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Maharal and rav Hirsch on teh consecration of the Leviim
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There are two types of service, the kind we like and the kind we don't.
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Ideal vs. reality, Torah was given in the desert specifically, and the "army" of Jewish service
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A Shabbos of the Land to remind us who is in charge and a fascinating approach to Socialism and Capitalism
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Rav Hirsch's take on living a life of Holiness, channeling, but not killing off, tendencies and drives we have, and the training ground parenting presents
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kashering and cleaning - what needs and doesn't need to be done
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Megillah, shaloch manos, matanos l'evyonim, and a seudah
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A study of the Tree of Garden of Eden and how it relates to (Ha)Man's greatest Challange
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Sometimes no, sometimes yes, and sometimes it depends.
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Metal and wood; what they mean and how they function together
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Elevating ourselves and the relationship between Oral and Written Laws
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Comments from Rav Hirsch on the beginning of the Parsha
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Why do people eat fish Friday night and what do we need to do to keep it separate from meat?
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Rav Hirsch's comments on two "detours" the Jews take on their way out of Mitzrayim
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The two qualities, both accessible to us all, that will get us there. (Taanit 22a)
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Rav Hirsch on Yosef's balancing act of Divine Providence on one hand, while using his Brother's free-willed mistaken decisions on the other. Plus the reasons why we needed to be in Mitzrayim to become a nation ad how that impacted later centuries of Jewish History
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Understanding the factors behind his improbable and devastating rise to power
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Shabbos Chanukah - The Brothers don't recognize Yosef, and the kohanim search for oil
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Remembering the Miracle of the War by lighting candles
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The Sages placed a strong emphasis on the Jewish Home on Chanukah. Why?
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The Avos and their families were not perfect; they have given us much to learn from.
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As Europe was a disaster, the US takes its place as the largest and most powerful Jewish community
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Highlighting the role of Rav Kook in the development of the Land
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Rav Hirsch's insights into this eternal struggle an dhow it will finally end
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Leah has both an interesting introduction and change in how she names her children
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What do Rabbi Akiva and Rabban Yochanan ben Zachai have in common?
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Thoughts from Rav Hirsch on setting up Jewish Home
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The decade of the 20s was a major transition in the Land of Palestine
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It's the present vs the past, and the Braves have what to teach us about Yaakov and Eisav
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Rav Hrsch's bold insights on the cause of Eisav's path in life. To educate a young Eisav as if he were a Yakov will lead to disaster
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A series from the end of the First World War to the Founding of the State of Israel
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A recap of the Drasha; based on a talk from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the occasion of his first yahrtzeit
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We look different, we sound different, and we also think differently. And that is a gift!
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A parsha shiur based on the writings of Rav Shimshon Rafael Hirsch
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A short talk delivered to high school students on the occasion of Rabbi Sacks's first yahrtzeit.
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One person often bears the brunt of another person getting us angry
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Parsha shiur based on the writings of Rav Shimshon Rafael Hirsch
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A discussion of the mitzvah of the hiddur of the Lulav and Esrog
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We only blow a teruah when it is surrounded by tekiot
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Rosh Hashana is complicated. Let's start with the joy of the day.
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This is one of the most well known tefillos, but it doesn't really seem to belong.
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Can we buy land, should we buy land, must we buy land?
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We rememeber with words, we vow with words,a nd we keep our words
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The Torah forbids excessive grieving. But the root of this mitzvah extends far deeper and connects us to each and to etenity.
