Mining The Riches Of The Parsha: Recent Episodes
Rabbi Michael Whitman
I am senior rabbi of ADATH (Adath Israel Poale Zedek Anshei Ozeroff) in Hampstead, Quebec, and adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law.
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10@9 Why the Torah Supports Free Markets - But Doesn’t Trust Them - 2026.05.04 by Rabbi Michael Whitman
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Many people get lost when the Haggadah begins its detailed commentary on the four Torah verses describing the Exodus. At this point in the Seder, the method feels unfamiliar—and many quietly start counting the minutes until dinner.But this “Midrashic” method isn’t random or obscure.It blends literal, metaphorical, and allegorical interpretations in a way that is designed to provoke discussion, disagreement, and personal insight.In other words, this is the moment the Haggadah stops being something you read - and becomes something you discuss and debate.In this episode, we show how this section invites participation and helps each person see the Haggadah as relevant to their own life and experience.In Unlocking the Haggadah, we reveal the hidden structure of the text so every paragraph leads logically to the next - turning the Seder into a genuine conversation.In the next episode, we’ll explore the surprising insights this Midrashic method draws out of the Torah verses themselves.
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What Really Makes a Prayer Leader Effective | 10@9 | 2026.01.29 by Rabbi Michael Whitman
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This morning we express our sadness and outrage at the arsonist attack this past Shabbat at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi. We tell the history of this active synagogue, and we cry for the pain inflicted on our brothers and sisters there. I share a Dvar Torah on last week's Parsha that is on the Beth Israel website. I assume it is written by Rabbi Benjamin Russell, Beth Israel's rabbi, but if I am incorrect, I hope someone will correct me. Of course there are major differences in belief and practice between us, just as there are differences of belief and practice within my own family, and yours. But we are family - their blood is our blood, and their pain is our pain. The Dvar Torah I share, despite any differences between is, follows the same ideas I have expressed many times. In this case, my faith is Beth Israel's faith.
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My Uncle Sidney Katz passed away last Shabbat at the age of 96. He and I were very close, especially as I was growing up. His four children, my first cousins, were my best friends growing up and still today, and I love each of them. I had the honour and privilege to officiate and speak at Uncle Sidney's funeral this past Monday in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was born, where we all grew up, and he was buried beside his first wife, my beloved Aunt Elaine who sadly passed away at the age of 56. Each of my cousins spoke beautifully. Here are my words of tribute.
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This morning we explore how God always gives us another chance to do Teshuva and improve our ways. God does so for Yona and for the people of Ninveh. We share a remarkable story of genuine repentance from Reb Shlomo Carlebach.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the connection between the Book of Jonah and Rosh Hashanah (even though we read this work on Yom Kippur afternoon).The narrative of Yishmael and Hagar being sent away may seem disconnected from Rosh Hashanah, but it is actually its essence. This explains Tashlich (which many people misunderstand), and Yona's irritation with God's mercy.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
We read Sefer Yonah (The Book of Jonah) on the afternoon of Yom Kippur, but the themes of the narrative, and the questions it asks us to confront are fundamental to the entire High Holiday season. Today we focus on Yona's backstory, what we know about him before this narrative, and how that impacts our understanding of the work as a whole.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we a phrase that had become popular, "The King is in the field." We explain its origin, with Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, and the actual offer it claims to make, demonstrated by a dramatic story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore an extraordinary place, Niv Nirel Center in Israel, with 3 stories (from an interview done by Daniel Gordis). The first story will frighten you and break your heart. The second story will inspire you and give you hope for the future. And the third story will do all that and more.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we explore the ceremony of Bikkurim (bringing first fruits) and how it is structured to help us repel external enemies and resolve internal squabbles. We investigate the concept of Nechama (comfort or consolation after a major loss). Where do we hope to arrive, based on Rabbi Maurice Lamm, Rabbi S.R. Hirsch, Frederik Backman, and Suleina Jaouad. Finally, we trace the structure and significance of Selichot, which begin this Saturday night.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we draw three lessons that remain with us of the terrible events 24 years ago today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the initiation ceremony as the Jewish People entered Israel, and the relevance it has for us today, using the explanation of Rabbi Yerucham Perlow. With that we explore why there are two days of Rosh Hashanah, and how they differ, based on the Zohar and the Arizal.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we contrast the word Viduy (usually translated as confession) on Yom Kippur, with the same word used to describe fulfilling God's commands, in our Parsha. Based on the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, we explore how the former is only made possible by the latter.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Hagba, lifting the Torah Scroll in Synagogue; why, how, when, and for what goal for everyone in the sanctuary.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we consider the curious phrase When someone says theydid all the Mitzvot, and they did not forget them. If they did it, why must they state, and they did not forget to do it? We share the fundamental principle of Rabbi Norman Lamm, who explains one can do a Mitzvah and still forget it.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we don't only wish and pray for a new year of good health, but present concrete steps from our Parsha, Ki Teitzei, to help attain that. Some of these may seem mundane, but each one is a Mitzvah, as the mundane is also holy.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze a passage in our Parsha - Ki Teitzei, and a passage in the Talmud, plus a story with Rabbi Yehiel Meir, to arrive at what it takes to be a Great Person, not just a brilliant Torah Scholar.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
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This morning we emphasize the need to prepare now to acknowledge God as HaMelech (the King) on Rosh Hashanah. We show the critical importance of this from a story of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai and Vespasian. And we describe what this means with a story from Rabbi Biderman about the 402 bus from Bnei Brak to Jerusalem.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we address the legitimate needs for Jewish divorce, and ways to try to avoid it. We discuss how the Jewish divorce ceremony (Gett) is meant to treat both people with respect, and provide a mechanism for them each to start a new path, unencumbered by the other.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we learn that not only are we prohibited from causing unnecessary pain to any living creature, but we are also not allowed to cause anxiety or emotional turmoil of any kind. We highlight the work of Dr. Temple Grandin, the world's expert on designing equipment that keeps animals calm. She attributes this ability to her autism, which causes her to see the world in a way similar to how animals see it. We then explore the work of Betty Rollin, Dr. Wendy Harpham, and others who see their experience of cancer - terrible as that is - as leading them to live happier lives.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the unnecessarily repeated use of the word Achichah (brother or sister) in the command to return a lost object to its owner. Rabbi Matisyahu Salamon explains this word in the Torah does not refer to a blood relative, but to one with whom we share a kinship of purpose, and for whom we would do anything to help. This is how we should feel toward each other.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine the prohibition of cutting down fruit trees. Based on an essay by Rabbi Akiva Wolff, we explore the exceptions and the dangers, both physical and spiritual, in wasting anything God has given us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we examine the difficult Mitzvah of following the Halachic ruling of your rabbi, even when he is wrong. When does this apply and when does it not apply. We explain the distinction between a dispute of east v. west, and a dispute between right v. left. We use the example of Rav Herschel Schachter and how he approached dealing with myriad questions during covid. Then we trace the single theme of the entire variegated High Holiday season, with its multiple Holidays, distinct Mitzvot and moods, all encapsulated in Psalm 27, the roadmap from Ellul to Shmini Atzeret, and where we hope to arrive at the completion.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the Torah's requirement for eye-witness testimony exclusively for criminal matters, while legal experts today consider eye-witness testimony to be the least reliable form of evidence. We explain this discrepancy, and learn a valuable lesson for our everyday life, expressed by the novelist, Walter Mosely.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we review the subject in our Torah portion of Ir Miklat - cities of refuge. We explore an understanding from Sivan Rahav Meir that the month of of Ellul, the month of preparation for the High Holidays, is a type of place of refuge for us to rehabilitate ourselves. We have the opportunity to reflect on mistakes we have made, and how to correct them. The key is to surround ourselves with people who encourage us be better and to be in places that inspire us to be better, as we are so affected by where and with whom we are.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the famous verse, "Justice, Justice shall you pursue,' and the doubling of the word Justice. We quote several explanations from the Talmud and one from the Kotzker Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotz, illustrated by a wonderful story of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the two roles Shofar serves; one on Rosh Hashanah, and the other starting today during the month of Ellul. This second role is to help us prepare for Rosh Hashanah by acting as the roar of a lion.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share a spiritual and emotional roadmap of the next seven weeks through Ellul and the High Holidays. Based on a lecture by Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg, we distinguish between the requirement to believe in the coming of Moshiach and the independent requirement to await anxiously that arrival. With this we understand the purpose of the month of Ellul, and how it unfolds into Rosh Hashanah and the rest.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we learn from the Rebbe of Sedigura the meaning of Re'eh (See - the first word in our Torah portion) which stands for "Today we announce the Month of Ellul." The month of Ellul is a gift from God to allow us to prepare ourselves for Rosh Hashanah. At the same time, when this announcement is made, it should send a chill through us as we realize the approach of the Days of Awe.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we focus on the crucial word "HaYom" (today),, and learn from a Christian minister how important this word it. We analyze the comparable damage caused by dividing into fractious groups with causing a physical wound. And we share a beautiful story from the previous Tosher Rebbe about what it means to be God's child.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the theme of seeking God's place - Jerusalem - and seeking God's closeness through prayer - during the High Holiday season starting Rosh Chodesh Ellul, this Monday. For both we are promised, if we seek with sacrifice, introspection, and effort, we will reach God.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
Yesterday, Tuesday, was the first Yartzeit of the six young people, abducted by Hamas on October 7, tortured for almost a year, then murdered by Hamas terrorists. I share, verbatim the searing words of Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son, Hersh, was one of the six who were murdered.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
Once the Torah foretells there will never be an end to poverty, we need another goal for Tzedakah. This is provided by the double language "Pasoach Tiftach," which indicates not an action but a stance. We see this same idea expressed in the details and name of Maaser Sheni, the second tithing.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we pay tribute to Rabbi Berel Wein, who passed away last Shabbat. He was an exceptional rabbi, scholar, teacher, and leader. We focus on his unique genius of making Jewish history come live, and we share a story relating to this week's Torah portion, Re'eh.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we interpret the beginning of our Torah portion, Re'eh, as see or investigate what leads to life/blessing and what leads to death/curse - choosing life comes later. I tell my story of meeting Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, born Jewish, Archbishop of Paris. Notwithstanding his assertion, the beliefs of Judaism and Christianity cannot be reconciled. Especially today it is necessary to investigate what is true and what is false, not what accords with our beliefs.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we learn from Rabbi Avraham Kook a new way of looking at a Mezuzah, and a new connection each of us has with Israel wherever we are.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss how a minor Rabbinic ruling on Bentching (saying Birkat HaMazon or grace after meals) gives us a new and much better way of looking at the world, earning us a special measure of God's grace. We cite the prophecy of Isaiah (Yishayahu HaNavi) that God will rebuild the ruined places of Israel, and describe how this has come true in our day at the magnificent Hurva Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem. I share my unforgettable experience being there on Yom HaAtzmaut, and praying the words of Hallel with two meanings to each line.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we focus on one of the themes in the second paragraph of Shma, which is in our Torah portion, Eikev. I reflect on the aspect of Tisha B'Av that hurts and shatters me personally more than any other. And we analyze the prayer we say now that hopefully heals that pain.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore why the blessing after we eat is longer and more detailed than the blessing we make before we eat. Based on a principle of Rabbi S. R. Hirsch, we look at the context of the commandment to bless after we eat in our Parsha, Eikev, and see this truth reflected in the writing of Emily Dickinson, R. Baruch Epstein, and George Santayana.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the paragraph added to Benching (grace after meals) for the warriors of Beitar. Why was it written, why is it included here, and why is the word Amein just before it. We uncover the message this carries for us, especially today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we present Micah Goodman's analysis of the Israeli government's decision to occupy Gaza (starting with Gaza City). From an interview with Daniel Gordis, Goodman presents a comprehensive, balanced perspective on the dilemma facing Israel, the best case for the government's position, and why a less bad option is a wiser choice.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the name of the Mitzvah of Mezuzah, which actually refers to the doorpost, not the rolled-up scroll. We explore how this Shabbat, Shabbat Nachamu (the Shabbat of Consolation) drastically changes the mood from the sadness and mourning of Tisha B'Av to the exuberance we now experience. We explain this with a great story about feeding a lion, and a closer looks at the words of the Haftorah. We then analyze this Shabbat from a different perspective based on Sfas Emes, and a touching story about a roller coaster.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share part of an interview of Ilana Sacks done by Daniel Gordis. We learn about the incredible, inspiring work of Sadnat Shiluv (The Integration Workshop) in G'vaot, near Efrat, Israel. From here we learn about different projects of integration, in every sphere of Israeli life, throughout the country. While we may not hear much about these projects, they are happening, they are growing, and they are the hope and future of Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why a Mezuzah is placed slanted on a doorway. The answer may surprise you, and will certainly give you a new understanding each time we look at the Mezuzah.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I lead a guided mantra meditation, based on the work of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, focusing on the words of Shma Yisroel. We explore the deeper meaning of each word. Then by singing it repeatedly, we are about to focus our thinking on the depth of each word. Please try it and let me know what you think.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we unpack the dense and beautiful Kinnah, B'Tzeisi, which contrasts the experience of joyously leaving Egypt with the horror and trauma of being exiled from Jerusalem. We learn, via the Passover Seder plate, the intrinsic connection between the two. And we share how the Kinnah ends with hope, as does Tisha B'Av.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the prayer for Tisha B'Av, Nacheim, and we point out that the words do not accord with the reality. We provide one solution and two reinterpretations. Plus this year in particular, the words are tragically applicable, in many ways.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss Tisha B'Av and the Holocaust, based on a lecture by Rabbi JJ Schacter. I share a story about the Ayalon Institute secret bullet factory, and a story of an Ethiopian Jewish family learning for the first time of the destruction of the Bet HaMikdash.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the prayer Nacheim, which is added to our prayers on Tisha B'Av afternoon. Based on the insights of the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, we uncover why the mourning practices of Tisha B'Av lesson in the afternoon, and why we fast on the 9th of Av instead of the 10th.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss an article by Rabbi Yaakov Feitman explaining the constructive spiritual purpose of the mourning we feel during these days culminating this Sunday on Tisha B'Av. Where it is supposed to lead us and where to do we see the response we seek for it?Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the juxtaposition of two verses, which, according to Baal HaTurim, teach us the single act that was Moshe's greatest merit, to encourage and lift the spirits of another person. It's so easy to do, and the impact is inestimable.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we review the details of Shabbat ending as Tisha B'Av begins. this is an opportunity to use the holiness of Shabbat to infuse the meaningfulness of Tisha B'Av.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' presentation of two very different and consequential responses to the catastrophe of the destruction of the second Bet HaMikdash - from Paul of Tarsus and from Rabbi Akiva. This leads us to Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg's analysis of how the month of Av, and Tisha B'Av specifically, propels us to the month of Ellul.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we learn about HaBaita (Going Home), an Israeli initiative started by Izhar Armony (interviewed by Daniel Gordis) to discover what it takes to have the inhabitants of Israel's south and north who have been evacuated - some 180,000 Israelis - return home. And he is doing it with inspiring success! You will be surprised at the key factor, and how it may improve all Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we explore reasons why the Torah prohibits not only false words by empty words, using Mishb'tzei Shlomo. From Rav Aharon Lichtenstein we learn the purpose of appreciating every stop along the journey from Egypt to Israel using the analogy of a car rental, and every stop in our lives, not just the end goal. We then try to convey what cannot be conveyed in words - our feelings and mood as we approach Tisha B'Av, our national day of mourning for the destruction of the Bet HaMikdash, first and second, and so much more. We do this with magnificent and evocative art by Dale Chihuly, and wonderful stories by Sarah Tuttle-Singer.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
Only one Yartzeit is clearly mentioned in the Torah - this Shabbat, this first day of Av is the Yartzeit of Aharon. We uncover the true meaning of Yartzeit, and what that day should case us to do., especially this Shabbat.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the consequences of Moshe's uncharacteristic outburst of anger against the soldiers who fought against Midian, and demonstrate the damage it caused him with a story about Rabbi Yosef of Brisk.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we imagine a couple standing under their Chuppah and the plans and decisions they have already made vs. the reactions to life as it unfolds for them. Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein uses this image to explain the one-word difference between the end of VaYikra (Leviticus) and BaMidbor (Numbers).This leads to a two-fold relationship with God, and the ability to heal any rift.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the connection between the death of the Kohein Gadol (High Priest) and the release from Ir Miklat (City of Refuge) of all those convicted of accidental or negligent homicide. We provide two answers, from the Talmud and from Maimonides, each of which teaches us a profound lesson.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze one detail of the structure of Ir Miklat - cities of refuge that were the sentence for one who committed involuntary or negligent homicide, which emphasized rehabilitation rather than punishment. We explore the curious detail of the cookies that were baked for those sentenced there, and their effect on the prayers they might offer.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
his morning we discuss when we may not and when we must share negative information about another person. These questions come up daily, and the guidelines of the Chofetz Chaim on this are invaluable.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we explore several essential lessons about the nature of Shabbat, Yom Tov, and Rosh Chodesh, by analyzing minor discrepancies in the Korbonos (sacrifices) that were offered on these special days. We them investigate the character of Pinchas, mistakenly seen as a role model for violent zoolatry, but actually a thoroughly integrated man of peace. We demonstrate this with a heart-warming story from Rabbi Paysach Krohn, about an unusual cake.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I add my voice to hundreds of rabbis, educators, and community leaders in condemning another act of Jewish terrorism last Friday against Palestinians in the West Bank. Then, separately, I tell the story of Calvin Duncan and his inspiring persistence to achieve justice, from an interview with Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Moshe's initial reaction to being told by God he would not enter Israel. Moshe's request for a suitable successor, according to Baily Newman, shows his ability to use his greatest disappointment in life to do good where God has placed him, to insure the welfare of his people going forward.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss three tiers of rabbinic leadership. I am in the lowest. The middle is those who get a lot of attention, for good, and sometimes less that good reasons. Then there is the top tier, of whom I was reminded on a recent visit to Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brock, when I remember my visit and experience there 4 7 years ago.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we investigate the five reasons today, 17 Tammuz, is a Fast Day. We focus on the main reason, due to the halting of daily offerings in the Bet HaMikdash. We explore the insight of Rabbi JJ Schacter why this is so damaging, and how it relates to our situation in Israel today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we investigate what makes a Chuppah (for a Jewish wedding) valid, which requires knowledge of the laws of making an Eruv. We examine the two separate ceremonies included in a traditional Jewish wedding, and what each means.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share part of an interview done by Daniel Gordis with Daniel Taub, who recently wrote "Beyond Dispute: Rediscovering the Jewish Art of Constructive Disagreement." Taub presents practical suggestions for how to have conversations among family, friends, and others on difficult topics, so that each hears and respects the other.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we focus on Bilaam's prophecy that God does not see (or focus on) the sins of Israel. According to Rabbi Zev Leff, there is a distinction between God holding us accountable for our sins while continuing to see our essence as holy and pure. We demonstrate this with a dramatic story about Eliyahu HaNavi (Elijah the Prophet) and why we say he attends every Brit Milah (ritual circumcision). We share an incomparable story of Odeya Fenigstein, about the ability of Israelis today to show goodness and kindness under even the most tragic circumstances.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore three mundane/holy examples of the blessing, Mah Tovu Ohalecha Yisroel (how beautiful are your homes, Israel); from Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Chef Jose Andres, and Leah Gelband.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the fascinating connection between Bilaam's donkey (miraculously) speaking and our daily prayer, based on Seforno. We explore why prayer is problematic for many of us, and suggest an unlikely hero and role model to emulate.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the importance of creating your Digital Directive, alongside your estate will (and Halachic will), and your advance medical directive. To do this you must authorize a person you trust, like your executor, and give that person access to all your passwords, devices, apps, bills you pay online, etc. All of this planning will hopefully remove or reduce the chance of arguments and disharmony among your heirs, which often leads to families breaking up, God forbid.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we derive a practical lesson in navigating life from a mysterious Mitzvah, Parah Adumah. Based on the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, we learn two ways of helping us through the darkest moments of life.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we analyze the Parah Adumah as an antidote to belittling any Mitzvah, according to the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik. We explore a novel understanding of Tuma'ah, imprecisely translated as ritual impurity, but is actually the basis of our understanding of what life is and how we connect with God, according to Rabbi S. R. Hirsch. And we compare the "mistake" of Moshe hitting the rock with the "zealotry of Eliyahu HaNavi (Elijah the Prophet).Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the cryptic and mysterious narrative of the Jewish People being fatally bitten by snakes, and God's "therapy" is to have them look at a bronze snake placed atop a tall pole. How can this possibly help? We provide one approach from Rashi, and a dramatic story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman which brings this lesson home to each of us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss just one element of the destruction caused by Iranian missiles recently, the damage to the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel. Thank God no one was killed there, but many areas of research that benefit humanity were destroyed, including research leading to cures for cancer, treatments for autism, and much more. I share a poem by Hanna Yerushalmi titled "Kaddish for Science."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the history of the Prayer for the Government, which has been included in Shabbat morning synagogue services by many if not most shuls for centuries (with various texts being used). We find a long history of saying these prayers for governments highly antagonistic to Jews: King Ferdinand of Spain, Czar Nicholas II, Joseph Stalin, and many more unsavory leaders. Then we present additional reasons, aside from the history, why we should continue this prayer even, or especially, when we do not like the government in power.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why Moshe waited till the next morning to prove Korach's rebellion was against God's command. Based on an insight from Rabbi Boruch Perton, we explore the single most important strategy to avoid Machlokes and disharmony, in any area of life. I demonstrate this with a personal story of one of my lowest moments.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two contiguous narratives concerning Moshe where something very important is missing. And we share a great story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman to demonstrate the point.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we connect two seemingly disparate passages, the terrible narrative of the Meraglim (spies) in our Torah portion, Shelach, and a Mitzvah in Devarim (Deuteronomy) which is actually its antidote, based on an essay by Abe Mezrich.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the aftermath of the Sin of the Spies, when a group started out for Israel on their own. Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe explains what was so wrong with that, and we demonstrate this with a dramatic story from Sivan Rahav Meir that occurred last week in Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning, first I share my mother's insight after Shabbat on events from Jerusalem. Then we discuss how two people or groups can see the same thing and arrive at opposite conclusions (related to the Meraglim, the spies), demonstrated with a wonderful story about the Kozntizer Maggid.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning Israel is at war with the Iranian Government (not the Iranian people). We discuss an incredible commentary to this week's Torah portion, B'Ha'alotechah, written decades ago by Rabbi Benzion Firer, which directly and presciently addresses today's events. Thanks to my friend and colleague Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, for brining this to my attention.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we explore the difference between humbleness and meekness, based on a classic lecture by Rabbi Norman Lamm delivered in 1990. Moshe knew himself and his greatness, but did not display any arrogance to others. That is the quality we must try to emulate. We present part of a famous lecture by the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, to explain how Miriam, who had saved Moshe's life as a baby, and stood by him his whole life, could speak negatively about him. Finally we explore Moshe's breakdown at the burden leading the Jewish People placed on him, and how God's response comforted Moshe, and remains a lesson for us in how to help ourselves or others get through the inevitable low points we all face.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the 2024 commencement address of Roger Federer at Dartmouth College. Federer was one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Rustin Dodd, in an article for "The Athletic" explores what makes this speech so impactful and focuses on Federer's three plus one lessons from tennis, which, of course, apply to every one of us in our own lives.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the change in Moshe we see starting in our Torah portion, B'Ha'alotechah. According to Rabbi Menachem Liebtag, we are not seeing a criticism of Moshe, but the fact that Moshe's abilities and style of leadership is no longer what the people. Every teacher / rabbi / parent / child etc. must be suited to their student / community / child / parent etc. And the needs change.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the unique Torah scroll symbols in this week's Torah portion, B'Ha'alotechah, of the two backward "nuns" which appear like parentheses or brackets around 2 famous verses. Based on an article by Sholom Eisenstat, we explore the various shapes, placement, and meanings of these unique symbols.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
