTalk’: Tetzaveh 5785/2024
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 2025 - Every Shabbos table offers every Jewish family an incredible opportunity by which they can share their joy for Shabbos, for ...
Rabbi Yonah Sklare in Mishpacha Magazine: Answering Yishmael’s Challenge
Against a strong inner world, the machinations of Yishmael cannot stand Throughout the present tzarah, we have all struggled to respond productively...
Beyond The Headlines A Weekly Glimpse Into The Israel You Won’t Read About In The News - Tetzaveh - Kindling the Light Within: Stories of Faith, Resilience, and Jewish Pride
Lighting Our Own Flame A few years ago, a rabbi visited a school in Alaska to speak about Judaism. At the end of his lecture, he asked if anyone in the room wa...
Rabbi Zvi Teichman on Parshas Terumah - Where the King Goes Alone
Although throughout the portion discussing the construction of the Tabernacle, the term 'משכן' is exclusively used to describe G-d's 're...
PArshas Terumah - Give and Get
Parshas Terumah begins with Hashem commanding Moshe Rabbeinu to collect “Terumah” from Bnei Yisroel in order to build the Mishkan and all of its adornments....
Purim Impressions from the Lakewood Cheder Security Guard
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 27, 2025 - The following letter was written last year by Mr. Louis Cuevas, about his impressions of the Lakewood Cheder and the community a...
Bring Your Shabbos Table Alive with Your Own Copy of ‘TableTalk’: Terumah 5785/2024
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 2025 - Every Shabbos table offers every Jewish family an incredible opportunity by which they can share their joy for Shabbos, for Yiddis...
Parshas Mishpatim: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream... To HaShem!
A special Weekly Shtikle mazal tov to my niece Rochel Leah (née Shonek) Greenwald and her husband Shua on the birth and brith of their son, Reuven Pinchas. Maz...
Parshas Mishpatim: Hashem Understood the Tears
I am often struck by how often the Parshas Hashavua has a message which is deeply relevant to the current events of the world. Perhaps never as poignant a...
Rabbi Zvi Teichman on Parshas Mishpatim: Let's Paint the Town!
After detailing a slew of various commandments, the majority of which govern civil law, the Torah transitions to the matter at hand of their impending journey t...
Beyond The Headlines A Weekly Glimpse Into The Israel You Won’t Read About In The News - Mishpatim: From Sinai to Strength: Faith, Unity, and the Power of Words in Challenging Times
Coming Down from Sinai Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz derives an important life lesson from this week’s Torah portion of Mishpatim. He writes: “The most...
Parshas Yisro: Stranger in a Strange Land
At the beginning of this week's parsha we are once again given the reason behind the naming of Gershom (18:3-4): "Ki ger hayisi b'eretz noch...
Parshas Yisro: Hear Ye, Hear Ye
Chazal tell us that the naming of Parshas Yisro, the Sedra which contains the Aseres Hadibros, is a great honor. , The Torah goes out of its way to ...
The Tenth Commandment
Ma’amad Har Sinai was about establishing a relationship between Hashem and B’nei Yisrael. In Rav Eisemann’s discussion of Ma’amad Har Sinai and th...
Rabbi Zvi Teichman on Parshas Yisro: Reflections of Greatness
There are several episodes depicted throughout the Talmud and Midrash when sages were engaged in the study of Torah and became so exuberant from the experience ...
Parshas Yisro: Seeing Is Not Believing [Beyond Baltimore: Perspectives from Greater Washington]
We find two interesting phenomena surrounding Mattan Torah. Firstly, Rashi observes that the Torah describes the people encamped around Har Sinai using the word...
Bring Your Shabbos Table Alive with Your Own Copy of ‘TableTalk’: Yisro 5785/2024
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 2025 - Every Shabbos table offers every Jewish family an incredible opportunity by which they can share their joy for Shabbos, for Yiddis...
Judy Landman: The Hidden Beauty of Tu B’Shvat: A Lesson in Growth and Potential
Tu B’Shvat is just about here. It’s a great holiday, yet unfortunately underappreciated and not widely celebrated in the US. I’m not sure why ...
Beyond The Headlines A Weekly Glimpse Into The Israel You Won’t Read About In The News - Yitro: Everyone Heard, Yitro Took Action
What Is Your Response to Reality? I am writing from the plane, on my way to New York, to meet more of the Jews who were affected by the events of October 7, an...
Watch Horav Michoel Sorotzkin: The Mystery of Pessach. A Sefer Shemos Feature Shiur Le'iluy Nishmas Rav Elazar Mayer Teitz, zt"l (Video)
The Shiur is dedicated in memory of an outstanding Rav and distinguished Mechanech, Rav Elazar Mayer Teitz, zt"l, who served for decades as the Rav of Elizabeth...
Rabbi Zvi Teichman on Parshas B'shalach: No Veggies Allowed
The Shirah that Moshe and the Children of Israel sang at the splitting of the sea concludes with a prophecy that one day, 'You [G-d] will bring them, ות...
Parhsa B'Shalach- Interpretations And Verbs
As young students in day school, we are often exposed to a basic appreciation for some of the importance of how carefully every word in the Torah is used. ...
Today, Tuesday of Parshas B'Shalach, a Segulah for Parnasa to Recite Parshas Hamon
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 4, 2025- Tuesday of Parshas Beshalach, is a special day. Seforim tell us that it is extremely prudent to utilize this day to pray for parna...
Tu B’shvat 5785: Celebrating Productivity and Resilience
Chag Tu B’shvat At first glance, Tu B’shvat, the Rosh Hashana for fruit trees,[1] seems to be of mere technical significance — a calendar marker fo...
Parshas Bo- Animal Invasion
This week's shtikle is dedicated le'iluy nishmas Dovid Pesach ben Tzvi Hirsh HaLevi whose 5th yahrtzeit is this com...
Rabbi Dovid Fink: Parshas Bo -Of Servants, Prisoners and Absence
Every word, every letter in the Torah is used for a specific reason and purpose. We are reminded of this concept often through the teachings of Chazal whe...
Rabbi Zvi Teichman on Parshas Bo: Living in Reality
When a large segment of a community is enduring similar challenges, we often borrow and utter a sentiment expressed in this week's portion when the Egyptia...
Small Signs, Big Impact: A Motzei Shabbos Story of Torah, Hostages, and Hope
It was a typical winter Motzei Shabbos, and R' Shuly Lieber was learning at a Motzei Shabbos learning program with his son Ari. The learning had been going...