Rosh Hashanah – The Wordless Sound of the Shofar
They tell of a visitor who showed up in shul one Shabbat, and the Gabbai thought it would be nice to invite him up for an aliyah. When the Gabbai asked for his Hebrew...
Author: Yitzchak Mizrahi
Ki Tavo – Be Happy
The Mishnah in Berachot (9:5) states that one must bless the Lord for calamities as well as for the good. An example of such a blessing is Barukh dayan ha’emet, recited by mourners upon...
Ki Tetze – Pesky Amalekites, Reprise
This is a guest post, contributed by Russell Harding, who delivered this sermon in the Wellington Hebrew Congregation, Shabbat 2 September, 2017. We were recently treated to an insightful Shiur from our own Tadhg...
Shoftim – Justice For All
Among the many Mitzvot that appear in Parshat Shoftim, one of the better known phrases is the mandate to perform and preserve justice in our society. “Justice, justice you shall pursue, in order that you...
Re’eh – Be a Blessing
When flying at a low altitude over a mountainous region it is easy to identify the tree line. At a certain altitude the trees stop suddenly. They don’t thin out, they simply stop. The...
Ekev – For Your Safety and Comfort
“And now Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him and to serve the Lord...