In light of the thousands of people in Israel, and many others here and around the world suffering from PTSD (post traumatic stress syndrome) this morning we try to clarify what this serious illness is, and what it feels like to those who suffer from it. We share two very different descriptions, one from Malat Ben Chaim and one from Ran Apelberg.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the Chatzotzrot (silver trumpets) Moshe was commanded to make and use to signal the encamped Jewish People to gather or prepare to travel, and later, to warm of war, and to gather for celebrations. But unlike all other holy objects in the sanctuary, these were not passed down from leader to leader. Each successive leader had to make their own, new trumpets. We provide a compelling reason from Rabbi Kenny Brander with deep implications for our times.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the first line of the famous blessing, Birchat Kohanim (priestly blessing, also the parents blessing). If we ask God to bless us, why do we then need to ask God to protect us? We provide an answer from Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski, Dr. David Pelcovitz, and Rebbetzin Chana Perl Kotler about the dangers of plenty and why we need to be protected from these dangers.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we explore why conversion to Judaism requires commitment to every Mitzvah, even those not practically relevant, and what it means for our service to God. We examine the need to create guardrails for ourselves and never assume we could not be tempted to do something terrible. And we discuss why all 12 princes of each tribe brought the same gifts to inaugurate the sanctuary.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the text of Birchat Kohanim, the famous Priestly Blessing, and analyze why the text of this blessing is in our Torah portion, Nasso, while the commandment to bless without the text, is in the Torah portion of Shmini, which we read several weeks ago. We provide an answer which forms a practical strategy any time we are about to enter into a fraught situation.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze why this week's Torah portion, BaMidbor, is always read on this Shabbat before Shavuot - in what way is it a necessary introduction to receiving the Torah at Sinai for us this year? We explore the answer given by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, that every one of us is needed to stand under the metaphoric Chuppah with God on Shavuot to enter into the divine marriage relationship with God that we re-affirm and re-enact on Shavuot.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the famous problem of the missing and uncertain date of the Holiday of Shavuot with three new approaches from Maharal, Tzlach, and Rabbi JJ Schacter which all point to the effort we must make to prepare ourselves to celebrate Shavuot starting this Sunday night. We also explore what we can learn from groups of Jews such as Ethiopian Jews to enrich, inspire, and improve the rest of the Jewish world, based on an interview Daniel Gordis did with Dr. Marva Shalev Marom.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
On Shavuot, this coming Monday and Tuesday, we celebrate God's revelation at Mt. Sinai. This Monday, we read in synagogue the narrative and content of the Aseret HaDibrot (Ten Commandments). This morning we discuss what this critical, famous passage is, and what it is not - what makes these ten special. And we explore the insight of Rabbi S. R. Hirsch on the significance of how the words were engraved into the stone.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
The Book of Ruth (which we read on Shavuot) was written by the prophet Samuel, according to Abarbanel, as a tribute to David, the young king Samuel anointed. Subtly, within that tribute, Shmuel includes a serious warning to David HaMelech and anyone who would assume Jewish leadership on the priorities a leader should have. This morning we discuss how Shmuel wove this warning into the story in a way that David, and future leaders, would be able to hear and appreciate.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the Hallel prayer (which we will say on Shavuot this coming Monday and Tuesday) which praises and gives thanks to God for the miracles God performs for us. We explore Rabbi Meilech Biderman's insight that included in the category of miracles are those things that appear to happen naturally which we often take for granted, and all the terrible things that do not happen to us. Sarah McLachlan refers to this in her beautiful song, "Ordinary Miracles," for which we must praise and thanks, just like for the Splitting of the Red Sea and Revelation at Sinai.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
In honour of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Reunification Day) this morning we discuss the incredible archeological findings at Ir David (City of David, just east of Jerusalem's Old City) including the newest, spectacular finding, Pilgrims Road (also known a Stepped Street). Based on Daniel Gordis' interview with Doron Spielman, we learn not only what has been found but what it means for us today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the consequences of the Six Day War in 1967, which dramatically boosted the reputation of Israel's military prowess, the dream of Zionism, and Jewish pride and spirituality around the world. More complicated is what Israel did and is doing with the large amount of territory it conquered - a subject of much controversy. We focus on Yom Yerushalayim which we celebrate tomorrow (28 Iyar), the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli control. We distinguish between the spiritual component and the political component of this day, with a warming about the negative direction some have taken to mark this occasion.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the ending of our Torah portion and the Book of VaYikra, which doesn't appear to be an appropriate ending, as it discusses a Mitzvah, Erechin (valuation) which appears to have no connection to the last portion or to the Book as a whole. We explain the deeper meaning of this strange Mitzvah, and how it perfectly connects with the Torah reading and the entire book, expressed by two wonderful stories; one from the Klausenberger Rebbe, and one from R. Yechiel Spiro.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we provide the essential background to the Story of Ruth from this week's Torah portion, BeHar. We examine the sin of oppressing another with words, and Rabbi Yehuda Amital's analysis of God's understanding of human nature. And we differentiate between discipline and neglect when it comes to parenting, ours and God's.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the harsh Torah portion we will read this Shabbat (BeHar-BeCHukotai) with its dire warnings of what will happen to the Jewish People, much of which has been happening to us since October 7, 2023. We focus on the Haftorah, the reading from the prophet Jeremiah who, according to the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, promises that any exile or destruction will be temporary. If fact, according to Sivan Rahav Meir, alongside today's darkness, we are seeing the emergence of a new era in Jewish history, the gradual, unmistakable unfolding of redemption.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we trace extensive research going back almost 90 years which all leads to a single simple key to happiness. This is based on the work of Drs. Sonja Lyubomirsky, Robert Waldinger, George Valliant, and many others. This is something that everyone of us can do to improve out lives. I want you to be happy, I want to be happy, and God wants us to be happy - please try this!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine two insights by two very different authors on prayer: Rabbi Dov Singer (author of "Prepare My Prayer" - which I recommend highly) suggests the incredible opportunity prayer offers us that we rarely get elsewhere. And Rabbi Meilech Biderman explains how prayer is like water. Both ideas taken together can invigorate and deepen our prayers and our praying.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss my visit with Professor Ben Mollov and his students in Bar Ilan University's course, "Jewish-Arab Interreligious Dialogue." I describe Dr. Mollov's 25 years of research into how to improve relations between Arabs and Jews, and the course he has been teaching for seven years demonstrating the success of his approach. He has now written "Approaches to Jewish-Arab Interreligious Dialogue and Peacebuilding: Theory and Practice" which presents the data from his research and a practical model that can be replicated anywhere. Ben told me, "Each time I have an encounter with my students, I am in touch with the spirit that brought me to Israel, and allows me to experience the ideal of a better future for the Jewish homeland, and what the Zionist movement sought to achieve." Yes, it is possible, and these students will help make it happen.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share my meaningful volunteering experiences during my recent trip to Israel, and the story I repeated to everyone I saw. The well-known phrase was very true for me, "I came to strengthen and inspire, and I left strengthened and inspired."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I describe the fulfillment of my dream last week to teach law in Israel, as I was invited to teach a week-long course at Bar Ilan University Law School. I share how teaching law in Israel now, at this fraught time, is such a heightened experience, as students are living though and confronting in person many of the issues we discuss. I share my admiration for their intelligence, and willingness to engage in legal discussions with all they are going through. They thoroughly inspire me. We discuss the critical distinction between optimism and hope. These students give me hope!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss a crucial approach to educating our children from Rabbi Meilech Biderman. We share a moving message from Emily Damari on the meaning of Yom HaZikaron (Israel's Memorial Day), and another forceful and eloquent letter written by Emily to the Pulitzer Prize board. And we highlight the incredible work of Swords of Iron, founded by Yocheved Kim Ruttenberg, which provides information on thousands of opportunities every day to volunteer in Israel. On behalf of the entire Jewish People, thank you!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share several scenes and impressions from my recent trip to Israel, both heartwarming and heartbreaking.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze a passage from an amazing work, Aish Kodesh (The Holy Fire) by Rabbi Kalonymos Shapira, the Rebbe of Piacezna. Teaching Torah in the midst of the horrors of the Holocaust, Shapira explains the meaning of suffering as a kind of sacrifice. This puts a different perspective on Yom HaZikaron, Memorial Day for Israeli Soldiers which starts this Wednesday night. We also add another layer to this day, from a sign placed by a widow on the door to her home during Shiva for her husband who fell in Gaza.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we investigate the spaces in a Torah scroll, and Rashi's explanation to give Moshe space to consider what God had just taught him. Today, many of us no longer have these spaces to consider and reflect, filling these moments with endless scrolling and posting. We conclude with a wonderful story about Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski that teaches that the beauty of our lives only comes through when we live it at the proper speed.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we investigate the spaces in a Torah scroll, and Rashi's explanation to give Moshe space to consider what God had just taught him. Today, many of us no longer have these spaces to consider and reflect, filling these moments with endless scrolling and posting. We conclude with a wonderful story about Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski that teaches that the beauty of our lives only comes through when we live it at the proper speed.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we explore four practical lessons for us to take from the Holocaust (and though Oct. 7, 2023, was not the Holocaust, all four of these lessons apply to every one of us today). We also trace the magnificent moment of high drama in our Torah portion, Shmini, which is very subtle, and requires unpacking to appreciate.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore what Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day, starting tonight and tomorrow) can mean for us today. We share an Israeli song, Al Nevakesh (Let Us Not Ask), which has assume new popularity and meaning today. And we share two stories, one from Rabbi Reuven Tradburks, and one about the great great grandchildren of two holocaust survivors.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we pay tribute to Pope Francis, who passed away yesterday, with an asterisk as we also outline his deeply problematic comments about the Gaza war since October 7, 2023. I share two specific lessons I learned from Pope Francis, which continue to inspire me.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we reflect on the logistical hoops we will go through this Shabbat which is the eve of Passover, and explore why we are not allowed to simply eat Matzah this Shabbat. R. Aharon Lichtenstein explains how this is an essential part of our service to God in all areas, which mirrors God's treatment of us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the details of this coming weekend as Erev Pesach (the eve of Passover) falls this Shabbat. There are differences of opinion on many of these issues. Here I present my opinion and suggestion of how best to observe these details. I have also written a short essay outlining these details which you can find here:https://www.adath.ca/pdf_doc/ErevPesachShabbat5785.pdfMichael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share the message of our guest speaker at ADATH yesterday, Tovia Roness, a remarkable young man who served as a medic in the Givati Brigade in Gaza. He paid tribute to his commander, Major Eyal Shuminov, who fell in battle last April, 2024. The lessons he shared are relevant to every one of us, though they were dramatically relevant to Tovia and his fellow soldiers. We are reminded, again, of the outstanding moral principles of the IDF, and the greatness of its leaders like Major Shuminov.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze two lessons we learn from Korbanot (the sacrifices detailed in this week's Torah portion, VaYikra). One lesson concerns human nature and the other relates to salt. Then we finish the week and provide inspiration for Shabbat with a wonderful story about a unique wedding in Israel this week.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we conclude a three-part series (each part will stand alone) on Shir HaShirim (the Song of Songs) written by King Solomon. We analyze the passage which describes the low point in the relationship between lover and beloved. We trace how this passage becomes the basis for Kol Dodi Dofek (The Sound of My Beloved Knocks), one of the most important essays of Religious Zionism by the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik. And we describe the saddest letter the Rav ever wrote.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss three practical applications of the system of Korbanot (sacrifices). Even though these laws are not practically applicable today, there are myriad lessons we can learn from them.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss how we serve God when there are no more sacrifices (since our Torah portion, VaYikra, indicates this is a primary way of serving God). We provide two substitutes, prayer, from Maharal, and Torah study from the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, and explain how each reach precisely the same goal as sacrifices (which itself is a poor translation for Korbanot).Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the return of bodies from Gaza, people who were murdered on or after October 7, 2023, and whose bodies Hamas has kept as part of their barbaric cruelty. We urge and pray for the return of all hostages, both living and deceased. As bodies are returned to Israel and we engage in the Mitzvah of burial, we explore a new pain, and a new comfort, and we must focus on both. We quote from Rabbi Aryeh Levin, Rabbi Dan Moskovitz, Rachel Sharansky Danziger, and Nova Festival survivor Daniel Sharabi.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the strange verse that seems to assert that our leaders (king, president, prime minister, teacher, rabbi - all types of leaders) will inevitably make mistakes. From Seforno and Rashi (expressed by a great story about Rabbi Yaakov Kanievsky) we derive two distinct lessons, which are so very applicable to our lives today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we provide new answers to 2 questions we have asked and answered before, based on an essay by Ezra Sivan in The Lehrhaus. We explain the connection between Shabbat and the building of the Mishkan, and we explain why the Book of Exodus ends only with the completion of this holy construction project.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore an amazing phenomenon in Israel, the way in which our young people have exhibited incredible strength, faith, courage, idealism, and leadership, especially since October 7, 2023. We see this in the thousands of bumper stickers all over Israel, encapsulating the messages these young people stand for, collected by Rabbi Chaim Navon in a recent edition of Makor Rishon. I'm grateful to my colleague Rabbi David Fine, for directing me to this article.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we continue a three-part series (each part will stand alone) on Shir HaShirim (the Song of Songs) written by King Solomon. We discuss the significance of the flowers and birds mentioned in it, as well as the repetitions and near repetitions, all of which contain multiple layers of meaning. Tonight's theme is that Shir HaShirim, on one level, is a lovesong to the Land of Israel, causing us to fall in love and stay in love with the Land of Israel. I share my personal story of encountering and exploring the depths of Shir HaShirim in Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the practical significance of God commanding we follow the lunar calendar. This ends the period of slavery, and begins the process of freedom, actualized two weeks later with the exodus from Egypt. I share a beautiful story from Jerusalem which demonstrates how we deserve to become God's partner.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the cycles and phases of the moon, in order to better understand - in Part 2 - the significance of God commanding we follow the lunar calendar, and why that command is given to us while we are still slaves in Egypt.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the odd-shaped loaves baked for the Mishkan every Friday, the Lechem HaPanim. We explain the odd shape of these loaves of bread, and why they were shown to every Jew who came to the Temple three times each year, based on the insight of Rabbi S.R. Hirsch.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss an apparent discrepancy in Moshe's audit of the Mishkan materials and the magnificent insight of Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik. We then connect this to a shortcoming of the Nesiim (Princes of each tribe), and a lesson from Matzah that even minor details are major when they affect another person or form the overall structure of serving God.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the broken Luchos (stone tablets engraved with the Ten Commandments); where were they placed, why, and what crucial lessons do we learn from this.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we begin a three-part series (each part will stand alone) on Shir HaShirim (the Song of Songs) written by King Solomon. Tonight we introduce the four layers of interpretation that are woven together, plus the abrupt changes in tense and speaker even in the middle of a verse, which give this work such complex beauty and meaning.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share part of an interview of Daniel Gordis with Rabbi Raphael Shore. You will never guess who best understood the reason for antisemitism. Rabbi Shore explains that plus what we should do with that knowledge.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the detailed inventory of each item in the MIshkan (sanctuary) and ask why there were no spare parts, no extras for replacements? The answer, suggested by Rabbi Yissocher Frand and reinforced by Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, forms a basic outlook on how we are to serve God.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two enlightening lessons I learned spending time in hospitals. One is the how a hospital is an oasis and how that can be replicated elsewhere. The other is a lesson from our rabbis in how to comfort and console, and how not to do it.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the Kiyur, the basin in the Mishkan at which the Kohanim washed their hands and feet before beginning any sacrifice or ritual. And from this obscure object, we derive a crucial lesson from Rabbi Menachem Penner relevant to every one of us, me especially today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss how Mordechai motivated Esther to plead to save the Jewish People. We analyze an insight from Rabbi David Stav from a session he presented at the recent Yeshiva University Rabbis Conference I had the privilege to attend. Rabbi Stav addressed what Israeli rabbis want from North American rabbis and Jews. His answer includes attitude and action.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we look at the most successful fundraising campaign in Jewish history, and how it finally deteriorated into corruption. This is true of every individual and business, but especially true of every Jewish organization, that we must strive for not only honesty, integrity, and transparency, but also the appearance of honesty, integrity, and transparency. I am proud to say this is what ADATH strives for.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore Birchat HaChodesh, the blessing for the new Jewish month we say in synagogue this Shabbat. We trace the origins of this practice, and how it binds all Jews in the world to each other and toward Jerusalem. Plus we gain a key insight to prayer with one seemingly extra word in the last line, expressed with a great story about buying smoked salmon at Zabar's in New York.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss one of the most misunderstood verses in the Torah, and explain why Jewish Law has a written and oral component, and how these two layers are implicit in every Mitzvah. We analyze the meaning and significance of the famous words in our Torah portion, Mishpatim, "Na'aseh V'Nishmah" we will do and we will hear, by which the Jewish People enter the covenant with God. And we explore why the narrative of Revelation is told twice, and what we learn from the differences in the telling.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the famous distinction between a fox and a hedgehog, based on an essay by Zohar Atkins. We identify Yitro as a hedgehog in suggesting Moshe delegate his role to other judges. Likewise the Jewish People when they say, in our Torah portion of Mishpatim, "Na'aseh V'Nishmah" we will do and we will hear, we will focus on the one great truth that God loves us. I suggest 3 great truths we need to focus on now.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss whether a long prayer is better than a short prayer. Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein teaches us neither is better. The quality of a prayer is based on its intensity, do we realize how momentous this encounter with God is. We consider reaching this through the prefatory two lines of the Amidah and a story about hockey.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share more horrifying details of the physical and psychological torture Hamas inflicted and is inflicting on the hostages. And we share an article by Dr. Itai Gal, one of Israel's foremost medical commentators, which explains how the superficial appearance of released hostages masks the depth and seriousness of their wounds and trauma.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share a moving story and deep insight into the tenth of the Ten Commandments, from Rabbi Yaakov Galinksy. We explore the genius of our rabbis in establishing the morning blessings as we wake every morning, and point out a critical inconsistency in one of those blessings, from Rabbi Meilech Biderman.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the significance of Remembering Shabbat (Zachor) and Protecting Shabbat (Shamor), based on an insight of Rabbi Avraham Kook. We tell the famous Talmudic story of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son hiding in a cave, and how a deeper experience of Shabbat enabled them to leave the cave and return to normal life.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss some practical guidelines for observing Shabbat and derive momentous principles, expressed by Rabbi Yisroel Salanter and Pope Francis. We analyze the purpose and goal of Torah Reading as a prominent feature of the Shabbat morning service. And we examine the first prophecy of Yishayahu HaNavi (Isaiah the Prophet) and derive three practical lessons from this cryptic and surreal passage.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the curious wording of the names of Moshe's sons. We quote Rabbi S. R. Hirsch on a foundational lesson for all parents and grandparents, which is analogous to our relationship with God.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss AI (artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT), which is already in our lives and will become more so very quickly. I discuss the pros and cons as a rabbi and as a university professor. Like every new technology, AI is morally neutral, and depends on how it is used. The biggest problem comes from a lesson from the Book of Esther.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the opening of the Ten Commandments and ask, are there actually ten or only nine commandments in this famous passage? What is the origin of the phrase Ten Commandments? And if there are only nine, what does the opening line, which serves as a foundational preface and is not a commandment, teach us?Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two views of the latest hostage release on Shabbat; the horror of how they were treated, physically and mentally, and inspiring stories about the Shapira family's joy at the release of Or Levi, and how Sharon Sharabi greeted his brother, Eli, just released after 491 days. May they all be released soon!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a curious detail of the advice Yisro gives his son-in-law Moshe. Based on an insight and a great story from Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky, we learn of an aspect of Moshe's greatness, and ours, that we might not have known.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we present a new understanding of Moshe's arms being supported during the battle with Amalek, based on a true story told by Rabbi Yechiel Spero. We see this happening today in an incredible manner among young people in Israel and young Jews around the world.