Written by: Rabbi Mordechai Raizman Two for One In this week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, we find many detailed laws regarding moral and ethical behavior between our fellow human beings and ourselves. One of these mitzvos relates to the sensitivity that one has to have for orphans and widows. The Torah states, “Every widow and orphan,
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January 18, 2022
A Taste of Torah – Parshas Yisro
Written by: Rabbi Avrohom S. Moller The second commandment that Hashem gave us at Har Sinai is the prohibition of idolatry. The Torah refers to idols as אלהים אחרים, other gods. Rashi is bothered by this description since it implies that there are other deities aside from Hashem. If Hashem is the only deity, how
January 17, 2022
The core ingredient for successful teaching
What do most, if not all, successful teachers have in common? They recognize and establish an effective classroom management plan that works for them and their students. Last week, a group of ATT teachers, ranging from veterans to newbies, completed Mrs. Aliza Rosenbaum’s two-part workshop on classroom management that works. Mrs. Rosenbaum started her presentation
January 12, 2022
A Taste of Torah – Parshas Beshalach
Written by: Rabbi Mordechai Raizman Seeing the Future In the beginning of this week’s Torah portion the verse states, “Vachamushim olu Bnei Yisroel maeretz Mitzrayim.” Rashi quotes a Midrash in one interpretation that explains the word vachamushim to mean that only one-fifth of the Jewish people went out of Mitzrayim (Egypt), while the other four-fifths
January 6, 2022
A Taste of Torah – Parshas Bo
Written by: Rabbi Avrohom S. Moller Throughout the narrative of יציאת מצרים – the exodus out of Egypt, the Torah says that Pharaoh’s heart was hardened or heavy. This metaphor is understood to mean that he was being obstinate, and he was being foolishly brave in opposing Hashem’s demand that he free the Jewish people.