Purple Sheet

Parshat Ki Teitzei continues the speech that Moshe gave to the Jewish nation before his passing. 74 mitzvot are mentioned in this...

This week’s parsha begins with the mitzvot of appointing judges and officers to ensure a just and orderly society. Justice, honesty and...

If there will be among you a needy person… you shall not harden your heart and you shall not close your hand...

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,...

Do you pray? Let’s assume you do. So what do you pray for? Lemme guess. Health – בריאות in Hebrew. Yeah that’s...

Well I looked into a house I once lived in Around the time I first went on my own… Oh the walls...

This week’s parsha beings with details about taking vows. Although there are many mitzvot associated with vow-taking – as well as many...

This week’s Torah reading, Pinchas is named for the man who acted decisively, violently and somewhat controversially. As narrated at the end...

I came across this piece from Rabbi Efrem Goldberg from the Boca Raton Synagogue (and also featured on aish.com this week) which...

This week’s parsha bears the name of a man who led a rebellion against Moshe and his brother, Aaron. Korach was unhappy...