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the distinction between God's "great hand" at the splitting of the sea, and God's "mighty hand' at the exodus from Egypt, according to the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik. We analyze the multiple ways in which Az Yashir, the exuberant song sung in praise and gratitude after the Jewish People were saved by the splitting of the sea, creates the model for every prayer we utter. Az Yashir makes prayer possible and meaningful.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss incredible stories of strength, resilience, and nobility among those recently released from barbaric captivity in Gaza. Today we tell new stories about Gadi Mozes and Agam Berger.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the concept that, starting in our Torah portion (B'Shalach), we and God test each other. This continues throughout the Torah, and today as well, based on insights by Rabbi David Forman and Rabbi Meilech Biderman.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I express heartbreak for all those suffering from losses due to the fires in California. We discuss to very different approaches on what to save in the short time one might have to evacuate - from Rachel Steinhardt and Pico Iyer. Then we discuss the related, but dissimilar choice of what some Jews took with them when they left Egypt suddenly - emergency confetti.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss one who has lost an immediate family member, God forbid, for whom Shiva will be observed. In the immediate period, from the moment of death until the burial is completed, this mourner is called an Onen, which has specific rules and guidelines. With advances in technology, today the same Halacha is applied in different ways, which we explore. All of this is to show honour and respect for the deceased.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we try to imagine ourselves standing at the shore of the Red Sea, with the menacing Egyptian army approaching, and wonder if we would have the courage and will to jump into the water at God's command, never imagining, or hearing about a sea that split. Based on insights of Rebbetzin Yemima Mizrachi, Senator Jon McCain, and Jonathan Kestenbaum, it comes down to love and trust.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share some of the worst our hostages have suffered in Gaza - that we know about so far - and some of the most inspiring stories of strength, resilience, and inspiration. We tell about Dr. Einat Yehene's warning about the severity of the trauma, Amit Soussana's new, courageous interview, and what Liri Albag did for her. We share Agam Berger's first message upon her release. and we retell a conversation in a Tel Aviv park that will bring tears to your eyes, and a smile.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we explore the vast and ongoing consequences of adopting the lunar calendar while we were still slaves in Egypt as a complete break with that secular civilization. Rabbi Riskin traces this worldview further back, to Moshe's grandparents in choosing names for their children, Moshe's parents. We investigate the difference between God commanding Moshe to "go to Paro," and later to "come to Paro," from two very different sources. And we discuss the subtle difference between Moshe's warning of the tenth plague "around midnight," vs. the actual terrible event that occurred "at midnight." We demonstrate how relevant this is from Rabbi Mordechai Gifter, and a dramatic story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a new, modern approach to the classic question of Paro's freedom of choice being taken away. Based on insights from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Keshet Starr, we learn the critical importance of choosing wisely the first time we do something, in every area of life.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we present the insight of Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo that the Exodus from Egypt is ultimately a rebellion against prevailing values, and Judaism continues to be a rebellion against our society's prevailing values in favor of Torah values. With many contemporary examples, we show how our Torah value system is a rejection of selfishness, materialism, immodesty, mis and disinformation, and much more.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze a small detail of Passover observance, the requirement to not break the bones as we eat the Korban Pesach (Passover offering) at the Passover Seder. From this detail, Abe Mezrich shows us the main goal of this celebration, to connect us into a community of one flesh, a Congregation of Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share an online conversation from Friday, thanks to Daniel Gordis, between Haggai Luber and Meirav Leshem Gonen, that gives hope for the future of Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share incredible, unforgettable stories of valor, selflessness, and strength about Agam Berger, Emily Damiri, and Eden Nimeri, Z"L. We also share the eloquent words of Rachel Goldberg-Polin on the acrobatics of the multiple emotions we simultaneously hold during these days.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine the workings of the lunar cycle, on which our calendar is based. With that we explain what we will announce this Shabbat in the synagogue about the Molad, in advance of Rosh Chodesh Shvat this Thursday. We also analyze the prayer we say this Shabbat, Birchat HaChodesh (Blessing for the New Month), from two perspectives, the future and the past.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we cover three diverse topics: the guidelines for setting aside one Mitzvah (e.g. Shabbat) for another (e.g. a medical crisis). The general rule is whenever in doubt about the possibility of a health risk if the condition is left untreated, act first to protect health, and ask later. Then I share a wonderful story from Rabbi Boruch Lederman about windows. Finally, I lead a guided meditation relating to Shabbat - try it and let me know what you think!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore Rabbi Yosef Rimon's opinion on the proper way to acknowledge God both for the release of three hostages last Sunday, and the release of almost 100 prisoners, many of whom are terrorists and murderers. We analyze the Brachot (blessings) to recite, and explain how we can acknowledge both the great joy and terrible horror at the same time.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we contrast, at the beginning of our Parsha - VaEira, the magnificent and detailed future God plans for the Jewish People, and their inability to even hear this message, due to their constricted spirit and the burdens of slavery. We explore the need for opportunities to see beyond our present struggles to the horizon of our dreams and goals, and we present several concrete suggestions of when and how to do this.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share my joy, anguish, fear, anger, relief, disappointment, and much more, with events unfolding in Israel now, by sharing an insight of Rabbi Avraham Kook on how we should view the road toward peace.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the three answers God gives to Moshe's question about His name. Why are there three? Which one is reflected in Jewish Law, and in our prayers, according to Rabbi Avraham Pam?Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss why the names of Yaakov's sons are listed in our Torah portion, after just having been listed at the end of VaYigash. Through insights of Sfas Emes and Rabbi David Wolpe, we understand this message is for each of us, and introduces the theme of this Book, Exodus - the magnificence of human beings. We explore a critical aspect of leadership Moshe displays in what he says to a sheep, leading to God appointing him to the greatest mission of leadership in Jewish history.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I pay tribute to my father, Morris Whitman, who passed away on Chanukah 13 years ago. His Hebrew name was Moshe. We explore why the original Moshe was not named Moshui, which means drawn from the water. The answer given by Siforno and Rabbi S.R. Hirsch very much describes my father's greatest trait, which we should all emulate, and for which my father remains my role model.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore a verse in our Torah portion (Shemot) that is the motto for our times. Based on Pardes Yosef, Amanda Gorman, and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, we see a clear pattern in Jewish history unfolding again now.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning, thanks to Daniel Gordis, we share a very popular Israeli song being sung all over Israel now, which conveys a deep and important facet of today's Israeli society. Then we see this song being sung in an emotional, joyous moment for one little boy and for all of Israel.
This morning we continue our discussion on Conversion to Judaism from yesterday (https://youtu.be/qdBXDYxTfdE) and discuss the critical question of "Will my conversion be accepted?" We outline the scenarios where this might be a problem, and the two steps to avoid this happening.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.This morning we discuss three approaches to addressing a question in Jewish Law that has never arisen before, and we quote Rabbi Shlomo Goren offering a proof for surrogate pregnancy from our Parsha, Tazria. Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss how to choose a conversion program. Since October 7, 2023, we have seen a dramatic rise in people wanting to convert to Judaism. Over the years, as the head of the RCA Conversion Program - Montreal Region, I find many people enter a program and then come to us when they learn that what they did does not lead them to the result they wanted. How do you choose a program that will meet your expectations?Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the practice we and others have in the synagogue this Shabbat as we conclude the Torah portion VaYechi, and with that, the Book of Bereishit, the congregation exclaims Chazak, be strengthened, to celebrate the milestone of studying this book of the Torah together. We describe how this phrase has been movingly paraphrased since October 7: I came to strengthen and I leave strengthened. We provide a remarkable example of this, recently published, about Sapir Cohen.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the (for some uncomfortable) subject of preparing for death, as Yaakov does in this Torah portion, including a great song from Johnny Cash. We analyze the first usage of shepherd as a metaphor for God, and why it is appropriate and incorporated by David in Psalm 23. Then we explore the wording of the famous blessing Yaakov gives, HaMalach HaGoel, which many of us sing to our children at bedtime. And we uncover a deeper meaning that relates directly to the hostages in Gaza, for whom our prayer for their safe release is even more urgent this week.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss tomorrow's fast day, 10 Tevet, perhaps the least known, and unique in at least two ways. We explore the insight of Rabbi Eliezer Simchah Weisz, demonstrated by the powerful example of Roee Azizi and his organization, Hinenu.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
Recognizing this makes many of us uncomfortable, this morning we discuss how we approach death, and learn lessons from how our patriarch Yaakov does this in our Torah portion, VaYechi. This portion is for us a textbook on how to navigate this sometimes frightening, inevitable part of life. Avoiding this topic only makes it more difficult.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the question and response of Yaakov and his children - based on the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, and the earlier question and response of Yaakov and Yosef, based on Dr. Aviva Zornberg and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, to understand the importance of "Shema Yisroel" and the continual question and response that is the theme of Bereishit - the Book of Genesis, and repeated between every Jewish parent and child.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore two possibilities, either Yaakov found out what the brothers did to Yosef and how he ended up in Egypt, or he didn't. The second possibility, suggested by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Rabbi Meilech Biderman, and others, carries an exquisite, difficult, and critical life skill for every one of us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss three times the VaYigash (and they approached) appears in connection with prayer. Rabbi Saul Berman derives three themes/modes of prayer from these three disparate narratives, and we should be aware of all three as we take three steps forward to begin prayer.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we share one last lesson from Chanukah - patience. We explore a contemporary and applicable answer to why Yosef never tried to contact his father, Yaakov, from Rabbi Yoel Bin Nun and Patti Davis. And we provide a new answer to why we refer to Yosef as HaTzaddik (the righteous) from the teaching, and the character of Rabbi Yehuda Amital.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we continue our discussion from yesterday that the essence of Chanukah is to reject assimilation. Today we underscore how early this must start, from a discovery at the British Museum, and we identify the real hero of Chanukah, according to Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, whose message addresses us directly today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we define Chanukah as the holiday to reject assimilation. Using Avraham's formulation of Ger V'Toshav (I am an immigrant/citizen, according to the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik), we identify three elements to this vital process to put into practice in our time. Today, #1, and tomorrow, #2 and #3.ichael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we provide a fair, balanced tribute to President Jimmy Carter. I share my disagreements with some of his language about, and approach to Israel (though he was not anti-Israel and he was certainly not an antisemite). We examine two areas of his greatness, the Camp David Accords leading to (fragile) peace with Egypt, and his decades of hands-on help to make the world better after his presidency, from Habitat for Humanity, to helping eradicate diseases in Africa, and so much more.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the original Mitzvah of lighting the Menorah, of which Chanukah is the rededication after a lapse of several years. We investigate Ramban's claim that the High Priest Aharon's greatest legacy was not in his lighting the Menorah, but in his descendants bringing about a holiday, Chanukah, where everyone would light a Menorah and not just in the Temple, but in their home own. We can achieve greatness by accomplishing a holy task, or we can achieve greatness by helping others rise to achieve that holy task along with us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why, among all the Jewish holidays, Chanukah is the most focused on our home, not synagogue. Based on an insight from Rabbvi Michael Rosenzweig, we explore how the Chanukah conflict, which took place on the battlefield and in the Beit HaMikdash, was essentially a conflict over what would be the values of the Jewish home. Chanukah teaches us that the Jewish home, properly constituted, is the most powerful and successful means of transmitting Judaism.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the famous Chanukah song, Maoz Tzur. We explore the importance of singing it while we contemplate the Chanukah lights. And we examine its themes and lessons, especially as they relate to us this year, 5785/2024. We also include a wonderful story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman about lighting Chanukah candles on a hectic Friday afternoon.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss why Yosef spent an extra two years in prison - was it a punishment or a blessing? We investigate the source in our Parsha for ten needed to form a Minyan. And we explore the father of Matityahu - how his life is central to how we light the Menorah and to how we should live as Jews.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we review the rather dry and boring Chanukah historical chronology, from which we learn a magnificent lesson we can apply to our lives every day.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning in advance of celebrating the miracles of Chanukah starting tonight, we explore another category of miracles in which we can all participate, described by Ramban in our Torah portion, Mikeitz, with two great stories to demonstrate; one from Sivan Rahav Meir, and the other from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a fascinating, largely unknown story about Foreign Secretary Golda Meir doing something in 1956, that is central to modern (and traditional) Israeli and Jewish values, and which continues even today. This is from an interview of Daniel Gordis with Aviva Klompas, author of "Stand-Up Nation: Israeli Resilience in the Wake of Disaster."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the characteristics that make a great lay leader or community member, based on an address by the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, in 1979. The Rav identifies three critical traits, which we derive from the first Jewish lay leader, Yosef. We add insights from Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Bender and Sivan Rahav Meir.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share the speech given by our daughter and son-in-law (with their permission) at the Bris last week of their son, our grandson, Yishai Hersh. Beyond the deep personal emotion I felt, these words have eloquence and wisdom from which every one of us can benefit.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we investigate the rise and fall of the Honeycrisp apple, and learn lessons each of us can apply to our lives. If you find another fragrant, wonderful apple variety, please let me know. If you want my famous, best ever applesauce recipe, send me an email (rabbi@adath.ca).Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a narrative back in Parshat VaYeitzei to explain how Yaakov convinced his wives to move back to Israel - not just because God said so, according to Rabbi Yishaya HaLevi Horowitz (Shaloh HaKadosh). From here we learn how a person should, and should not speak to others in their home.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the prayer Ashrei which is our best, thrice-daily preparation for meaningful prayer. We demonstrate that the Ashrei prayer anticipates every major question about prayer, and provides the answer. Ashrei makes prayer possible. We examine both the structure and content of this prayer to explain why it is the necessary prerequisite to prepare ourselves for meaningful prayer.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share part of an interview by Daniel Gordis with Dr. Naama Halevi Davidov about "Assure for the Child" - an Israeli non-profit that provides for the long-term needs of the forty children left without either parent after the October 7 massacre. We learn about an incredible network of people in Israel (and elsewhere) taking creative measure to help more people better. "The way to beat the bad guys is to do good."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss what dramatic event lifts Yaakov to the level of a Patriarch, together with Avraham and Yitzchak. We pinpoint an answer, based on Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Rabbi Norman Lamm, that speaks not only to Yaakov's central role throughout Jewish history, but specifically at this moment, what Yaakov give us is what we need most.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we review one of the most poignant rabbinic lessons about our matriarch, Rachel, with a surprising, dramatic new ending suggested by Rabbi Shalom Schwadron. God's words to Rachel speak to us directly today, with the same certainty as they did 2500 years ago.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share a wonderful lecture I heard ten years ago in Jerusalem from Ruth Yair Nussbaum. She discussed the insight of Rabbi Kalman Shapiro into the concluding words of the prayer "Yishtabach" which we say every morning. Then she tells a moving story about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach composing his famous song, L'Ma'an Achai V'Rayoi, which has become ubiquitous throughout the Jewish world.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the blessing Yitzchak gives his son (thinking it is Eisav, actually Yaakov). Rabbi Yaakov Neuberger suggests that the blessing is in two parts, and both parts are necessary, including when we bless our children and grandchildren.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share the second part part of Daniel Gordis' disturbing but critically important interview with Ohad Merlin (see Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/op8qW-FCrFE?feature=shared). Merlin explains the consequences of Hamas' war being a religious war and not over territory. And we also explore Hama's terrifying plan on October 7 - what did they want to achieve? We end with a critical point, that this version of Islam (Hamas, Brotherhood, Hezbollah, Iran, etc.) is not the only version, and there are other versions of Islam which want to build and coexist, not just kill and destroy, and we must never overlook this distinction.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share part of Daniel Gordis' disturbing but critically important interview with Ohad Merlin. Ohad is just the expert to explain what Hamas was thinking when it attacked on October 7. What was their motivation? How did they frame it to themselves and Gazans? We have learned through hard experience it is vital we understand our enemies in order to effectively triumph over them.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the connection between a Jewish wedding ceremony and the transaction between Avraham and Efron in our Torah portion, Chayei Sarah, while dispelling a widespread misunderstanding about marriage in Jewish law. We discuss the plague of divorce shortly after marriage that is on the rise in parts of the orthodox Jewish world. And we draw the close connection between death, loneliness, and its antidote - marriage. We explore the true meaning of the Bedeken (veiling) ceremony, and we investigate the need for "holy water" to make a marriage happy and joyous.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we remember Rabbi Jonathan sacks, Z"L, on his Yartzeit (20 Cheshvan) by sharing a remarkable story he told about Stephen Carter, now a professor at Yale University Law School. I had the privilege and pleasure of knowing Stephen and working with him during my years teaching at Yale.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore how Rabbi Yosef Rimon addressed a question from an Israeli soldier about prayer. We see Rabbi Rimon's extensive expertise in Jewish law, plus his extraordinary sensitivity and spirituality, in a way that should inspire all of us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the many lessons we learn from Lavan, quite an unsavory character we meet in our Torah portion, Chayei Sarah. Curiously, his actions and words are the source of many of our practices at every Jewish wedding today. Even his blessing to his sister, Rivkah, many quote to every Jewish bride. Plus I add an insight to this blessing from my ancestor, Rabbi Yosef of Slutzk (the Slutzker Rav). Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss on what basis to choose a spouse as we encounter the one passage in the Torah which explicitly lists what this criteria is, from which we should all learn. We quote from an article by Neely Steinberg, "Marry the Person Who Will Help You to the Bathroom" and share a remarkable story about red shoes.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we pay tribute to Dr. Judith Leff, who recently passed away. Every person who keeps Kosher must be grateful for her trailblazing work, even if they don't know her name. I am also grateful for the kindness and hospitality she and her family showed me over 45 years ago.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a new essay written for Times of Israel, with great insight and eloquence, by Rachel Goldberg-Polin. We focus on three pivotal points she makes as only she can, to help every one of us interact with sensitivity and helpfulness with one who has or is suffering a crisis or catastrophe. Thank you, Rachel, for giving us these insights to improve our ability to show kindness, even when the highest kindness is silence.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we contrast the hospitality of Avraham with the hospitality of Lot, and explain why we emulate the former and not the latter, with a story from Gerlitz Foods in Geulah when I was living there, and a remarkable story from Sivan Rahav Meir expressing what it means to love helping others, not just doing it. We formulate a response to the current frightening wave of antisemitism around the world based on an original insight of Rabbi Saul Berman about why Sarah laughed. We explore the practice of asking someone to pray for us when we are sick, which we see for the first time in this Parsha. And we clarify what faith in God does for us, and what it does not do for us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we contrast Noach and Avraham, who faced a similar challenge, and the difference in their response led to the difference in their legacies. We see this expressed by Richard Nixon, a Chabad emissary in Amsterdam, and an Israeli song which has gone viral, "We Are a Nation of Superheroes."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the character of Lot, Avraham's nephew, through the Trup (musical notation that conveys the emotion of the Torah's words). We identify Lot as being filled with ambivalence about fitting in to his adopted home of Sodom. And we trace how this ambivalence does but should not manifest itself for us today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we investigate the Mitzvah of offering hospitality to guests like Sarah and Avraham did. We explore its elements of kindness and sensitivity, and we trace two paths to understand the spiritual aspect of this Mitzvah, from Dr. Aviva Zornberg, and from Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we trace two paths in commentary on Torah narratives: our great heroes are fallible and sometimes make mistakes, or they are consistently great, and what appears to us to be immoral must be interpreted differently. These two paths have always existed, and are in evidence in Jewish life today. I try to understand Torah following both of these paths.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze a passage in the Talmud (Brachot 17a), which gives us a roadmap to healing the divisiveness and strife among Jews after the Churban (destruction of the Temple) and today, based on the insights of Rabbi Avraham Kook.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we balance the heavy mood in Israel now with two stories of outstanding strength, heroism, and self-sacrifice.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the meaning of Aliyah (Jews moving to Israel) which is more than a geographic reality, according to Chassam Sofer. We share a great story from Rabbi Paysach Krohn to explain why Avraham refused a reward from the King of Sodom. And we investigate how God's many promises to Avraham recharge us as we face the same challenges today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share two poems, one by Shelomi Chatuchah, and one by Yael Leibowitz, that are contradictory, complementary, or both. They both give us a deeper understanding of what God's words to Avraham, Lech Lecha (Go...), meant to him, and at the same time imagine God's words directed to every one of us today. Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the meal, bread and wine, which Malki-Zedek served Avraham as he bestowed a blessing on Avraham. According to Mish'b'tzei Shlomo, the foods are also a blessing, communicating our secret for flourishing eternally, in spite of all the vicissitudes of history we have and are experiencing. We demonstrate this with a powerful story from Eliyahu Libman, whose son, Eliyakam, was killed last October 7, while rescuing others from the Nova Music Festival.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze why God, Who is omniscient, must "descend" to see the Tower of Babel. Though this leaves room to misunderstand the text, we derive a powerful lesson relevant to every one of us, especially now.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
As we approach the Yartzeit of October 7, to be observed this Thursday on Shmini Atzeret, we analyze two recent revelations about one of the reasons Hamas attacked when they did, based on Hamas meeting notes, and the experience of former hostage, Sapir Cohen. We then present the practical, concrete steps we need to take to protect ourselves from this danger, based on an article by Rabbi Yitzchak Blau.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we uncover the significance of the Magen Dovid (Star of David): who created it and why, why it is on the Israeli flag, and what is its surprising and dramatic connection to Sukkot, especially this year. This will change and hopefully deepen your experience of this Holiday!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze a well-known song we sing on Sukkot. Based on Rabbi Yehuda Amital, and a story from Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon, we describe how a Sukka is stronger than a house, how the moon is stronger than the sun, and how Israel is stronger than any challenge we face.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze an insight of Rabbi JJ Schacter that Sukkot is a place, at which the Jewish People first had a chance to catch their breath and reflect on the exodus that just happened. This did not happen at the end, but in the middle, with crisis and catastrophes to come. Never before have we needed Sukkot for this purpose as much as this year, to sit in our Sukkah and reflect on what happened on and since October 7, how we and the world has changed, where are we going, and who do we want to be, even as we are in the middle of this. I don't know the answer, but I know this story, about Emily Hand, must be central to it.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
Tonight's Mining the Riches of the Parsha is a special presentation by Corrie Sirota and Rabbi Whitman. Corrie is a bereavement specialist, psychotherapist, and the Clinical Director of Myra's Kids Foundation. Corrie discusses navigating grief and loss, with practical and helpful strategies. Rabbi Whitman adds how Jewish practices and rituals, such as Yizkor, Shiva, and Kaddish, reinforce these helpful strategies.
