Written by: Rabbi Mordechai Raizman Leadership at Its Best In this week’s Torah portion Ekev, G-d tells Moshe to relay the following message to the Jewish people. “What does G-d ask of you but to fear Him?” The Talmud analyzes this statement and makes the following observation. In using the term what, it implies that
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August 8, 2022
Summer learning kollel for professional development
Fifteen rabbeim from across ATT schools recently gathered together at Congregation Adas Yeshurun to learn Torah for the second annual ATT Summer Kollel. The program took place in the evenings for three weeks and in the day time as well for two weeks. The kollel includes Torah learning as well as professional development to learn
August 8, 2022
A Taste of Torah – Parshas Vaeschanan
Written by: Rabbi Avrohom S. Moller נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ עַמִּי יֹאמַר אֱלֹהֵיכֶם This week’s haftarah, the first of seven which comfort us after Tisha B’Av, opens with the sentence, “Be comforted, be comforted, oh my nation. Speak to the heart of Yerushalayim and call to her (encourage her) since she was punished doubly for her
August 3, 2022
A Taste of Torah – Parshas Devarim
Written by: Rabbi Mordechai Raizman From Exile to Redemption This coming week on Tisha B’Av (the fast day remembering the destruction of the Temples) we read from the Kinnos. The Kinnos are a compilation of writings that reflect on the many tragic times in our history during our long exile. There is one kinnah that
July 29, 2022
A Taste of Torah – Parshas Matos – Masei
Written by: Rabbi Avrohom S. Moller These Are the Stations of the Jewish People This week’s second parsha, Massei, begins with a listing of the 42 places that the Jewish people camped in during their journey from Egypt to Eretz Yisroel. It begins with Raamses in Egypt and ends with the encampment on the plains