A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY This Shabbos begins the 5th and final book of the Torah, Devarim, commonly known as Deuteronomy; literally it translates to mean, “words.” These words refer to the ones spoken by Moses as he reiterates the stories, lessons and laws of the Torah. The final book is written in different form as well; Moses… Read More
September 12, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY This week’s Parsha (Ki Tavo) continues with commandments relating to residing in the Land of Israel and laws relating to the first fruits that the Jewish people are instructed to bring to the Temple. After a series of laws, the Torah then repeats something we read in the earlier Books (as was with… Read More
September 12, 2025
September 5, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY This week’s Parsha (Ki Teitzei) is chock full of Mitzvot, 74 in all! One of the many that I would like to focus on is both seriously practical, and also serves as a deeper lesson. We are commanded to “erect a fence around your roofs.” (Okay, admittedly I like this one because our… Read More