This morning we investigate the ancient, mysterious, controversial, and often misunderstood custom of Kapporos - which for some includes swinging a chicken on the eve of Yom Kippur. We trace its history, the objections to it, more "palatable" alternatives, and its correct meaning. And we include a remarkable story from Rabbi Yechiel Spero that powerfully speaks to us in this moment.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
Amid all the brokenness that started on October 7, 2023 and continues (and in some ways intensifies) even today, this morning we focus on that terrifying day, and listen to the memories of survivors who thought they would not survive. May the memories of those murdered a year ago bless us and strengthen us, and may we be worthy of their sacrifice.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share a story from Sarah Zeldman, that exquisitely captures how we come before God this Rosh Hashana, and hopefully, God's response. As this Jewish year, 5784, comes to a close, I am filled with gratitude to everyone of you who listens, comments, asks, disagrees, encourages, and allows us to search for insight, inspiration, and God - together. Shana Tova!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine Hattorat Nedorim the legal ceremony of annulling vows, which traditionally takes place the morning before Rosh Hashana, this year Wednesday, October 2, after the morning service of Shacharit. We explore how this works in Jewish law, the details of the ceremony we perform this Wednesday, and why this is so important to do just at the High Holidays begin.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share an incredible story about the great violinist, Yitzchak Perlman, which precisely expresses with what we should be feeling now, as we approach the New Year in light of October 7, 2023, and every day since, and who we should be becoming.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we tackle to overwhelming question - how will we face the High Holidays this year in light of what happened on October 7, and every day since. We outline two contradictory approaches - from Rabbi Avraham Stav and Rabbi Yosef Rimon - and try to integrate them into one complex guideline with an internal and an external layer. These are my thoughts now, subject to change as circumstances warrant.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the importance and details of appreciating each day of Yom Tov and not using it to prepare for another day. This is the premise of Eruv Tavshilin, which allows us to cook on Friday which is Yom Tov, for Shabbat the next day (and this occurs three times in the next few weeks). We explain why and how this works.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the historical background to the narrative of Chanah coming to Shiloh to pray for a child (Haftora for Rosh Hashana I). Based on an incredible insight from Rabbi Beryl Wein, we understand how to look at every person imposing on us and asking us for something, and realize they may be coming to save us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the last two of the 613 commandments, in our Torah portion, Nitzavim-VaYeilech, based on an insight from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. The message of these two Mitzvot is precisely the message of the High Holidays. We then provide a strategy from an unlikely source, Disney, to exponentially increase the success of transmitting these messages, partially based on an essay from Rabbi Efrem Goldberg.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the highly-organized structure of Rosh Hashana prayers: three themes, each with 10 verses to express and describe. We investigate the one verse that does not fit into this scheme: Shma Yisroel, and we explain how this verse, while not mentioning God's sovereignty, is actually the deepest essence of it.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the curious choice of Torah reading for the first day of Rosh Hashana, the narrative of Yishmael being sent away from Avraham's home. Based on a fascinating Medrash explained by Rabbi JJ Schacter, we highlight the primary theme of the entire High Holiday season, and derive a critical lesson that is, unfortunately, relevant to almost every family.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we consider the emotional impact of tomorrow's Torah reading, whose dire prophecies are happening to us now and since October 7. I share the story told by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin when, as a young man, he attended the small shul of the Klausenberger Rebbe, Rabbi Yekusiel Halberstam, leading a congregation of Holocaust survivors, and the dramatic way the Rebbe turned the litany of tragedy, which they had just experienced, into a prayer for blessing.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss how one can observe God's laws and still forget God - from Rabbi Norman Lamm. We learn the significance and importance of Hagbah - lifting the Torah in shul, and how to do it right. Then we explore a deep insight into an unbelievable verse, based on Dr. Aviva Zornberg, and demonstrated with a wonderful story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the blessing of being the head and not the tail, and we describe, based on Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, how a leader can be a head and a tail, but a proper leader should be a head and not a tail. This is not a comment in relation to any candidate anywhere (which I do not discuss publicly), but the issue of proper Torah leadership. My title is borrowed from a great movie, again without referring to any candidate.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss another example of how Israeli popular music expresses the deepest truths about Israel today, based on an incredible essay by Daniel Gordis. We listen to two very different performances of a classic Israeli song, "When the Heart Cries" by Sarit Hadad, one of Israel's top singers. Though the words are the same, the mood and impact are so different from July, 2023 to May, 2024. And this is the background to the heartbreaking and inspiring words at a recent showing of Israel's Dancing with the Stars. Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss bowing (to the ground) in our Torah portion, Ki Tavo, and we explore the two prayers for which this is still done today, on the High Holidays. We investigate the emotional and spiritual differences between the similar actions, and the way this practice conveys the essences of these days more deeply than any words or thoughts. Try it and let me know how it feels.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we address those (including me sometimes) who have difficult questions of faith approaching the High Holidays this year, based on what has happened to us as a People, and individually in our own lives. Based on an essay by David Campbell, we explore the views of Rambam (Maimonides) and Abarbanel, among others, who argue the Mitzvah is not to have faith in God, but to question, inquire, and investigate that faith to the best of our ability.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we highlight two stories of incredible heroism, performed by "ordinary" people, who in turn can inspire us "ordinary" people to be strengthened by them and emulate them when we need it.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we explore the mystical, allegorical meaning of Kan Tzippor, the Mitzvah to send away the mother bird before taking her young, which sees God as pained whenever God's children are harmed, and connected even when invisible. We analyze how divorce, with its accompanying separation and often a sense of failure, is actually the moment of greatest connection to God, more so than the moment of marriage. And we explore the anthem of these upcoming Holydays, each different in theme and practice, but sharing a single goal, a single destination at which we hope to arrive by the end of Sukkot, exquisitely expressed in a single prayer, Psalm 27, L'Dovid Hashem Ori V'Yishi.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we pay tribute to the victims of 9/11 and their families, and gratitude to the first responders for their bravery and sacrifice. I share a poignant story from Sarah Tuttle-Singer about the way 9/11 changed one man's life, and an insight from Rabbi Meilech Biderman on the message of the Shofar.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share a wonderful story about the Reichman family. We explore two opposite approaches to the spiritual work we need to do in these days before Rosh Hashana - and we need to utilize both approaches equally.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the obligation to return a lost object to its rightful owner. We explore the dramatic insight of Rabbi Yosef Engel who explains the connection between this Mitzvah and our ultimate redemption, may it come soon!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we question part of a passage in this week's Torah portion, Ki Teitzei, and provide an answer based on a parable from the Dubno Magid (Rabbi Yaakov Krantz). Using a quote from the marvelous novel, The Winners, by Frederik Backman, we highlight the importance of being more honest with ourselves and others.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
"I Statements" are a well-proven, effective strategy for communicating a problem or irritation in any relationship. This morning we discuss how they work, why they work, and detailed instructions for using them effectively. This information can improve any relationship, especially those closest to you, and improve your life.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss and add insights to the moving eulogy delivered this past Monday by Rachel Goldberg-Polin for her son, Hersh. We highlight the many lessons Rachel's words give us. May Hersh's memory be a blessing to his family, and the memory of each precious soul we have lost be a blessing to their family, and to all of us who cry with them.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss why, in Jewish Law, there are so many judges relative to the population, at least one judge per 10 people. Based on Rabbi Yochanan Zweig and Rabb Yerucham Levovitz, we understand the primary role of judges is for their sterling character to act as role models to influence and improve society, even before they step into the courtroom. We derive an important lesson from Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev on how to receive the judgement we want from God on Rosh Hashana, demonstrated by a great story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman about a rabbi who reads upside down. And from Rabbi Henoch Singer we analyze a technical detail in diverging sets of witnesses in a criminal trial, and how judges should respond when they have been fooled.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the destructive force of bribery, and the Talmud's unique understanding of this crime. We quote Rabbi Avraham Pam to call attention to why even a slight occurrence is problematic. And we include a remarkable story about Rabbi Avraham Kook, and the thank you he received from someone he slapped.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss an issue that is problematic for many Jews (including me, sometimes), following authority when we disagree with the answer we get. We differentiate between east vs. west and right vs. left, and explore the a priori importance of perspective in answering any question, using an example from Rabbi Herschel Schacter.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the repetitive wording of the famous verse: "Justice, justice shall you pursue." We provide an answer suggested by Bailey Newman based on a very dark fable.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
Intertwined with the fresh grief for another six Israelis hostages murdered by Hamas just before their bodies were found and returned to Israel yesterday, and the ongoing pain, anger, and fear gripping Israel, we explore the new song by Liran Danino, "Im Machar Ani Met" (If Tomorrow I Die), an update from Soroka Hospital Maternity Ward on the current baby boom and how it differs from earlier this year, and an incredible poem by Hannah Yerushalmi about emergency confetti.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we probe the essence of Tzedakah (often inaccurately translated as charity). Based on an insight from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, we explore how Tzedakah is primarily not about money, and with that we explain two curious laws, and the actual goal of this foundational practice.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the depth of meaning in the quote from our Torah portion - Re'eh - where God says to us, "You are My children." We highlight this with a remarkable story about the (previous) Tosher Rebbe, Rabbi Meshulum Lowe. This profound lesson is vital for every parent, every teacher, and every human being.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we highlight the emphasis on TODAY in the first line of our Torah portion, Re'eh. We explore this through a story told by Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb about a pivotal taxi ride, and we add an important layer from Rabbi Eyal Vered on how we view the flow of time.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the paragraph we add on Shabbat to Bentching (Birkat HaMazon or grace after meals). This paragraph outlines the two goals Shabbat should fulfill for us: what we do for God by celebrating Shabbat, and what the experience should do for us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we explore what we as Jews may not eat due to health risks, including the most baffling example of prohibiting eating fish together with meat. I tell the story of my involvement with DESK (Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen in New Haven, CT) and a blessing made by Brother Dennis and me. Then we explore why in Jewish law the blessings before eating are short, while blessings after eating are much longer. We explain this according to Rabbi S.R. Hirsch, based on the context of the verses in our Parsha - when we are most satisfied, we run the greatest risk of forgetting God, so then we must focus our gratitude at that moment, and we see this demonstrated by a poem by Emily Dickinson. We analyze one blessing after eating where we thank God for what we received and also for our deficiencies. It is only because I have deficiencies that I need you, and vice versa. Everyone has deficiencies that force us to need each other and form families and communities. Finally we analyze the 4th paragraph of Birkat HaMazon (grace of meals) written and established to remember the double miracle of those warriors of Bar Kochbah killed in Beitar. The opportunity to bury them only years later leads to a message that we hold dear throughout our long exile and dispersal, and has more meaning for us today than ever before.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share part of an interview from Daniel Gordis speaking to Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin, parents of Hersh - seriously wounded and taken hostage on October 7. Rachel and Jon are perhaps the most visible and possibly the most impactful parents working tirelessly on the release of Hersh and all the other hostages in Gaza. Rachel and Jon respond, in the thoughtful and dignified way only they can, to the three reasons some people are against a deal to release hostage in exchange for a release of prisoners. Whatever your view, these words will touch your heart and challenge your mind.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two aspects central to God that might seem to be opposites, but must be integrated - greatness and humility. Based on two verses in our Parsha, and a Talmudic lesson, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks tells two remarkable stories that express this.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share a heartbreaking photo on Tu B'Av (today, the fifteenth day of the Jewish month of Av, which celebrates romantic love). We investigate the two modes of connection to God - Ahava/love and Yireh/fear or awe, and the way we are to be propelled from one to the other. We describe this with a remarkable story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I discuss the first time I officiated at a pet funeral, my complex relationship with pets, and what I have learned about what beloved pets can mean to people. I share insights from an article by Catherine Pearson on how to support someone who has lost a pet. It is an important kindness, and a reflections of God's concern and compassion for ALL God's creatures.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the Nechama (consolation) promised by this Shabbat, Shabbat Nachamu. We learn from God's message to the prophet Isaiah how we can lift up and comfort another by believing in them even when they don't believe in themselves. A memorable story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman shows us how easy this is if we truly believe in our ability to believe in another.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the shift in mood from mourning and fasting on Tisha B'Av to this coming Shabbat of Nechama (consolation), focusing on a different way of what we hope all mourners will reach, as expressed by Rabbi Leo Jung. We investigate the curious placement of a Mezuzah on our doorways, as explained by Rabbi Yosef Rimon. And we analyze how many words are in our primary statement of belief in One God, and what we mean when we say Mazal Tov at a wedding.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the practice on Tisha B'Av and when visiting a Shiva house, to not exchange greetings such as hello, how are you, have a nice day, etc. to express that normal social interaction has been ruptured by grief. We share a deep insight into this awkward practice from Rabbi Leibish Hundert, that not giving a greeting in this case actually deepens our normal greetings. And we learn from Rabbi Meilech Biderman to always consider, when someone during the year does not greet us, that perhaps they are going through their own personal Tisha B'Av at that moment.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we focus on the seeds of comfort within Jeremiah's stark prophecies of destruction. Where is the balm in Giliad, the healing for the Jewish People? It was once there, and we know how to recover it.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the life and work of Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi (born in Spain in 1075, author of Kuzari) and analyze his Kinnah for Tisha B'Av, "Tzion Halo Tishali..." We consider the legends about his life and this poem, and analyze the striking, emotional message this Kinnah holds for us this year, Zion yearns for her captives - may they all be returned soon!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a quote from the wonderful novelist, Fredrik Backman, "Grief is the price we pay for love." Our grief and mourning leading up to Tisha B'Av stems from our deep love of what it is we lost. But when we get stuck in grief or mourning, we need help - from family, friends, and professionals. Here is a story I heard from Meirav Berger, who tells of two keys she used to get unstuck from her grief. May God heal all the broken hearts of God's people.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we wrestle with maintaining our 2,000 year old mourning for Jerusalem and our long exile, while incorporating the traumatic events of October 7 and every day since. From multiple sources, we see the ancient words of Kinnot (intricate poems of lamentation read on Tisha B'Av), some written 1500 hundred years ago, eerily expressing the multiple, nuanced horrors of today. And we encounter new imagery, written for this moment, with stories of heartbreak and heroism.
