Parshat Haazinu: Sukkot – Get Happy
We are over the hump of Yom Kippur and getting ready for the Chag of Sukkot. On Yom Kippur Jewish people attend synagogue in droves. But unfortunately many will not return until next Yom Kippur. And it’s sad and... Read More
Parshat Vayelech: Where Are You Going?
Moshe is approaching the end of his life. He is about to die and is now offering his final words to the... Read More
Parshat Nitzavim: Rosh HaShana and the Zen of Tennis
With the recent completion of The US Open tennis tournament, the tennis season has come to an unofficial end. Whenever I watch... Read More
Parshat Ki Tavo: Bizarro World
When I went to Aish way back in the summer of ’79 and was in the beginners program, there was a class... Read More
Parshat Ki Teitzei: See No Evil?
Parshat Ki Teitzei continues the speech that Moshe gave to the Jewish nation before his passing. 74 mitzvot are mentioned in this... Read More
Parshat Shoftim: Bribery or Campaign Contribution?
This week’s parsha begins with the mitzvot of appointing judges and officers to ensure a just and orderly society. Justice, honesty and... Read More
Parshat Re’eh: The Impulse Buy
If there will be among you a needy person… you shall not harden your heart and you shall not close your hand... Read More
Parshat Eikev: Don’t Tread on Me
The name of this week’s parsha, Eikev, literally means Heel – as in the heel of a foot. However the word, Eikev is usually translated,... Read More
Parshat Vaetchanan: Tu B’Av – Praying for Love
Do you pray? Let’s assume you do. So what do you pray for? Lemme guess. Health – בריאות in Hebrew. Yeah that’s... Read More
Parshat Devarim: A Broken Home
Well I looked into a house I once lived in Around the time I first went on my own… Oh the walls... Read More