PARSHAS BECHUKOSAI 5776

By Fraidy Strauss | May 26, 2016

TAPPING INTO HASHEM’S BLESSINGS Parshas Bechukosai begins with a list of blessings Hashem promises the Jewish People if they go in the ways of His […]

PARSHAS BEHAR 5776

By Fraidy Strauss | May 19, 2016

Keeping focused on our mission Jews are expected to avoid enslaving themselves at all costs. In Parshas Behar numerous halachos are taught concerning this principle.If […]

PARSHAS EMOR 5776

By Fraidy Strauss | May 12, 2016

Continuing the Giving of Torah In Parshas Emor, the holidays Pesach and Sukkos are listed by name, but Shavuos is only alluded to (after counting […]

PARSHAS TAZRIA  5776

By Fraidy Strauss | April 6, 2016

The Torah’s Remedy for Vanity Tzaraas is a spiritual disease roughly translated as “leprosy.” It comes as a result of lashon hara.  One who suffers […]

Parshas Shemini 5776

By Fraidy Strauss | March 31, 2016

Navigating the Jewish People’s Course During the inauguration of the Mishkan, Aharon’s sons Nadav and Avihu were struck dead after they offered a “foreign fire” […]

PARSHAS TZAV 5776

By Fraidy Strauss | March 28, 2016

THE FAR-REACHING EFFECTS OF THOUGHTS In this week’s parsha, we learn about the korban olah and the korban chatas. A korban olah, burnt entirely on […]

Parshas Vayikra 5776

By Fraidy Strauss | March 17, 2016

Parshas Vayikra 5776 What a person cannot forget When a person commits a sin b’shogeig (as a result of forgetfulness), part of his atonement involves […]

PARSHAS PEKUDEI 5776

By Fraidy Strauss | March 10, 2016

PARSHAS PEKUDEI 5776 WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A BEN OLAM HABA Pekudei, the final parsha of Sefer Shmos, begins with what seems superfluous. We […]

Vayakhel 5776

By Fraidy Strauss | March 3, 2016

Vayakhel 5776 The one bad midda that everyone has When Hashem commanded the Jews to donate the materials needed for the Mishkan, the people eagerly […]

Ki Sissa 5776

By Fraidy Strauss | March 2, 2016

Ki Sissa 5776 Orienting oneself within the darkness After the Jews committed the sin of the Golden Calf, Moshe prayed to Hashem that He forgive […]