This morning we return to the famous Talmudic passage that pinpoints the incident that leads to the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the Jewish People almost 2,000 years ago. We ask Rabbi Meilech Biderman's question of how one person, one event could have caused so much suffering to so many for so long? And we provide his practical, frightening, and uplifting answer.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the substance and order of commands God gives the Jewish People making their way toward Israel. There are several lands God says they may not cross, and several they may. I share an insight from my friend and teacher Abe Mezrich on the fundamental value expressed here, and trace its theme through the literature of the three weeks and Tisha B'Av, leading to a very practical and relevant plan for what we need to improve.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we survey a devastating theme of these days: Does God turn away from our prayers? We find this suggestions in the words of Isaiah we read this Shabbat, and in Eichah (Lamentations) we read on Tisha B'Av. We present the approach of Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb that the answer is loudly and definitely NO. And we explore what happens to all our prayers and tears, which we are expressing today and every day since October 7. Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share my remarks from yesterday when I was invited to speak at the walk from Hampstead Park to the "Y" calling for the immediate release of all hostages now. This is an inspiring and committed group and I urge you to join them. I spoke about two goals we can achieve that help our brothers and sisters in Israel, even from Montreal.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Robert Putnam's groundbreaking book, "Bowling Alone" (and if you haven't read it, I recommend it highly). Putnam explains, based on copious and fascinating data from every area of life, that engaging in fun activities in a group is the great way to improve your physical and mental health, and crucial to increasing social capital and strengthening your community. I pay tribute to two excellent groups that are representative of the far-reaching effects of fun group activities, ADATH Sisterhood and Cote St. Luc Men's Club.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the layered meaning of the curious command, don't make your words empty, which goes far beyond just false. We quote from Rashi, Dr. Neil Postman, and a wonderful story from Dr. Abraham Twerski.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the Talmudic question of what happens if your rental car breaks on the way to your journey, and Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein's distinction between this scenario and the journey of the Jewish People through the desert, where each stop was a destination of its own. We explore the history-altering request of two tribes to remain outside Israel with lessons on prioritizing your family, remaining part of the community, and acting as an enthusiastic pioneer in every worthwhile effort.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we study and analyze a famous passage of Talmud which is recorded as the reason for the destruction of the Bet HaMikdash - the story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza. We present an original understanding of this from Rabbi Yochanan Zweig that entreats us to refrain from a very common destructive trait.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I condemn the recent protesters in Israel, including government coalition members, who are acting to protect Israeli guards accused (by an IDF doctor) of abusing a Palestinian prisoner. Such crimes, if true as alleged, must never be condoned or supported - this is not who we are. We discuss the momentous event of two tribes, Gad and Reuven, asking for land on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, remaining outside Israel. There is a detail in the negotiations between them and Moshe, from wich Siforno derives an important lesson, made practical is a great story from R. Meilech Biderman about Rabbi Nissim Karelitz.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we lament the inability to ask the perennial question about these Three Weeks leading to Tisha B'Av, which is how can we mourn when Israel and Jerusalem are flourishing. Tragically, this year that question is moot, as we are all mourners for the events of October 7 and every day since. But we share another facet of these weeks, with a practical suggestion from Yossi Klein Halevi.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the Cities of Refuge, the magnificent structure in classical Jewish Law that provides rehabilitation for negligent homicide. We analyze the practical designation of three of these cities by Moshe, and the societal value they imbue, even today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we pay tribute to Martin Indyk, who passed away last Thursday, and who, for decades, worked for the US government to achieve peace between Israel and its neighbors. Indyk teaches us to never give up on peace. His efforts, which did not realize his goal in his lifetime, are nonetheless steps forward on the path of peace. The arc of the conflict is long, but bends toward peace.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the insight of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the deep impact of grief, not only on our emotions, but on our decision-making ability. We trace this through the laws and narratives in the Torah portion of Chukat, and in the order of our requests to God in the Amidah prayer, as expressed by Chatam Sofer. This is at the center of what we are missing as a People today, what we are mourning during these Three Weeks, and what we hope to regain with the final redemption we eagerly await.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the message Pinchas' actions are supposed to teach us, quoting from Ernest Becker, Dr. Phillip Zimbardo, Fredrik Backman, and Jodie Picoult. I share a characteristically brilliant story about Rav Nota Greenblatt, Z"L, and an esoteric but critical understanding of the incomplete "Vav" in our Torah portion, partially based on Shem MiShmuel and Maharal, and dramatically expressed in a poem by Tehila Siani, and a dramatic post by David Sherez.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the difference between two groups who both ask almost the identical question, with very different responses from Moshe. His response to the daughters of Tzelafchad, validated by God, assume the highest motive of their request, and bid us to do the same, to elevate another's question or comment or action, to see it in its most positive light.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore why God takes Moshe to see the Land of Israel from afar though Moshe will not enter it. We answer with one of the most powerful and haunting speeches in US history from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., which explains the last magnificent act any great leader can perform.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we quote Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau on a question that was never asked before. We connect prayer and a talking donkey. We trace the holiness of spending time with your family from Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and elongating your table from Chef Jose Andres. We trace two scenarios for redemption and follow its progress in our day from Warrant Officer (res.) Elon Weiss, of blessed memory, and the Miluimot of Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we pay tribute to Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who passed away last Friday at the age of 96. Dr. Ruth led an amazing life, which we highlight, as well as her pioneering work as a sex therapist. We discuss her book, "Heavenly Sex" which is (with a few exceptions, in my opinion) an excellent presentation of normative Jewish tradition on the physical intimacy of married couples.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we follow up on our discussion from Monday, July 15, on the miracle of God opening the mouth of Bilaam's donkey. Today we focus on what the donkey said. We analyze an allegorical message of our rabbis, based on the writing of Bailey Newman and the poetry of Emily Dickenson.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we uncover the unsavory character of Bilaam foreshadowed by his mistreatment of his donkey, and address why did God cause the donkey to speak to Bilaam.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I present Rabbi Yosef Rimon's clear outline of Jewish eschatology, specifically our certain belief in Techiat HaMeitim, the resurrection of the dead: when and how will it happen. And we provide the heartbreaking, and inspiring context of who asks this question, and the additional sentiments only Rav Rimon could write.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the inherent contradiction between the famous words of Bilaam, Mah Tovu... (How goodly are your tents...), and almost the same words (Mah Tov...) used by the prophet Micah. Based on an essay by Bailey Newman, quoting Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, Franz Rosenzweig, and Rabbi Shai Held, we understand how we are, at the same time, flawless and imperfect.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a new paradigm for prayer that can meaningfully resonate with us today, with all we are going through in Israel and around the world. This is based on a presentation by Rabbanit Chana Henkin, one of today's foremost Torah teachers, largely responsible for the wonderful surge in women's advanced Torah study in our generation, and one of our greatest Torah leaders. Rabbanit Henkin provided this framework, which I am only paraphrasing here, in the aftermath of the terror attack in 2015 that tragically resulted in the murder of her son and daughter-in-law, and left their children orphans. This is Rabbanit Henkin's prayer response to that tragedy.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss an example of excellent leadership that extends beyond the years of a person's life. Here is a dramatic example of how Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein continued (and continues) to teach people how to act properly even after he passed away.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share an emotional story which is the perfect expression of the message I shared yesterday (here: https://youtu.be/745Y-LDNLlU?feature=shared). It is from Rabbi Asher Weiss and represents just one aspect of the greatness of our Israeli soldiers.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we contrast the Shirah (song of praise) sung by the Jewish people in our Torah portion, Chukat, near the end of 40 years in the desert, with the more famous Shirah sung by the Jewish people almost 40 years earlier after the splitting of the Red Sea. Based on an insight from my friend and colleague, Rabbi Daniel Korobkin, the differences in this Shirah hold a deep message for each one of us in whatever we face in life.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a novel approach to why Moshe is not allowed to enter the Land of Israel, not based on hitting the rock, not based on what he said to criticize to the people, but based on the order of what he said to the people. This insight is from Rabbi Elazer Shach, and is demonstrated by stories from Don Knauss and Margaret Mead.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
While I have repeatedly called on the removal of the Chareidi (ultra-orthodox) exemption for serving in the Israel Defense Force (IDF) based on Jewish law and based on the rift it causes in Israeli society, the IDF must make reasonable accommodations to Chareidi lifestyle that do not degrade military effectiveness. Here is one issue where the IDF agreed it had made a mistake, based on a misunderstanding of a prayer we say (almost) every Shabbat morning.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the revolutionary concept of leadership initiated by Moshe, against which Korach unsuccessfully rebelled. Following the analysis of Rabbi Jonathan Jacks, we learn that a leader must respect and serve others, while raising them to their highest potential. With this insight I pay tribute to my dear friend, Dr. Peter Safran, who this week completes his third term as president of ADATH. Peter exemplifies this mode of leadership, and leaves a magnificent legacy of achievement for our entire community!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we explore the deeper challenge Korach represented in his challenge of Moshe, according to Rambam (Maimonides). We see two superb lessons in how Korach's sons rejected his ways, based on an insight of Rabbi Shneur Kotler and Sivan Rahav Meir. We analyze the surprising source for 10 needed for a Minyan, and the two services we perform whenever we join a Minyan in synagogue. And we offer two stories, from Rabbi Meilech Biderman and Rabbi Chaim Shmulevitz, on how to take greater care in the words we use.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the problem of misinformation that sways a majority, but is false. What we see happening with Israel today is parallel to what happened when the Jewish People believed the ten spies who went into Israel with a jaundiced eye looking for all that was wrong, instead of the two spies, who went into Israel with the proven certainty of God's promise of success and the land's goodness. We share the truth from a heartbreaking thank-you note written by a child to her teacher.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I briefly share five more "walking sticks" or tools/strategies to make our prayer more meaningful. This is mostly based on a remarkable lecture I heard from my friend, colleague, and teacher, Rabbi Marc Penner.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FL...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share three "walking sticks" or tools/strategies to make our prayer more meaningful. This is mostly based on a remarkable lecture I heard from my friend, colleague, and teacher, Rabbi Marc Penner.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the all-too-frequent instances when we refuse to take responsibility for our failures, and try to shift the blame to others. We discuss how General Dwight D. Eisenhower is a model for how we, and our leaders, SHOULD act. According to Heather Cox Richardson, Eisenhower's greatest heroism is a letter he wrote, that he never revealed. Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Israeli resilience as described by Dan Senor and Saul Singer (co-authors of "Start-Up Nation") in a new essay on Sapir Journal. They portray the humour Israelis expressed as Iranian missiles were streaking toward them. They show how many Israelis build their resilience muscles from a young age where society rewards them for working as a group, and living a life of service. But we must always keep in mind, resilience from what? I share the presentation of our guest speaker at ADATH yesterday, her heartbreaking, heart-numbing experiences on October 7, to more fully grasp the horror, savagery, and shock Israelis experienced that day, in order to grasp the staggering enormity of the resilience they now display.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I celebrate my healed knee by discussing how we are to bow during our prayers (which I can now do for the first time in six weeks), and what we mean by "blessing" God. We analyze two possible derivations of the word for blessing, Baruch, which give us two layers of meaning in what we are saying to God with this formula.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This is my presentation as one of four panelist tonight at a Zoom event hosted by Congregation Dorshei Emet, titled "End of Life: Planning and Care." My topic was MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying), and I outline sources in classical Jewish law which prohibit this practice, in spite of its noble and humane motives. I share my experiences in Montreal with government and hospital pledges that were made to us, a group of orthodox rabbis, in 2014, and the ways in which I have seen those pledges broken. And I present the way in which I help those who choose MAID, notwithstanding my opinion, with respect, empathy, sensitivity, and support - both emotional and spiritual. In Jewish law, there is no difference in Jewish ritual between how a person who passed away with MAID is treated, and any other deceased person.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share a wonderful story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman, who sees in it three foundational lessons for how we live our lives.. Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the destructive boycott of Israeli universities and academics, outlined by Professor Netta Barak-Corren (Hebrew University Professor of Law), who also offers practical steps we can all take to help remedy this. Those who want peace in Israel and a better future for Palestinians, should be increasing their contacts with Israeli academics, not boycotting them. I share my personal efforts at McGill University to help in this effort.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss part of a monumental lecture delivered by the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik explaining how the loving, loyal Miriam could criticize her younger brother, Moshe at the endo of our Torah portion (B'Ha'alotechah). We discuss the distinction between a great teacher and a great leader, which Moshe only realizes now, and how we can apply this to our lives today. We conclude with a quote from Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe that shales me to my core, though I will continue to try to live up to the goal he teaches.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss fascinating recent archeological findings concerning the color of Tefilin (phylacteries) in ancient Israel, and contrast that with Talmudic rulings on this subject. I am in awe and inspired that we have Tefilin from 2000 years ago, and that scientists and researchers are studying them.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we clarify what NFL Football fans will call the newest team member of the Indianapolis Colts, whose first name is the same as the name of God, which, using it would seem to violate the third of the Ten Commandments, taking God's name in vain. In truth, we explain it is clearly permitted. And we quote senior sports reporter Jodi Epstein's praise of what just asking this question can do for us. I wish Adonai Mitchell and his team much success!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we describe the structure of the Yizkor service (which we say this Thursday, Wednesday in Israel), and analyze the two central paragraphs, Yizkor Elokim, and Kel Maleh Rachamim, explaining the differences between them. Based on an essay by Rabbi Shmuel Hain, we elucidate two separate goals of the Yizkor service, and we conclude with a great quote from "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we join Itim (a wonderful organization in Israel) and over 110 communities around the world the world speaking about the inspiration all Jews receive from those who choose to become Jewish. We focus on Ethiopian Jewry in Israel and the lessons we can all learn from this august community. This is excerpted from a longer and more complex interview by Daniel Gordis with Dr. Marva Shalev Marom, who describes a new "Israeliness" which holds great promise for Israel and the global Jewish People.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
Today's date on the Jewish calendar, first day of Sivan, is momentous as it mentioned explicitly in the Torah that the Jewish People reached and camped around Mt Sinai, in anticipation of God's Revelation whose celebrated anniversary is the upcoming Holiday of Shavuot. Today is the anniversary of the date on which the Jewish People reached a level of unity and cohesiveness never achieved before or since. But we keep trying. This morning I share a brilliant story by Rabbi Meilech Biderman, which teaches us a powerful tool we can use to work toward that goal.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the discrepancy over the name of the Prince of the the Tribe of Gad - sometimes Eliyasaf ben De'u'el and sometimes Eliyasaf ben Re'u'el - exploring an insight of the Chidah, Rabbi Chaim Azulai. And we demonstrate this with a remarkable story about Rabbi Chizkiya Medini, author of Sdei Chemed, the first comprehensive encyclopedia of Talmudic Law. I share my recipe for Eggplant Parmesan, which I humbly claim is the best I ever tasted, and I share the story behind it. Email me for the recipe (rabbi@adath.ca), and let me know what you think. You could enjoy this for Shavuot, and we explain one reason for the custom of eating dairy foods on this Holiday. Finally, we analyze the mystical side of the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, which he found in normative religious practice. We consider one example, the reading of the Torah in synagogue, an occasion of God's immanence.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Part 2 of a two-part series on the mechanism in Jewish law that creates a marriage (see Part 1 here on June 4, 2024). This is a subject widely misunderstood, and has its source in the Talmud and Bereishit (Genesis), and its proof in the Book of Ruth. This morning in Part 2, we examine why this misunderstanding is so prevalent, and how this is a central theme of the Book of Ruth and Shavuot, when it is read in the synagogue.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss three perspectives on this day, Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Unification Day, which could not be more different from each, and all of which express, to my mind, the multi-layered significance of Jerusalem today: (then) Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, Sarah Tuttle-Singer, and (then) IDF Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren. Chag Someach!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Part 1 of a two-part series on the mechanism in Jewish law that creates a marriage. This is a subject widely misunderstood, and has its source in the Talmud and Bereishit (Genesis), and its proof in the Book of Ruth. Part 2, to come soon, will examine why this misunderstanding is so prevalent, and how this is a central theme of the Book of Ruth and Shavuot, when it is read in the synagogue.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the surprising question of when is Shavuot, because nowhere does the Torah tell us, and the Talmud has a dispute about this - and the answer is may surprise you. We analyze an explanation of Rabbi Yehuda AmitalMichael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, explaining the curious connection between our Parsha, B'Chukotai, and the prophetic passage, from the prophet Jeremiah. In this light we see the unfolding of God's promise today, and we pray for its completion.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
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This morning we discuss the ultimate blessing God promises us. It is cryptic and we offer two explanations: from Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner, and from Bailey Newman quoting Mr. Fred Rogers.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the frightening passage in this week's Torah portion, B'Chukotai, and the curious blessing to be found within it. This passage is coming to life now, in our day, since October 7, 2023.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we ask where are the rewards for our Mitvot and good deeds? Are these the subject of our Torah portion, B'Chukotai? Or is our portion about something else, that can perhaps help us understand what we will be celebrating on Shavuot in under two weeks? Dr. Abraham Twerski, and a story from R. Yechezkel Levenstein can help us understand this.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the fascinating, painful, traumatic article by Jo Becker and Adam Sella in The New York Times about Dr. Yuval Bitton, who saved the life of Yahya Sinwar when Sinwar was a prisoner in an Israeli prison in 2004, and the continuation of their saga on October 7, 2023. You may find this inspiring, despicable, or both.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we try to unravel some of the mystery of Lag B'Omer (today's holiday, the 33rd day of counting the Omer), with little success. But we derive a critical lesson from the earliest source regarding this day, demonstrated by a great story from Dr. David Pelcovitz.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we mention the two answers Israelis give today about their situation, and we focus on the one-word answer. We share a heartwarming story about the Israeli character and spirit - Am Yisroel Chai!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the imperative to help others (in our Torah portion, BeHar), with the focus on their dignity and self-esteem. I tell stories from one amazing project several years ago - Le Cafe by Federation CJA. I also highlight the wonderful work of MADA, Montrealers Helping Montrealers, and many more efforts. We share two major insights in the holiday of Lag B'Omer (which occurs this coming Sunday) from my Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Yaakov Ruderman, of blessed memory. We present a theory to explain the Talmud's statement that 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva died as a result of lacking respect for each other, giving an example from another volume of Talmud. And we analyze why Lag B'Omer should be a day of celebration, highlighting the incredible resilience of Rabbi Akiva and his new five students, and showing that character today among many residents of Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we appreciate today's date on the Jewish Calendar, 14 Iyar, which is Pesach Sheni - an opportunity, in very limited circumstances, for someone who was exempt from offering the Korban Pesach (Paschal Offering) at the right time to do it a month later. We explain this is not a general promise of always having a second chance; sometimes we do, but sometimes we don't. Rather, the significance of this day is to elevate us by the attitude of those seeking this day, to not only do Mitzvot, but to love doing them, and feel we are missing out even when we are legitimately exempt.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the prohibition in our Torah portion (BeHar) against oppressing another with words. We quote the explanation of Rabbi Aharon of Barcelona, and the fundamental insight of Rabbi Yehuda Amital on the validity of human nature, and God's will to not contravene our nature, but to elevate it. We express this with a dramatic and unforgettable story from Benjamin Zadner.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why Shmitah (the Sabbatical laws, in our Parsha, BeHar) is specifically connected to Mt. Sinai when all the commandments from God emanate from Sinai. We explain how the essence of this Mitzvah is a paradigm for all Mitzvot and all connection with God, by quoting from Rabbi Meilech Biderman and Pirkei Avot.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we distinguish between counting the Omer in last week's Parsha (Emor), with counting the years to Yovel, the jubilee year, in this week's Parsha (Behar). Rabbi Jonathan Sacks draws our attention to the former being every person's counting of days in the immediate future, and the latter being the counting of leaders, including our leadership of ourselves, where we consider the long term we want and how to get there. We dramatically demonstrate this with this week's Haftorah (passage we read this Shabbat from the prophet Jeremiah), which, on the surface, only a notary could love.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the two exception for the strict laws for a Kohein, one understandable and the other requiring explanation. We use a poem by Emily Dickinson and a quote from Gino Bartali to describe a truly unique and transformational act of kindness. Then we analyze the Mitzvah of Counting the Omer in our Parsha (Emor), with three reasons why we count up - 1, 2, 3, - and not down 49, 48, 47 - quoting Rabbi Aharon of Barcelona, the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, and Dr. Benjamin Corn, head of radiation oncology at Tel Aviv Medical Center.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: / @rabbimichaelwhitman Instagram: / adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG...Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we present the primary layer of Counting the Omer, its historical basis of connecting Exodus to Sinai. Without Sinai, Exodus has no lasting meaning. Each day (of counting and of life) requires a day before and a day after to give it meaning.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
The Mitzvah of counting the Omer, which is commanded in our Parsha, Emor, has, like the three Festivals, an agricultural layer and a historical layer. This morning we discuss the agricultural layer of counting the Omer, and provide the answer of the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik to why we do not make the Brachah of Shehechiyanu the first night we count.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
