Weekly Parsha Thoughts

The Parsha starts off, “See I am placing before you bracha and klalah. The bracha, on condition, that you will listen to the mitzvos of Hashem that I am commanding you today. And the klalah, if you don’t listen to the mitzvos... Read More

The Gemara in Brachos states: They said to Rebbi Yochanan, “there are old people in Bavel.”  He wondered and said “‘l’ma’an yirbu yemaichem…al ha’adama, in order that your days will lengthen.” In “your land” refers to the land of Eretz Yisrael where... Read More

The Gemara states that Tornos Rufus questioned Rabbi Akiva, “If your G-d loves poor people why doesn’t He feed them?” Rabbi Akiva answered, “To enable other people to help them and be saved from the judgment of Gehinnom.” Tornos Rufus asked, “It... Read More

The Gemara relates: Eliezer HaKatan was wearing completely black shoes unlike other people who did not wear this color without white, because of his love for Yerushalayim. Rashi writes Eliezer intended to act with the custom of mourning. He stood in the... Read More

The pesukim mention that Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuven asked Moshe Rabeinu to receive land on the other side of the Yarden. They said “we will enter before Bnei Yisrael and fight; we won’t return until after we have helped conquer and... Read More

The Gemara states the saying goes, “wine owned by a person, the good is to the one who pours.” This is derived from the words, “וסמכת את ידך עליו למען ישמעו כל עדת בני ישראל, and you, Moshe, shall lean your hand... Read More