Submitted by Herschel Raysman on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 13:46
Saturday 1st September 2018 21st Elul 5778
Parashat Ki Tavo Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8; Isaiah 60:1-22; Matthew 4:13-24
Clement, the disciple of Peter, spoke of the Jewish people as God's first fruits. Just as the farmer presented the first fruit of his harvest to the LORD, the Jewish people are the first fruit from among the nations.
Submitted by Herschel Raysman on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 19:23
Saturday 25th August 2018 14th Elul 5778
Parashat Ki Taytzay Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19; Isaiah 54:1-10; Matthew 24:29-42
A popular English maxim states, "All's fair in love and war." The implication is that rules of proper conduct can be suspended when fighting on the field of battle and when playing on the field of romance. The Torah disagrees.
When Israel left Egypt, they left in haste. The Torah explains the ritual of eating unleavened bread at Passover as a result of the abrupt departure from Egypt. Their bread dough did not have time to rise before they baked it.
Submitted by Herschel Raysman on Wed, 07/25/2018 - 15:52
Parashat Ve’etchanan Shabbat Nachamu Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11; Isaiah 40:1-26; Luke 3:2-15
We don't always get what we ask for. Moses wanted to enter the promised land. More than anything, he wanted to finish the journey, cross the Jordan and stand on the soil of the holy land. God said, "No."
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