Chag Someach on Israel's Independence Day! This morning we Share two unique voices on celebrating Yom HaAtzma'ut today, amid war, loss, pain, doubt, and trauma. Rabbi Yehuda Amita and Rabbi Avraham Stav guide us through this complex, ambivalent, and miraculous celebration.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we commemorate Yom HaZikaron - Israel's Memorial Day. I share a deep story I heard on Har Hertzl (Israel's main military cemetery) five years ago, and quote Elad Teneh from Makor Rishon who lauds today's young men and women of the IDF for their bravery, responsibility, professionalism, and incredible sense of mission. "This is the generation that is now promising we are here (in Israel), and we are not going anywhere."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss different approaches to whether and how to celebrate Yom HaAtzma'ut (Israel Independence day, this Monday night and Tuesday. We offer two distinct views (and there are many others), Rabbi Mishael Zion, and Miriam Haber, both presented by Daniel Gordis, to give us a sense of the mood in Israel today as we approach this important, inspiring, and heavy week. "May we be worthy of the sacrifices they made for us."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a technical question about observing the Omer, with a brilliant and creative answer from Rabbi Yosef Rimon, which puts Yom HaAtzma'ut into a totally new light.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss how to prevent ourselves from becoming embroiled in scandal, which can happen to the most upright person, following the insight of Dr. Abraham Twerski on the qualitative difference between our holiness and God's holiness. And we tell a moving story from Rabbi Eliezer Silver which gives us a unique perspective for this year's Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzma'ut.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we borrow a term from psychology and define spiritual languishing, acting Jewish but without a sense of drive, purpose, or enthusiasm. At times I have felt this way, and I think many others do as well. This week's Torah portion (Kedoshim) begins with a preface, an exhortation - Kedoshim Tihiyu, Be Holy! - which, according to Dr. Aviva Zornberg and Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Hersh Berlin teach us performing Mitzvot is not enough. Commandments must help us reach holiness and spiritual vitality.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we review the frightening upsurge in anti-Israel protests on university campuses across North America. We identify one crucial missing feature, which should the be mandate of every university, but so far every one has failed to institute. Except one - Bar Ilan University in Israel. Learn from Shira Tamir what is possible, and what our universities could and should be doing.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we describe how the Yom Kippur service, detailed in our Parsha (Acharei Mot), is the culmination of the narrative beginning with the Golden Calf, and explain why it is Aharon, not Moshe, who is central to these Yom Kippur rituals. We demonstrate this with a wonderful story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman. Then we locate this description of Yom Kippur within the context of the death of Aharon's sons, and we tell a heartbreaking story from Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau to commemorate Yom HaShoah this Sunday night and Monday. Finally, we discuss how this year, Yom HaShoah will be unique due to the war in Gaza, and what we can learn about that to apply to our understanding of the Holocaust.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the Torah's unique prohibition against marrying two sisters, different in two ways from any other prohibition of immorality. Based on Ramban, we see how the Torah values siblings getting along as high as protecting against sexual immorality.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we provide two insights on the Haggadah to discuss. We suggest a new reason, which applies in every area of life, why we begin by recalling our low station - as slaves and idol worshipers. And a wonderful story to focus on what is truly the essence of Pesach - faith in God and gratitude for the many blessings we have. Chag Someach!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share a remarkable story about Hadas Lowenstern, whose husband, Elisha, recently fell in battle in Gaza, telling about how she is (or rather is not) preparing for Pesach. Her story is also a magnificent metaphor for the relationship between God and the Jewish People at this moment, and the perfect way to enter this complex Passover with ambivalence, loss, fear, and strongest than all - hope!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the Koreich section of the Haggadah, the Hillel Sandwich. We examine the Talmudic origin and pose several questions about this quite complex eating. We conclude that this sandwich is at the heart of a paradox that runs through the entire Seder, and guides us along the cognitive dissonance so many of us will be feeling this Pesach. I am grateful to Rabbi JJ Schacter for collecting and presenting many of these sources.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the famous opening of Magid, telling the Passover story at the Seder. We being with Ha Lachma Anya (this [Matzah] is the bread of poor people), with several otten-asked questions, and we provide a new answer based on the writing the the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik. In essence, sharing and welcoming transform us from slavery to freedom.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss what precisely differentiates a Tzaddik (righteous person) from a Rasha (wicked person), based on an insight of Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl. Plus today we celebrate 4 years of 10@9, started April 18, 2020. Thanks to all who watch, listen, and provide challenging and encouraging feedback!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why an egg is on the Seder plate. After giving the traditional answer, we look deeper at a layer of meaning that is especially relevant to us this year, and should be a highlight of our Seder discussion.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss selling Chometz (food we don't eat on Passover) to explain why and how we do this. You can download the form to sell your Chometz here:https://www.adath.ca/pdf_doc/SaleofChometz.pdfMichael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we react to last night's terrifying missile attack from Iran, and pray for God's continued protection. We analyze a fascinating article written by Rabbi Avraham Stav concerning several surprising rulings in Jewish law for IDF soldiers, that are providing a new energy and meaning to the Mitzvot they perform.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share two lovely stories from Rabbi Meilech Biderman to get us into the proper spirit for Shabbat and Pesach - Enjoy!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss three layers of meaning to the bizarre subject of our Parsha, Tzora'at, often mistranslated as leprosy, but actually a physical condition that arises from a spiritual deficiency. Though this topic may seem the most removed from our lives, these three layers of meaning actually make it one of the most important subjects for us now, and every day. Then we analyze how the entire Sefer VaYikra, Book of Leviticus, in one long, multi-part answer to the question, what is holiness?Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the recent Alabama court ruling and legislation that led to the major providers of fertility treatments there closing their doors. We discuss how I predicted this when Roe v. Wade was overturned, that women who want a baby and need fertility treatment, may not be able to do so. We trace the faulty legal reasoning and bad policy that, sadly, could spread in the US (and perhaps elsewhere - who knows?). In commemoration of Yesh Tikva Infertility Awareness Weekend, we warn of the need to advocate for and support fertility treatment to be legal and accessible for everyone who wants/needs it.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we try to understand why a woman who has given birth goes through a period of Tum'ah (usually translated as ritual impurity, but this is a poor translation, as we explain). We provide three approaches; from Rabbi Dror Brama, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, and Rabbi Yehuda Amital.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the Jewish calendar, first initiated just before Exodus on 1 Nissan (the first day of the Jewish month of Nissan), and the way it is implemented by judges, not clergy or scholars. We demonstrate how in the times of classical Jewish Law, both the calculation of a lunar leap year (like this year) and the proclamation of the new lunar month, were judicial proceedings. And we examine what this says about the scope of Jewish Law, and how a legal proceeding is used to promote social welfare.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss today's total solar eclipse in Montreal and many other places. We survey a bit of the science, and what it means from a Jewish point of view. What should we see, say, feel, and take from this historic experience?Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two recent news articles that expand life-saving organ transplantation, which I wholeheartedly endorse when following the guidelines of Jewish Law: a new machine, and an important advance for xenotransplantation. Don't every make fun of or denigrate a pig - it just may save your life one day.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the tragic and painful deaths of Nadav and Avihu, Aharon's two sons, in our Torah portion, Shmini. I have nightmares about this passage, and I have no way to understand it. But we focus on Aharon's response, silence. Bailey Newman leads us to understand that response, and how we can, when tragically necessary, incorporate it into our words and feelings.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we analyze the lesson we are to learn from last week's special Torah reading, Parshat Parah, the mysterious ritual of the Red Heifer. We explore how this is a lesson that applies to all of life, and is reinforced by a deep message from Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon on a common, enigmatic Talmudic answer, Teiku. We investigate the dramatic conclusion to the narrative we began way back in Parshat Terumah, and the missing element without which this climax could not occur. We present the observation of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the parallel between creation of the universe and creation of the Mishkan, both improbably followed by dietary laws. We conclude with a tragic, uplifting postscript to the family saga of Rabbi Doron Perez, whose family wedding we discussed at 10@9 on January 28, 2024, here:https://youtu.be/XlyheA0gmn0Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning, as we prepare to announce this Shabbat the Jewish month of Nissan, which starts this Tuesday, we explore this month as a month of past redemption, Exodus/Passover, and hopefully, future redemption, with the coming of the Messianic era (Moshiach). We survey what we believe about Mashiach, what we know and what we do not know, based on an extensive essay by Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the astonishing passage in the Passover Haggadah, "You might think the story of Exodus should be told on the first day of the Jewish month of Nissan..." Why would you even think that if on that date, the Exodus had not even happened (it happened on the 15th, when we celebrate Pesach)? We provide an insight that helps explain the significance of this date, 1 Nissan (this year it occurs this Tuesday, April 9), and the way in which Exodus has two starting times.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why our Parsha (weekly Torah Portion - Shmini), begins "On the eighth day..." when in fact it was the first day of normal Mishkan worship? We analyze an insight of Rabbi Dovid Feinstein, which illuminates a central theme of every important goal we seek (especially every spiritual goal), and explore how this compliments the message of last week's special Torah reading, Parshat Parah (the Red Heifer).Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share the best Bar Mitzvah boy speech ever! And we look at two details of Korbanot (sacrifices, discussed in Leviticus) for practical lessons that are relevant to every one of us. Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the convoluted meaning of Shushan Purim (today) - why do we do it, why only in Jerusalem, what's the connection to a walled city, and much more. We quote Mishah Keilim, Bartenura, Jerusalem Talmud, and an incredible story with Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook to show the intrinsic connection between Jerusalem, what saved the Jews at Purim, and what we need for our own triumph and redemption.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we present a radical approach to God's original plan for serving God - from Dr. David Fox, and show this is at the heart of Purim, especially this year - from Rabbi Menachem Penner.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the small letter Alef at the end of the word VaYIkra (and He called...), balancing Moshe's drive for humility with God's need to communicate imminence. We investigate how we are to celebrate this Purim amidst the war in Gaza and the global rise in antisemitism. We draw on a range of sources, presented by Rabbi JJ Schacter at a recent Yeshiva University Rabbis' Conference I attended, to elicit a balanced, nuanced approach, where joy and trembling stand side by side.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine the deeper, hidden layer of the Purim story, as an allegory of our relationship with God during our exile, and especially today. We demonstrate this theme with an amazing story from Rabbi Meilech Biederman.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we a new, surprising answer to what is the central, unique miracle of Purim, supplied by Chatam Sofer. Hint, it occurs in the beginning of the story, and it raises the importance of Taanit Ester (Fast of Esther, which is tomorrow, Thursday, March 21, 2024).Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we provide some practical steps to make Purim different this year with Israel at war, and so many Jews suffering in Israel and around the world, in time to incorporate these ideas into Taanit Ester (Fast of Esther) this Thursday, and Purim starting this Saturday night, and Sunday.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the inspiring life of Paul Alexander, who passed away last week at the age of 78. At six years old, he contracted polio, and lived, paralyzed, in an iron lung for the next 72 years. Paul is one of the last people in the US to live in an iron lung. We discuss his incredible accomplishments, and two momentous lessons we learn from his life.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I try to summarize the presentation yesterday at ADATH of our scholar-in-residence, Professor Shahar Lifshitz, of Bar Ilan Law School. Professor Lifshitz argues that today we have a second chance opportunity to try to improve the civility of Israeli life (and Jewish life in general) which blossomed in the aftermath of the catastrophe of October 7, and reject the acrimony that existed within Israeli society on October 6 and before. His plan is idealistic, but eminently reachable, and needs the assistance of all of us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the words we will exclaim tomorrow in synagogue as we complete Sefer Shemot (the Book of Exodus): Chazak, Chazak, V'Nitchazeik (be strong, be strong, and be strengthened from each other)! We quote from Reut Tzukerman how this speaks to us in this moment, to feel we can accomplish this Torah learning, amidst the distractions of war in Israel and antisemitism around the world, and the ways in which this builds our character and spiritual strength.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss a peculiar British ceremony to test public officials, contrasted with Moshe's transparency in accounting for the materials collected for the Mishkan. We analyze the motif of Miksheh (objects beaten from a solid block of gold instead of pieces welded together), and we find both a literal and a symbolic application of this. Finally, we investigate the importance and practical lesson we learn from the Paroches, the wondrous tapestry that separated the Holy from the Holy of Holies.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss white coat syndrome, and the further step, enclothed cognition, studied by Dr. Adam Galinsky. I share an insight I learned last week at the Yeshiva University Yarchei Kallah Rabbi's Conference, in the name of Rabbi Chaim Gerson, who looks at the impact on the Kohein Gadol (High Priest) of the special garments he wore. We then relate these impacts to another holy set of clothing, the uniform of the IDF (Israel Defense Force).Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the critical threat to the viability of Shechitah (Kosher Slaughter) in Canada due to a recent change in government regulations requiring an extra step in the process. This approach fails to recognize the widely accepted scientific conclusion that Shechitah is the most humane method of slaughter, and accepting the government's regulation will cause more suffering to the animal, not less.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we investigate what happened to the broken Luchot (Tablets on which were engraved the Ten Commandments), and why it is crucial to respect what is broken. We share the insight of Rabbi Perry Netter into how many of us teach this to our children and grandchildren.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore an inconceivable lesson of our rabbis in the Midrash, which I heard from Rabbi Meilech Biderman, that Moshe did not "believe" God that the Jewish People had made a Golden Calf. The rabbis, conceding the difficulty of this, show us what Moshe means to teach us, a message that can drastically reduce Machlokes, aggravation, and recrimination from our lives.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss Moshe's confrontational approach to asking God to forgive the Jewish People for the Golden Calf, and how that benefits every one of us. We explore when and why God commanded building the Mishkan. Was it the original plan, or a change of mind? With that, we analyze the motif repeated throughout the next two Parshiot 21 times, God decides how God is served.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we tackle the unanswerable question, how could the Jewish People have made a Golden Calf just forty days after hearing God command them not to do it? We explore the insight of Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, that though there may be no answer, there is an explanation. And it is dramatically demonstrated in the subtle connection of the Torah portion, Ki Tissah, to the Haftorah, the famous showdown between Eliyahu and the priests of Baal.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the seemingly bizarre reason Moshe gives God for forgiving the Jewish People for the sin of the Eigel (Golden Calf), which is precisely the reason God gives for being so angry. We explore an answer from Rabbi Yitzchak Nissenbaum, and expanded by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, which we see in action today, and also expressed in a dramatic story from the former head of security for the town of Sderot.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening I share a great joke from Rabbi YY Jacobson to help explain how the Menorah was finally created. We explore the role of clothing in the Torah, and how it shifts in this week's Parsha, Tetzaveh. I share a sad, personal story about a visit to my alma mater. And I tell my story about making falafel, with a happy ending, plus three very inspiring stories about fortitude in Israel today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the source of the boards (Kerashim) used to build the Mishkan (the movable sanctuary that accompanied the Jewish People as they traveled through the desert). Quoting Rabbi Yaakov Kaminetsky in Emes L'Yaakov, these boards were prepared long in advance for two crucial reasons, one of which is relevant in every synagogue we want to flourish today. Thanks to my colleague and teacher Rabbi J. J. Schacter for the sources and wonderful presentation of ideas.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the two sources for our prayers - established by our Patriarchs, or established as a substitute for Temple offerings. We explain that both are true, encompassing both: individual prayer from the heart, wherever, however, and whenever we are moved to pour out our hearts to God; and formal prayer, with a set text, preferably in a synagogue, where there are public prayers offered by one on behalf of all, in a sanctuary consciously reminding us of the Beit HaMikdash. Actually, the synagogue offers us the opportunity to engage in both these layers of prayer.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the views of Dr. Danny Brom, one of Israel's leading experts in PTSD, interviewed by Daniel Gordis. We explore the dynamics at work in Israeli society today, and the need for social healing, resilience, and connection, much more than the minority of people who need actual trauma treatment. Then we give three amazing examples of creative and unique efforts from Israelis to create these connections and this healing, from which we can all learn and apply to our lives.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the curious order of Torah portions in the second half of Shemot (Book of Exodus), exploring Dr. Abraham Twerski's connection between Mishpatim and Terumah, and why it is worse to give stolen funds to charity. We elaborate on Rabbi J.J. Schacter's insight into why the Aron (Ark) was not solid gold but gold-plated. We explore the deep wisdom of folk aphorisms according the the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, demonstrating with a song by White Stripes. And I share my mission statement, the first Dvar Torah I shared in Montreal.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Rabbi Avraham Kook's original interpretation of the two Mitzvot of Shabbat: Zachor and Shamor (Remember and Observe), that the latter applies on Shabbat, and the former applies during the week. Preparing for Shabbat, and looking forward to its higher spirituality, is an essential element in keeping Shabbat.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the impact of receiving and giving, quoting Henri J.M. Nouwen, and Baasl HaTurim on the beginning of this week's Torah portion, Terumah. We demonstrate the benefit of the opportunity to give with a great story from Rabbi Yissachar Frand.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we peruse the varied (and perhaps improbable) translations of Tachash, the animal whose skins formed the upper, visible layer covering the Mishkan. We analyze the insight of Rabbi Moshe Shterbach, that the eye-catching, multi-colored covering teaches a vital message about the nature of unity and harmony, which is why it was the most visible element of the entire construction.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the subtle distinction between two Hebrew words describing the Keruvim (the cherubs atop the Ark) that both mean two, based on an insight from Rabbeinu Bachaya, and a demonstration of this from Jewish criminal law from Netziv. From this we derive two basic layers to a happy marriage, paralleling, according to Rabbi Norman Lamm, the two lights we light for Shabbat, one at the beginning and one at the end.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we investigate the order of the materials listed to build the Mishkan (Sanctuary), from most to least valuable, except for the precious gems listed out of order, at the end. We provide two reasons according to the classic commentator Or HaChaim, from which we learn what is most valuable to God.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss my quirky favorite professional golfer, John Daly, and the one statistic in which he leads the PGA. We connect this to the message of Rosh Chodesh, beginning tonight, and we tell the remarkable story of the Phoenix Battalion, an improbable but now essential part of the Israel Defense Forces.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss an appreciation for the prayer we sing at the end of Shabbat services, Adon Olam, in order to recognize the gift it gives us as we leave synagogue, in how to look at life. For this, we draw on an interview with Rabbi Jonathan Sacks about a book he did not write, and a moving story from my grandfather, Sam Margolin.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we provide a new answer to why Mishpatim (this week's Torah portion dealing with the Jewish legal system) directly follows last week's reading of the Ten Commandments. Based on an insight from Rabbi Elimelech Bluth, we understand the laws in Mishpatim as an explication of the first of the Ten Commandments, putting our belief in God into daily action. We convey this with an insightful story about the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Chassidut.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss how the prohibition of all forms of domestic abuse is a theme that runs through our weekly Torah portion, Mishpatim. Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse are all explicitly prohibited. We explore the signs to look for, in ourselves and in others, as so many people cannot imagine or believe they are actually going through this. We discuss the Nexflix series, "Maid," an excellent, difficult-to-watch series that accurately portrays what many women experience. And we discuss local resources, especially Auberge Shalom, which does amazing, life-saving work. Anyone is welcome to contact me confidentially to discuss any aspect of this. There is help! Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we begin with a great story about a not-so-smart judge taking bribes, from Scott Turow's "Personal Injuries." We discuss the Torah's uniquely high standard of impartiality for judges, and derive a lesson from Rabbi Avraham Pam that applies to every one of us. I also share a compliment I have never received before.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss how Yitro expanded on the role of his son-in-law Moshe, and demonstrate this addition with a great story about Rabbi Herschel Schachter on how to answer a question with sensitivity (and humour). We examine the physical appearance of the Luchot (stones on which were engraved the Ten Commandments), and a lesson from the font size. And we explain, though a remarkable story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman, the reward for honouring our parents.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze a centerpiece of the Shabbat morning synagogue service - the Torah Reading, which occupies a full third of the entire service. What goals does it serve? What should we be doing? What benefits should we gain from it? Make this an unmissable part of your Shabbat morning!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss God's final directly delivered command, the tenth of the Ten Commandments - Lo Tachmod (do not covet). We define this based on Rambam, and analyze the insight of Ralbag connecting this to the incident of Achav and Izevel (King Ahab and Queen Jezebel) murdering Navot to take his vineyard, with a surprising amount of blame on Navot, for the root of coveting, which is stubbornness. We examine this problem with a classic work on this topic, which everyone should read and review from time to time - "The Zax" by Dr. Seuss.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the advice Yitro gives his son-in-law Moshe, and how, according to Netziv (Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin), what Moshe was incapable of doing helped advance societal harmony. Everyone has an ability that no one else has.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Yitro, Moshe's father-in-law, and in what way was he honoured by adding to the Torah. We quote Teddy Roosevelt and the Wise Men of Chelm to convey a deep lesson taught by Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss what Israeli couples did who were planning to get married on October 8 or later, the day after Hamas attacked - cancel, postpone, go ahead? What does Jewish law and values say about celebrating amidst a tragedy? We share the inspiring insight of Matan Perez, an Israeli comedian, the Halachic rulings of Rabbi Yosef Rimon, and the heartbreaking and heartwarming story of the family of Yonatan and Daniel Perez (no relation to Matan), and the way Yonatan and his family navigated Yonatan's marriage to Galya, as described deeply, sensitively, and brilliantly by Rabbi David Bashevkin (10forty.org) interviewing Rabbi Doron Perez.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss one way in which Az Yashir (the song of praise after being saved at the Red Sea) creates the formula with which we begin every prayer, every day.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the origin of Tu B'Shvat, and the lesson we learn from how Maaser (tithing) is designated, and why even fresh fruits and vegetables in Israel require Kosher supervision. We present the sources and reasoning of Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin on why Moshe's army against Amalek, and every subsequent Jewish army in Jewish history never had an exemption for full-time Torah study, and why such a position today is not in accord with either Jewish history, Jewish values, or Jewish law. And we share Chatam Sofer's parable of the perfect horse sculpture, and what the stupendous miracle of the splitting of the Red Sea teaches us about "just another ordinary miracle today," best expressed by Mary Oliver in her magnificent poem, "Sometimes."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we celebrate Tu B'Shvat with a poem by Mary Oliver, an insight into trees and life, from tapping maple trees, and a poem by Dan Pagis.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we pay tribute to all the brave young men and women of the IDF (Israel Defense Force) who have fallen in battle, including the 21 who lost their lives this past Monday. We hear their words, gain inspiration from their optimism and dedication, and describe what we need to do now to honour their memories.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we answer the question why does the splitting of the Red Sea deserve its own Yom Tov (the second part of Passover). On the first day, with Exodus, we celebrate miracles, Jewish reactions of grateful prayer, punishment of the Mitzrim. What new is added? And we provide a moving answer from an unexpected source.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Jewish Law's approach to labor unions and the right to strike, with examples in the Talmud, and contemporary opinions from Rabbi Avraham Kook, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, and Rabbi Yosef Rimon. The nuanced Torah outlook in fundamentally based on the dignity of a person, and the right to control one's life and time.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share part of a riveting lecture by Rabbi Yisroel Reisman on a pivotal event in Jewish history, with a profound story about Reb Aryeh Levin, and Rabbi Avraham Pam on the terrible problem of saying whatchamacallit.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we return with a new insight to the question of why following the lunar calendar is the first Mitzvah God commands the entire Jewish People while they are still slaves in Egypt. Based on an essay by Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl, we explore the concept of Kedushat HaZman, the sanctity and unique character of every moment, different from the one before and after it, never to return. We see how this is connected to labor law and the right to strike, plus the invaluable insight of the Chofetz Chaim that life is like a postcard.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the first Mitzvah given to the entire Jewish People, how to mark time, which is the first step in transforming a slave into a free person. The next step is to choose wisely how to spend our precious limited time, taught by the gift Rabbi Yaakov Kaminetsky gave his son, and by Rabbi Norman Lamm on why leisure is part of our ultimate concern. Plus an unforgettable story from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin about Rabbi Yaakov Yosef after his stroke. We analyze how every aspect of Torah is intertwined, and give an example from the source, in Jewish Law, for the legal principle of agency. Lastly, we present a deeply disturbing investigation into the two different roles of the plagues (the first seven vs. the last three) based on the writing of Rabbi Moshe Lichtenstein, and expand on his position that we must see the human suffering of even our enemies, with examples from our brave IDF soldiers maintaining their humanity even as they face mortal danger and the bottomless barbarity of Hamas.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two intimate, romantic Biblical passages we re-enact every time we put on Tefilin, the Mitzvah we first encounter at the end of our Torah portion - Bo, which helps explain why Tefilin are put on our weaker arm, unlike other Mitzvot which we do with our stronger arm. And we share a wonderful story about Tefilin from Rabbi Yisroel Mair Lau.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the structure of prayer, and the specific order of the prayers we say, using the example of how our prayers are arranged to help us reach the Mitzvah of loving God in Shma Yisroel. Based on a lecture by Rabbi Reuven Kimmelman, we uncover the secret to elicit someone telling you they love you, plus a moving story from Rebbetzin Feige Twerski.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the insight I heard many years ago from Rabbi David Hartman, to explain why we experienced Exodus first, and only then God's revelation (at Sinai). This insight explains the priority of prayer in the synagogue rather than praying alone. It also explains the question of the "wicked" child at the Passover Seder, and the process of conversion to Judaism. We express this with a dramatic statement by Rachel Goldberg-Polin, and what every one of us can do to help her and her family.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
As Martin Luther King Day is observed today in the US, we pay tribute to the man and his work, and rededicate ourselves to pursuing those goals of equality and civil rights. We show the straight and clear line from Exodus to fighting for justice today, from Sen. Charles McNary, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Rabb Joachim Prinz.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the curious role of animals in our Torah portion (Bo), specifically the honour paid to dogs and to donkeys, with an important insight from Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld on why donkeys are more honoured than dogs. We reflect this attitude in a message from the late John Madden. He was talking about football (of course), but his words should inspire every one of us in our Jewish lives.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Tommy DeVito's triumphant hand gesture when he threw a touchdown pass for the New York Giants, and we compare hand gestures used by Italians and Jews. It turns out there are remarkable connections!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss how the theme and structure of Shmot, the Book of Exodus, parallels its content, based on the writing of Ramban (Nachmonides). We find this theme ubiquitous and omnipresent in Jewish life because it parallels the process of Tzimtzum (how God's retreat was the first step in creation, taught famously by Arizal in the 1500's. With this we share Rabbi Yisroel Reisman's insight on why we celebrate Rosh Chodesh (the beginning of the new lunar cycle), rather than just take note of it, which parallels, according to Rabbi Avraham Kook, the difference between how we take leave of a friend starting a journey, and one who has passed away, all reflected in a remarkable quote from R. Menachem Mendel of Kotzk. We quote Aviv Gefen, and agree the foundation of our identity is change, a rejection of Maat, the ancient Egyptian concept of everything staying the same. Finally, I tell, with permission, our personal story of losing a baby late in pregnancy many years ago, and how the advice of mental health professions and rabbis has transformed and evolved over the years to offering a very different approach.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the breathtaking and courageous open letter written by Dr. Tehila Elizur, reported by Daniel Gordis. This letter is signed by hundreds of religious women who are the mothers of IDF soldiers, addressed to their sisters, mothers of Chareidi women whose sons take the Torah learning exemption from military service, to ask them to call on their sons to join the IDF. As Dr. Elizur writes, the current reality is not tolerable in light of Halacha (Jewish Law), Jewish values, and civic responsibility, and it is leading to a terrible divide in Israeli society, which we must all work to avoid.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine how the Jewish People were not able to hear Moshe's monumental message from God concerning their imminent freedom and redemption. We base this on an insight from Rabbi Yehuda Amital, plus a suggestion from Dr. Miri Avital, which helped me undergo a recent MRI test.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss MAID (medical assistance in dying, or euthanasia) for those with mental illness, which is set to come into law in Canada (C-7) this March 17, 2024. We have discussed before that MAID is, according to Jewish Law, murder, and we have opposed every iteration and expansion of it. But allowing MAID for mental illness will cause a new type of terrible harm to many. This form of MAID is opposed by the majority of Canadians, and Parliament is currently debating pausing or repealing this. Please urge your elected officials to repeal or at least continue the pause on MAID for those with mental illness.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the insight of Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin on the brief, stark introduction of Moshe's parents, and how to move forward when you feel shame over your parent or child. We explore the long back and forth of God trying to convince, and ultimately commanding Moshe lead the Jewish People our of Egypt, finding a similarity between God's patient responses to Moshe's objections, with Hillel's unwillingness to lose his temper. The famous commentator Bechor Shor (12th c. Tosafist) pinpoints the moment God becomes angry with Moshe, and why. Finally, we examine the bizarre narrative of Tziporah performing Brit Milah and her son, to save her husband, Moshe, from death! We explain this with a teaching of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein stemming from the laws of Chanukah, and expressed in his daily life - family comes first.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the first question Moshe asks God. According to Rabbi David Wolpe, this provides the theme for Shemot (the Book of Exodus), and explains why it ends where it ends. This question is asked by everyone of us, and God's answer is vitally true for everyone of us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the two miracles God gives Moshe to perform to achieve the first task, getting the Jewish People to believe God's promise and follow Moshe's leadership. Each of this miracles holds a crucial lesson for anyone who aspires to Jewish leadership - national, communal, or personal.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the symbolism of the Burning Bush, and the message God intended Moshe, and all future Jewish leaders, learn from it, based on an insight from Rabbi S.R. Hirsch, and the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a fascinating, critical character in our Torah portion, Shemot, without whom Jewish history would have been drastically different - Batya, the daughter of Paro. We analyze the depth of her compassion for the baby she sees in a basket in the river, and the conviction of her courage in not only saving him, but in adopting him as her son. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks sees here the light of humanity even within the heart of darkness. There have always been Batya-like people, and we must recognize and thank them, especially as we are surrounded by enemies and those we thought were friends who now celebrate our defeats. There will always be a Batya.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we contrast the savage horror of Hamas, sickeningly - but importantly, and independently - detailed in a recent New York Times article, "Screams Without Words," with the magnificent maturity, commitment, and care of others demonstrated today by many of Israel's teens, based on an inspiring article in Times of Israel by Shayna Goldberg. We quote from Yosef Jackman, in 11th grade, whose family once lived in Montreal, just before the funeral of his older brother, Ephraim, who fell in battle in Gaza last week. "Only in Israel can you raise kids like this."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore part of a lecture I had the privilege to hear in person from the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, on why our Parsha, VaYechi, which covers the death of Yaakov, is in Bereishit (Book of Genesis), since the narrative structure of this book, the creation of the world and of the Jewish family, seemingly is complete with last week's Parsha, VaYigash, when Yaakov and his family are reunited and in Egypt. VaYechi appear to be extraneous to Bereishit. The Rav, drawing on the first Rashi in Chumash, sees in Yaakov's burial instructions, the cementing of the eternal connection between the People of Israel and the Land of Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening I share part of the magnificent lecture by the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik which relates to our Torah portion, VaYechi, in which Yaakov blesses his grandchildren, and sets this as the paradigmatic blessing of parents and grandparents for their children and grandchildren till this day. The Rav then tells a now-famous and unusually revealing story about how he personally experiences this miracle, to leap over the gap of generations, which leads to the redemption of Israel. We also explore how the ending of Bereishit (the Book of Genesis) reveals its true theme - how to handle family conflict, which leads, according to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, to the next chapter, the creation of the Jewish People in Shemot (the Book of Exodus).Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine how Yaakov prepared for his death, and we explore what we should be doing now to make those preparations for ourselves. Part of that is to study and consider what Judaism teaches us about the moment of death and what happens to us after death. We find the way the Torah describes death is beautifully expressed by Jonny Cash.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the mood in Israel today, based on excerpts from a recent presentation by Daniel Gordis. We explore both the trauma and the determination starting with Hamas' barbaric attack on October 7, and continuing today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss how Yaakov and his family face his imminent death, as a model for how each of us should think about this, in order to make our lives more meaningful now. We share two vignettes, one recent and one from the Talmud, about what death feels like. And we share the magnificent poem, "The Valuable Time of Maturity," by Mario de Andrade.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share an insight of Dr. Dovid Fox on the famous blessing we often sing to our children and grandchildren, HaMalach HaGoel... and describe how this year it takes on a newly urgent and precise layer of meaning. We share the recent words of Rachel Goldberg, the mother of Hersh, a severely wounded hostage held by Hamas in Gaza, and join her in praying, with this blessing, for the release of her son and all the hostages.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss what is means that "Ish" (a person) did not stand beside Yosef when he revealed himself to his brothers. With this, Rabbi Shmuel Brazil gives us a unique way to view what happens to us in life, demonstrated by Rabbi Yissachar Frand, and my niece's wedding.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the least-know Fast Today, 10 Tevet, which is today. We explore two unique features of this Fast Day, one from Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, and the other from Chasam Sofer.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we pinpoint the moment Yosef revealed himself to his brothers and analyze why Yosef chose that specific moment. Through a powerful story with Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, we understand the reunion of the brothers did not actually end ok. And we discuss the modern layer of meaning attached to this Fast Day, 10 Tevet, with a dramatic and uplifting story from Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a recent article by Patti Davis, triggered by the passing of Matthew Perry (whose work I love, both comedy and drama), on the role of loneliness as the root of addiction and suicide. Rabbi Yoel Bin Nun sees loneliness at the root of why Yosef never reaches out to contact his father, Yaakov. We describe the processes that lead to this with a quote from Emile Zola, and what we can do to try to help, in just a few minutes a day.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we demonstrate how Schopenhauer's comment about porcupines in winter expresses the theme that unfolds in the second half of Sefer Bereishit (Book of Genesis). Based on essays by Dr. Aviva Zornberg and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, we analyze how the rift which began by seeing another "at a distance" is healed by "and he came closer" - echoed by the response of Yossi Klein Halevi to an anti-Israel university lecture disruption.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss, with humility and grief, the friendly fire killing by IDF soldiers of 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza last Friday. We express our deepest condolences to the three families, for whom Friday should have been a day of celebration, but was turned to shock, tragedy, and anger. We discuss the preliminary reactions of the IDF and how to move forward, and we explore the honest article by Michael Oren, discussing his own experiences with friendly fire, which accounts for approximately 20% of all casualties in all wars.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two crucial lessons from yesterday's Haftora, the famous narrative of two women appearing before King Solomon (Shlomo HaMelech), with one holding a baby, and both claiming the baby is theirs. We explore a fundamental aspect of human nature, from Rabbi Chaim Shmulevitz. And we learn a practical lesson, based on a lecture by Rabbi Yisroel Reisman - in any argument, imagine the sword over this baby.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the famous narrative (in our Haftora this Shabbat) of two women appearing before King Solomon (Shlomo HaMelech), with one holding a baby, and both claiming the baby is theirs. We analyze the legal arguments of each, and describe how Shlomo's decision set the tone, at the beginning of his forty-year reign, for a societal respect for law and justice.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we trace the origin of the Menorah image back to a surprising source, from Abe Mezrich. We balance this insight with the understanding of Rabbi Yehuda Amital on Yosef's economic policy. We show how the prayer we add for Chanukah, Al HaNissim, is an answer to the prayer two paragraphs earlier (Retzei) asking God to accept our prayers and service. Finally, we explore how Chanukah "raises up" (from the word B'Ha'alot'chah) every Jew in every home.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning, Part 2, we see how Yosef learned the lesson God taught Yaakov in last week's Parsha, VaYeishev. Based on the writing of Bailey Newman, we explore Yosef's traumas, not as a rebuke from God, but as a lesson in what to expect from life. Yosef finally sees how all the injustices he has suffered put him in the unique position at the very moment the opportunity was created to fulfill his mission in life - to save Egypt, and to save his family.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning, Part 1, we discuss Yaakov's desire, expressed by Rashi at the beginning of last week's Torah portion (VaYeishev), to live B'Shalva, with calm and peace, after the many challenges and vicissitudes of his life, which God denies, and we learn of the tragic rancor between Yosef and his brothers. Based on the writing of Bailey Newman and Dr. Aviva Zornberg, we explore this not as a rebuke, but as a lesson in what to expect from life. And in Part 2, we will see how the person who learned this lesson best is Yosef, in our Parsha, MiKeitz.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share Ben Zussman's final letter to his family. It will break and lift your heart.Today (12/13/23) I heard his mother's powerful eulogy here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_UyiQy31HYMichael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the unique and direct message Chanukah holds for us this year, 5784/2023. Due to the war in Israel, we may not feel like celebrating, but we must appreciate and actualize Chanukah's message. Based on Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein and Daniel Gordis, we develop the connection of the two miracles of Chanukah - military and spiritual - into a blueprint of what Israeli (and globally, Jewish) society must become in order to survive and flourish.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the special connection women have to Chanukah, over men, and the custom of eating cheese that comes from this unique role women performed during the war against the Assyrian Greeks. We connect this to the horrific, depraved, and barbaric acts committed by Hamas against women on October 6 and since. We trace the burden of Israel's war on Israeli women - mothers and wives. And we examine a new phenomenon - the outsized role IDF heroes who happen to be women have taken and are taking in defending and protecting Israel from its enemies. Chanukah 5784 will always be known as the time when the legacy of Yehudit returned!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we adjudicate the priority of Shabbat candles over Chanukah Menorah, and use this day as an annual reminder of the importance of Shalom Bayit (harmony and respect within the family). We gain assistance from Jancee Dunn, who gives us a list of counter-productive phrases that therapists wish couples would never use.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss why the father of Matityahu, Yochanan Kohein Gadol (High Priest), is mentioned in the prayer for Chanukah. Why not just list Matityahu by himself. We provide an answer from Rabbi Chaim Jachter based on a story about Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the conclusion of which is either you are ascending is spirituality and holiness, or you are descending into the abyss, there is no other option.This sets the order of our lighting the Menorah, giving s ample time time to incorporate this message in our lives. We then turn to the emotional difficulty of celebrating Chanukah this year, surrounded by darkness, loss, grief, and anger. A lesson from the iconic photo taken by Rachel Posner in 1931 helps us find a way. "We Will Dance Again!"Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss an advance in Jewish Law's usage of technology to solve today's problems, using the horror and tragedy of hostages in Gaza to demonstrate this.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we investigate the cause of the tragic sibling rivalry between Yosef and his brothers. We quote Rabbi Yonasan Eibschitz on the need to be able to speak our hurt, in order to achieve peace. And though it is quite different, we apply this to Israel and her neighbours. Sadly, this is not possible now - Hamas must be removed. But hopefully, eventually, inevitably, ultimately, we must find someone with whom to speak, to achieve peace.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share a report on Canada's Rally for Israel yesterday in Ottawa, which I was privileged to attend. From the snowman, to the speakers, to the creative home-made signs, it was an inspiring event, showing broad and deep support flor Israel, Jews in Canada, and around the world.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the appellation the Jewish People have, on their own, bestowed on Joseph, Yosef HaTzaddik (Joseph the pious), which is not at all obvious from viewing Yosef's character in this week's Parsha and next. We analyze what it takes to be a Tzaddik, and how we can each get there.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine an alternate view of the deceit of Rikvah and Yaakov (in Parshat Toldot) in getting the blessing from Yitzchak instead of Esav. According to this reading, Yaakov only later realized he had done wrong, and gave the blessing back to Esav in our Parsha, VaYishlach, and, nonetheless, suffered throughout his life for this mistake. According to this, Yaakov is a role model for when we make a mistake, to take responsibility for it, fix it, and learn from it.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the huge emphasis in Torah narratives on the topic of siblings, providing insights by Rabbi David Wolpe, and Adam Grant on the importance of wobbly families. We investigate the tragic rape of Dinah, and analyze how this passage became the primary source for Jewish military ethics in protecting enemy civilians, drawing on the writing of Asa Kasher.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why Yaakov found himself alone and vulnerable to be injured preparing to meet his brother Eisav. We present Kli Yakar and Rabbi S.R. Hirsch on the high value a person puts on anything they have when they realize it is a gift from God.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why Yaakov, after achieving a brotherly reconciliation with Eisav, refused to travel together with him, but rather at Yaakov's own, "slower" pace. We provided one simple answer, and a deeper answer suggested by Sivan Rahav Meir, which expresses Yaakov's (and our) outlook on life. We then give three examples in different areas of life from Tali Versano Eisman, Sarah Tuttle-Singer, and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we show examples of the high moral and spiritual standards of Israel's Defense Force. Through questions on matters of Jewish law asked of Rabbi Yosef Rimon, we see why the IDF is the world's most moral fighting force, the pride of the Jewish People.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the curious passage of Yaakov explaining to his wives why it is time to move back home to Israel. Notwithstanding God's command to do so, Yaakov emphasises his poor relationship with their father, and his boss, Lavan, only mentioning at the end God's message. We explore an answer from Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler about personal integrity and self-honesty I have tried (but not always succeeded) to live up to for over fifty years. Plus a great story about Rabbi Yisroel Salanter.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the unforgettable image of Jacob's dream, the ladder standing on the ground, reaching heaven. We present the insight of Rabbi David Twerski that this image holds the key to dealing with the emotional and spiritual ups and downs we inevitably encounter in life.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we contrast the Midrashic method of interpreting Torah vs. an understanding based on a close, deep reading of the text itself. Using this second approach, we analyze why Yitzchak is chosen instead of Yishmael, and Yaakov instead of Eisav, in order to identify an essential understanding of Judaism, which is particularly relevant in Israel today, and across the Jewish world at all times.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the peculiar detail of what type of soup Yaakov was making - lentil soup - and why this is significant. We show, based on Rashi and Rabbi Moshe Isserles, that this choice alludes to the most basic worldview of Yaakov as distinct from Esav, And we express this through a moving poem by Albert Camus, which speaks to us directly today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we share a great story about the Baal Shem Tov to explain the value of the birthright Esav sold for a bowl of soup, and realize we all make the same mistake Esav made. We question the assumption around the question of why each parent wanted a different son to be blessed. We examine a critical lesson from Rivkah about Shalom Bayit, harmony within the home, with each spouse respecting the other with their finances. And we explore the magnificent lesson of Rabbi Norman Lamm who explains the benefit, not of the Garden of Eden, but East of Eden.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the blessing Esav DID receive from his father. We explain the distinction between written law and oral law, and expand this to a "written" layer of life and an "oral" layer of life, applied to blessings, prayer, and every communication we have.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I report on the historic experience of traveling to Washington to be part of yesterday's Rally for Israel. We discuss, based on Rambam, how a single individual must see the deep benefit of adding one voice, one presence, to even such a large endeavor. I share the moving accomplishment I heard from so many in Israel of feeling a warm hug from us, and feeling they are not alone - we are in fact one family. I reflect on the warm, convivial atmosphere, and the beautiful way this representation of Klal Yisroel (the Eternal Jewish People) showed the best of us and sanctified God's name. And I share the words of the one who was, for me, the most powerful speaker, Rachel Goldberg, the mother of Hersch, wounded and help captive by Hamas. BRING THEM HOME NOW!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss an underlying difficulty with the narrative in our Torah portion, Toldot, about Yaacov and Eisav fighting to receive their father's blessing. Why is a blessing worth fighting over? We utilize a foundational principle of Rabbi Yerucham Levovits, that everything we have comes through prayer. We demonstrate this through the lives of our patriarchs and matriarchs, and apply it to the war in Israel, sharing a prayer written by my grandson.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the War in Israel, the rise of global antisemitism, and its impact on conversion to Judaism. We quote from an incredible article by Talia Laniado in Times of Israel (https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/to-be-a-jew/).Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share part of an article written by Dr. Alan Jotkowitz (published in Lehrhaus), a wonderful doctor in Beer Sheva, a brilliant scholar of Jewish medical ethics, and someone I know, admire, respect, and love for over 35 years. He provides an approach to the perplexing narrative Akeidat Yitzchak (the binding of Isaac) in last week's Torah portion, VaYeirah. He presents the approach of Rabbi Yehuda Amital, which is so deeply applicable to the sacrifice and response of thousands of parents and Jews in Israel and around the world today, as our young brave men and women protect the Jewish People and the State of Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss explore best practices for delivering a Hesped (eulogy), and how it is different from a tribute, using Avraham's Hesped for Sarah as the paradigm we seek to emulate. We analyze on what basis we do/should choose a spouse,l earning from Eliezer's test to find Rivka for Yitzchak, from Neely Steinberg's test of her husband after her delivery though C-section, and from two remarkable and unforgettable stories, one recently in Brooklyn, and one after WWII in a DP camp.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the meaning of our three daily prayers being established by our patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We analyze the differences in time, mood, and mode in each prayer. We concentrate on the mode of Isaac's prayer, and it's meaning for us today - to take our shift, each afternoon and early evening, praying for our soldiers, hostages, and all of Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Avraham praying, and establishing for us Shacharit, the daily morning prayer service, specifically within the context of what we might view as a failed prayer. But Avraham praying to save the people of Sodom, though God's answer is no, remains the model for successful prayer, and today we explain how that works.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we present the remarkable insight and human sensitivity of Rabbi Yosef Rimon, as he closely analyzes a line of Maimonides to derive a lesson of superb sensitivity in pinpointing the beginning of kindness, before any action takes place. We present the phenomenon of the third day, when regret might undermine an ambitious decision or undertaking, and who gives us the strength to live up to our highest impulses. And we analyze Makom Kavua ( a set place for prayer) learned from Avraham: when it is appropriate and when not, what does it mean, and how this helps us distinguish between Noach, whose greatness escapes his grasp, and Avraham, who achieves and bequeaths greatness to us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the alarming rise in antisemitism, and the fear of Jews around the world for our safety, which is leading some to hide or camouflage their Judaism. We present a novel understanding of first Avraham and then Sarah laughing at the news of the upcoming pregnancy and birth of Yitzchak, based on an essay by Rabbi Saul Berman. Then we use this insight to provide two channels of response to the threat of antisemitism today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we contrast two narratives of hospitality and kindness: from Sarah and Avraham, and from their nephew Lot. It is the former's love of helping that we are to emulate, not the latter's being burdened to help. We share two stories to demonstrate this quality - one from Jerusalem over forty years ago, and one incredible incident from yesterday.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the curious Talmudic teaching that Avraham interrupted his encounter with God to invite passersby in for hospitality. We explore a new understanding of this based on Maharal, explained through a moving story from Bailey Newman, that makes this a practical lesson in the lives of each of us, and greatly expands our understanding of prayer.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we quote from Rabbi Kenny Brander about the deepest prayer he hears from Israeli soldiers today (it may surprise you). We discuss the arc of Avraham's life, the promises God made, and Avraham's trust in those promises, even though he did not see them fulfilled. Using a formulation of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, we define the nature of Avraham's faith, and ours, by quoting an insight into Kaddish from the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, and by sharing an excerpt of Daniel Gordis' translation of a poem popular today on Israeli social media.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the risk God takes in how the Torah describes the Tower of Babel narrative, in order to teach us a critical lesson especially relevant today. Then we pray for Israel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze Ramban's insight that God created the world through a certain process of evolution, based on a precise reading of the opening passage of Bereishit (Genesis). We examine, through an essay by Rabbi Yaakov Neuberger, what this process means to teach us about our spiritual lives and growth, and we apply this specifically to what is happening in Israel today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss why are we here. Why did God, who is perfect and lacks nothing, need to create the universe and all of us? And we provide a fundamental answer from Rabbi Chaim Voloshin, demonstrated by an inspiring story by Rabbi Yechiel Spero. We analyze the first of 613 commandments - be fruitful and multiply - showing the different paths by which every person can fulfill this. We discuss the pain felt by those experiencing infertility, and share sensitive suggestions on what to say and do, and not say or do. And we discuss the subject of abortion in Jewish law, exploring a possible Biblical source in our Parsha. From here we derive a dramatic and inspiring lesson from Rabbi Veitzan, whose son was killed near Gaza last Shabbat, but whose life contains many hundreds of years of life he gave to others.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the key to peace of mind by learning from how God responds to disappointment, inspired by Rabbi Yisroel Reisman, plus a great story about a cement mixer.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss an important character refinement praised by the Talmud, which has its source in the narrative of God's creation of the sun and the moon, based on an insight of Daas Zekeinim.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we correct a deep misunderstanding of Judaism by non-Jews and by many Jews, which stems from confusing what is the first commandment God gives Adam and Eve This is based on an essay by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo. (I apologize - in the video I mistakenly switched his two names.)Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we respond the horrifying details which have emerged of Hamas' attack on Israel. We delineate the practical and spiritual ways we can help, and draw inspiration from Professor Shawn Aster, Rabbi Kenneth Brander, Rabbi Hagai Lundin, and Rachel Sharansky Danziger.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we consider the layer of Torah telling the story of Moshe, the man, and wonder why the passage in V'Eschanan, when God privately refuses to relent and allow Moshe to enter Israel, is included for everyone to know of Moshe's humiliation at being denied by God. We quote the superb writing of Dr. Aviva Zornberg, and quote Rabb Jonathan Sacks, and ORA Director, Keshet Star, to understand how this is Moshe's and God's greatest gift to us. We tell an enlightening story told to us by Rabbi Yisroel Weiss, chief rabbi of IDF, when a group from ADATH donated a Torah scroll to the Israeli Army. We question the accuracy and significance of the Zohar's statement that there are 600,000 letters in the Torah (there aren't). And we present an original understanding of the purpose of Shmini Atzeret, and the placement of Simchat Torah at the end of the High Holiday season, from Rabbi Yitzchak Mirski and Rabbi Mair Goldvicht.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the apparently odd choice to read Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) this Shabbat, whose dark insights would seem to dampen the mood of this holiday which we call Zman Simchateinu, the time of our rejoicing. We explore the approach of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, that Kohelet asks the question every one of us lives with, and provides the answer, which is Sukkot. We quote Ernest Becker, "The Denial of Death" and tell a wonderful fable about an angel's tears.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the purposes and goals of the weekly Torah reading each Shabbat morning, the completion of which we celebrate this Sunday on Simchat Torah. We analyze two components expressed by the two Brachot, blessings before and after reading. And we quote from R. Nathan Lopes Cardozo on what we hope to gain each Shabbat morning.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Hoshana Rabba (the day of the Great Hoshana, this Friday), and trace its counterintuitive pattern of walking around the Torah seven times, the same pattern as a bride walking around her groom seven times under the Chuppah.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine the Magen David emblem (Star of David, the symbol which is on Israel's flag). Partially based on a lecture by Rabbi Yisroel Reisman, we explore a cryptic narrative about David's last battle, and the fuller account in the Talmud, which Pardes Yosef sees as the source for this symbol. We explain how this is preciously the meaning of waving Lulav and Etrog on Sukkot. Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine why a dried Lulav is invalid. Based on an essay by Rabbi Efram Goldberg, we widen this deficiency to include when we serve God or others when we are dried out, wilted, lifeless, just doing the actions by rote. I share a cynical story about the one Chumrah (stringency) modern orthodox Jews are most particular to observe. We have earned Zman Simchateinu, the time of our rejoicing, and we deserve to laugh and enjoy the days of Sukkot with our family and friends while in our Sukkah, surrounded by God's loving embrace. Chag Someach - Happy Sukkot!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss in what way Sukkot is the culmination of both the Three Festivals (Pesach, Shavuot, Sukkot), and the culmination of the High Holidays (Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot), based on the thought of Rabbi Yitzchok Hutner, and analysis of an obscure line in the Sukkot prayers. We quote Yogi Berra to gain insight into the use of the striking metaphor, Sukkah of David. And we quote the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, on a pervasive problem we face, combining romance with discipline in our religious lives.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss details of when and how to be in the Sukkah on Sukkot starting this Friday night. What activities should and should not be in the Sukkah, what are the legitimate exemptions, and how does all of this flow from why we are in the Sukkah, and what we should be feeling when we are there?Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jcSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmOPlease contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine the transcendent capacity of Lulav and Etrog to bring us into an encounter with God's presence, based on the writing of the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we confront the startling verse in the Torah which indicates today is Yom Kippur, the 9th of Tishrei, though we all know tonight is Yom Kippur, the 10th of Tishrei. We analyze the approach of Rabbi Avraham Kook, who explains there are two aspects to our goal of Yom Kippur. The eating and drinking we do today complements the purely spiritual behaviours of tomorrow.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the shifting mood on Yom Kippur, high and low, unfolding toward Ne'ilah, the climactic, passionate crescendo of the High Holidays. This shift in mood is expressed by a shift in the metaphor we use, from writing to signing. We present two approaches on this shift, and include the remarkable story of the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, watching the setting of the sun on Yom Kippur.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we present the third of a three-part series on the Book of Yona, which we read on Yom Kippur afternoon. This short, famous, fantastic story of Jonah and the whale expresses every theme of the High Holidays. Tonight we explore the use of a lottery for Yona and on Yom Kippur, putting our good intentions into action, recognizing the humanity in our enemies, and seeing ourselves as God's jewel, from whom God receives "joy."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Yizkor, the deeply emotional service on Yom Kippur in memory of loved ones who have passed away. We explore its origin and purposes, and we consider when Yizkor is complicated and evokes traumatic memories, based on an essay by Dr. Michelle Friedman.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the most important forgiving we must grant before Yom Kippur, the one we often overlook, ourselves. Based on an essay by Bailey Newman, we explore the insight of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk that once we have taken responsibility for our mistakes and made amends, those sins must no longer be "in our hands," but rather, as Sivan Rahav Meir instructs us, we must make use of "and" to write a new chapter.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a curious dilemma, about which Rabbi Yisroel Meir Kagan, known as Chofetz Chaim, and Rabbi Yisroel Salanter disagreed. What happens when what is good and necessary for my soul, causes you upset?Hear the case, told by Rabbi Yizchak Hutner, and think about your response.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss being traumatized by hearing the Nesaneh Tokef prayer on Rosh Hashana (who will live and who will die...), obsessing whether each moment is their last. We present two explanations of the genuine meaning of this prayer, from Rabbi Yosef Rimon, and Dr. David DeSteno, who explain the prayer can actually have (and is meant to have) the opposite effect, of increasing the happiness in our lives.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we present the second of a three-part series on the Book of Yona, which we read on Yom Kippur afternoon. This short, famous, fantastic story of Jonah and the whale expresses every theme of the High Holidays. Tonight we consider why the setting for Yona's banishment is specifically the belly of a whale, and what this teaches us about the meaning and process of Teshuvah (poorly translated as repentance). We explore the path Yona takes to achieve the transformation he undergoes, and how we follow that same path. And we examine the reach of that path, applying that to each of us directly. From this session emerges several of the primary themes of this work, and why it is central not only to Yom Kippur, bu the entire High Holiday experience.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the emotions each of the Shofar sounds is intended to evoke, and the emotional journey each of us should travel as we listen to the sounds, one after the other. Each series of Shofar sounds tells a wordless story, a wordless prayer each of us offers. To everyone of you, thank you so much for listening and commenting. I am deeply grateful for the community of learners we all form together, and I look forward to learning with and from you in the coming year!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore why Chana's prayer for a child, which we read as the Haftora (prophetic passage) this Shabbat, first day of Rosh Hashana, is the paradigm for all prayers, that we must imitate and re-enact every time we pray. We analyze the approach of the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, starting with a small but unexpected word, which leads us to understand what is unique about this prayer, and why/how we use it to inspire every prayer we pray.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share my brother's eloquent and emotional/spiritual response to a tragedy in his (and my) family last year. This is one intelligent person's response to overwhelming catastrophe, which hopefully can inspire others who face challenges, to rise to appreciate the High Holidays meaningfully.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the highly problematic question of why we don't blow Shofar this year on the first day of Rosh Hashana, just because it is Shabbat. How can we give up the benefits hearing the Shofar bring us, because of the remote possibility someone may carry a Shofar in a public domain on Shabbat? Did it even ever happen? This Shabbat at ADATH I will propose one answer. Here is another.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the need for an overture prior to the High Holidays, and how Selichot (the prayers we say each morning through Yom Kippur) fulfill this role. We explore the amazing promise God made in response to Moshe asking to be forgiven for the Golden Calf, why we Ashkenazim start these prayers at least 4 days before Rosh Hashana, and add a great story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman that conveys the love and respect with which God greets us on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, and why that should melt our hearts.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss opening of our Torah Portion (Nitzavim-VaYeilech) and the reasoning behind Rashi's apparently sunny explanation. We quote Rabbi Zev Leff, Hillel in Pirkei Avot, and draw a critical message about Rosh Hashana from Elisha and his Shunamite host.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we present the first of a three-part series on the Book of Yona, which we read on Yom Kippur afternoon. This short, famous, fantastic story of Jonah and the whale expresses every theme of the High Holidays. Tonight we consider who Yona was, why did he think he could run away from God, and the ultimate lesson for every one of us - God always gives us a second chance because change is possible.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the importance of choosing the right role model,always being on the lookout for whom to emulate, and realizing at all times we are being emulated by others - using examples from Irwin Cotlar, Rabbi Yaakov Kaminetsky, and Rabbi Chaim Kahan.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share a problem I struggle with, based on two models of leadership we find in our Torah portion (Netzavim-VaYeilech). We explore the analysis of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on how effective leaders (which includes rabbis, lay leaders, business leaders, teachers, and especially parents) must have more than one style of leadership. The key is figuring out when to use which.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the momentous benefit, and the moral challenge of self-driving cars and other vehicles. Thanks to essays by Rabbi Chaim Jachter, we present the clashing views of Chazon Ish (Rabbi Avraham Karelitz) and Tzitz Eliezer (Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg) on "The Trolley Problem." And we explore, with Rabbi Yosef Sprung and Rabbi Yona Reiss whether programming a self-driving vehicle is analogous to the classic trolley problem.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss pitfalls in how we act in synagogue that create dissension, the opposite of what we are trying to accomplish. We share strategies and suggestions from Rabbi Daniel Feldman, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, and a classic story from Rabbi Effie Buchwald on how we should always behave in Shul.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we open our exploration of the High Holidays with insights from Dovid Campbell and Samuel Fleischacker on the validity of questioning and investigating, rather than certainty of faith. Then we probe two Mitzvot, Bikkurim (offering first fruits) and Maaser (tithing) for the distinction in how they are celebrated (or not), and Rashi's teaching on the essential requirement of joy in order to properly fulfill these and all commandments.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss how to balance our behaviour in synagogue to gain the value and benefit of praying in a Minyan, while not irritating or distracting those next to us, or being irritated or distracted by them. Based on an essay by Rabbi Daniel Feldman, we explore practical scenarios to try to remove or at least navigate points of potential friction.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the syntax of a farmer's statement on bringing First Fruits (Bikkurim, at the beginning of our Parsha, Ki Tavo). What is the question, and who is asking it (V'Anita V'Amarta - and you shall answer and say...)? Based on an essay by Baily Newman, we draw a picture of how forming and telling a story creates our reality, giving it context and meaning, for ourselves and others. It is this task, crafting the story of our past year, we should fashion now, as this Jewish year comes to a close.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3
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This morning we evaluate the March on Washington. We quote from Dr. King and others, and evaluate the impact today, sixty years later. We explore the words of two of the many Jewish leaders deeply involved in this struggle, Rabbi A.J. Heschel, and Rabbi Dr. Joachim Prinz, who spoke just before Dr. King on this day, sixty years ago. Their messages, and our responsibility to act is even more critical than ever.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3
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This morning we explore the rhythm of Jewish life, suggested by the reading, on seven successive Shabbat mornings, of prophetic passages of Nechama (poorly translated as comfort or consolation). We describe, on a national level and for the individual, what is the content of this Nechama, toward which all Jewish laws and practices of mourning direct us. Quoting from "Consolation," a wonderful work by Rabbi Maurice Lamm, we examine Nechama in situ as Yitzchak reaches this after the death of his mother, Sara. Using Ramban, Frederik Backman, and Suleika Jaouad, we arrive at understanding the goal at the end of mourning, Nechama as personal growth.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we pay tribute to Cantor Philip Sherman who passed away recently, and who performed Brit Milah (ritual circumcision) for over 26,000 Jewish boys over his career. He blended Halachic and technical expertise, with a winning, ebullient personality. I had the pleasure of meeting and watching him at the Brit of both our our New York grandsons. Cantor Sherman, disciple of Avraham Avinu (our patriarch Abraham), rest in peace.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss the repetition in our Parsha, Ki Teitzei, of a Mitzvah we first learned in Parshat Mishpatim, with a crucial change in one word, explained by Rabbi Meir Simchah of Dvinsk, in Meshech Chochmah. And we deeply examine the obligation to return a lost object to its rightful owner, tracing the refinement of character this Mitzvah should instill in us, with a powerful story about the Reichman family and Charles Bendheim. We explore the motto for life, which comes from this passage, that the goal is not just performing Mitzvot, but developing a Mitzvah mentality, as expressed by Rabbi Michael Yammer, of Yeshivat Shalavim. And we discuss the penetrating insight of Rabbi Yosef Engel, that performing the Mitzvah of HaShovat Aveidah, returning a lost object, is also a prayer to God to return us to Him, with the complete redemption of Israel.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the allegorical meaning of the Mitzvah of Shiluach HaKan (sending away the mother bird), based on a technical detail in the Talmud of how this is observed. This allegory shifts this passage from an action to a prayer, heartfelt and emotional.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the curious, mysterious Mitzvah of Shiluach HaKan, sending away the mother bird. We examine how this Mitzvah fits in to the rest of the commandments in our Parsha (Ki Teitzei), based on Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein. And we examine the improbable connection between this Mitzvah and honouring parents, based on an emotional insight of Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin in Aznaim LaTorah.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the purpose of blowing Shofar each weekday morning in the month before Rosh Hashana, with the perfectly appropriate story from the Dubno Maggid (Rabbi Yaakov Krantz).
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we explain, based on an essay by Shira Smiles, how the sound of the Shofar during the month of Ellul (distinct from the hearing Shofar on Rosh Hashana itself), is the roar of a lion, urging us to prepare for the approach of God, and startling us to plan the changes we want to make within ourselves this High Holiday season
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Ir Miklat, the cities of refuge in Israel, which, in ancient times, were the sentence for involuntary manslaughter, or negligent homicide. These cities provided a progressive rehabilitation, surrounded by positive role models, from whom to be inspired, improve, and return home a better person within society. Sivan Rahav Meir pinpoints one aspect of how this transformation would unfold, relating to ego. Sivan demonstrates this with a simple frustration during a visit to New York, and a marvelous story of the the great Rabb Dr. Normal Lamm, president and Rosh HaYeshiva of Y.U. on the first day he assumed his position at the helm of Yeshiva University.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the Torah's military ethics and its provisions for exemptions from the army, both emotional and spiritual. We learn a deep lesson of sensitivity to never embarrass someone publicly, and we explore the insight of Rabbi JJ Schacter into how we are to serve God with both our arm (actions) and our head (intellect, mindfulness), a crucial layer of our global service to God.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss a word that cannot be translated, and a concept that is complex, nuanced, and central to what is is to be a Jew - Tzedakah. We explain, with the help of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, how both the word charity and the word justice do not do this concept justice, and then apply it to a technical but illuminating law of inheritance, perfectly demonstrated by a story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman. We explore the necessary emotional stance a giver must have. We analyze how the apparent futility of giving to others becomes its and our strength. And we analyze one gift we give ourselves - Jerusalem, exemplified by a touching story I witnessed, of a father torn in two directions.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we explore the Hebrew word for Seek, used to describe the potential Jerusalem holds for us, used to describe the unique quality of the upcoming Days of Awe, and used, the first time this word occurs in the Torah, for our primary way of seeking God, with prayer. Through a touching story of a storekeeper's broken heart, we glimpse how God responds to our seeking, with love.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss two sets of commandments that seem to be poor economic practice, and demonstrate, through the work of Dr. Meir Tamari (one of the world's foremost experts on economics and Jewish Law, with whom I am privileged to have a personal relationship), that they are sound and excellent economic and social policy, in addition to being a foundation of Jewish values and faith.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we share a dramatic and funny story from Rabb Meilech Biderman, that demonstrates who is driving the bus.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the financial aspect of Shmita (the Sabbatical Year), the release of loans. The outlook on life which this Mitzvah in our Parsha of Re'eh presupposes, is fundamental to the system of Jewish values, and is relevant at all times. We demonstrate this with a marvelous story from Rabbi Berel Wein.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss what Judaism says about death, dying, and mourning - practical details from which emerge lessons in living life more meaningfully and fully. Part 7 covers the slight changes we make to the prayer service at a Shiva house, and how these subtle and easy to miss alterations express the deepest, most sensitive elements of what we hope mourners achieve through sitting Shiva.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the balance of individual choice with community consistency, and the crucial and unexpected source for when to relinquish one's own stance for the harmony of the group, based on a verse in our Parsha, Re'eh. We add an insight from Rabbi Yaakov Neuberger on why this lesson is needed right now, and my connection of this to the current summer wedding season. Mazal Tov to all marrying couples, and Shalom Al Yisroel - peace among Jews!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the elaborate and detailed constellation of blessings: before and after food, for momentous occasions, and for extraordinary experiences. We provide three answers to what we mean by "blessing God" quoting Ramban and the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik. And we explore R. Soloveitchik's understanding of the legal aspect of blessings, demonstrated in our Friday night Kiddush.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss an unexpected detail about the Mitzvah of Mezuzah, from Rabbi Avraham Kook, and appreciating our spleen and the planet Jupiter. We explore the apparently disconnected series of thanks in Birkat HaMazon (grace after meals), and suggest an analysis of the two goals of Shabbat, and all other Mitzvot.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss yesterday's court decision to execute the Pittsburgh murderer, the worst antisemitic attack in U.S history on Shabbat morning, October 27, 2018. We explore the different views and feelings of survivors, and attempt to analyze this through the prism of Jewish Law.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss this day on the Jewish calendar, Tu B'Av - the fifteenth day of the Jewish month of Av. We examine several bases for celebrating this day, focusing on the earliest source as a day to focus on promoting marriage based on inner qualities, not superficialities. We quote from Rabbi Yosef Grunblatt and Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss this day on the Jewish calendar, Tu B'Av - the fifteenth day of the Jewish month of Av. We examine several bases for celebrating this day, focusing on the earliest source as a day to focus on promoting marriage based on inner qualities, not superficialities. We quote from Rabbi Yosef Grunblatt and Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss what Judaism says about death, dying, and mourning - practical details from which emerge lessons in living life more meaningfully and fully. Part 6 covers distinguishing between our obligation to honour the deceased, which begins at death, and our responsibility to support and comfort the mourners, which takes over as the funeral ends. We discuss some of the less-know details of observing Shiva, which help set the mood, and focus us on the goals Shiva should provide.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the 92 times Moshe used the word "listen" during his final speeches to the Jewish People. We explore the insights of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Dr. Viktor Frankl, and Sarah Tuttle-Singer (I'll bet those three names never appeared in sequence!) on deep listening - how to do it, and what it means for the speaker and the listener.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the promise Moshe sets out for the grand future of the Jewish People in Israel, the grave danger they will face, and the solution to avoiding it. The danger exists today as much as, if not more than before. And the solution is baked into our daily lives, based on an essay by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a fascinating essay by Sivan Rahav Meir that pinpoints three messages we should take forward from Tisha B'Av by analyzing the most frequent word families in the Book of Eichah (Lamentations). And we include a deep and surprising insight to the last two verses from Rabbi Mordechai Willig.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the two metaphors in the famous Kinnah (lamentation we say today, Tisha B'Av), Eli Zion, and how each speaks to a different experience and era. Partially based on an essay by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, we trace how one metaphor speaks to us today as it never has in 2,000 years. We then sing this Kinnah together, along with the concluding paragraphs of this morning's Kinnot service.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Rabbi Yoel Bin-Nun's perceptive insight to the inverse relationship between Tisha B'Av and Chanukah. This year, more than any other, we need a Judah Maccabi. And we end with a prayer written by Rabbi Yosef Rimon for what we need most this Tisha B'Av.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we analyze the controversial compromise of Rabbi Yochanan be Zakkai to the Roman General (later Caesar), Vespasian: "Ten Li Yavneh V'Chachomeha," allow Jews to move to the north, and continue studying Torah and observing Mitzvot, and we will relinquish the Temple, Jerusalem, and national sovereignty. Rabbi Avraham Kook explains this shifted the emphasis of Judaism from the passionate spiritual to the detailed and often dry ritual. This shift is a major component of what we mourn on Tisha B'Av, and we are heartened to see it returning, slowly and gradually, in our day.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss what Judaism says about death, dying, and mourning - practical details from which emerge lessons in living life more meaningfully and fully. Part 4 covers the dignified and holy way a person is prepare for burial, the constructive release of tearing Kriah (tearing a garment before the funeral), and the true purpose of a Hesped (eulogy), which is different from words of tribute. We share advice on how to make this speech meaningful and uplifting, avoiding superficiality or clichés.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we explore the challenge of mourning on Tisha B'Av that which we never experienced, by quoting from Rabbi Moshe Kormornick, Rabbi Yechiel Spiro, and Rabbi Yoni Lavi. Which is why, according to The Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, the prophet Yirmiyahu teaches us we must learn how to do it. We start this task by providing three insights from the work of Dr. Erica Brown, "In the Narrow Places."
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the complexity and contradictory messages of this Shabbat before Tisha B'Av, known as Shabbat Chazon. The Haftorah from Isaiah, which give the is Shabbat its name, is accusatory and cynical, though it contains elements of hopefulness and the promise of reconciliation. This foreshadows Eichah, the Book of Lamentations we read on Tisha B'Av this Wednesday night, and the Kinnot, poems of of sadness and mourning we say Thursday morning, both of which end with the promise of redemption and return to intimacy and harmony (may it come soon!). From here we derive a practical lesson applicable to all of us, to make our words to others more successfully heard, and heeded.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we pay tribute to Rabbi Yehuda Amital, whose 13th Yartzeit was last Sunday, by sharing his insight to the opening verse of our Parsha (the Torah potion of Devarim) which contains 80 apparently extra words in one sentence! We focus on the heartbreaking theme of Tisha B'Av that God (sometimes appears to) ignore our prayers, by focusing on the experience nine years ago when three Jewish boys were kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Israel - were our prayers in vain? And we turn from national mourning to individual mourning to share advice on what to say and what not to say to a mourner, from two very different sources.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the increasing intensity of mourning practices during the Nine Days leading to Tisha B'Av, the wrong and sad method some use to circumvent these rules, and a legitimate use of the exception from a remarkable story about a surprising ruling of Rabbi Avraham Kook, first Israeli Chief Rabbi.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the only Yartzeit explicitly mentioned in the Torah, the Yartzeit of Aaron, Moshe's brother, which is today, Rosh Chodesh Av. We explain why this ushers in a period where our sages say in this month (the entire month, not just Tisha B'Av) we reduce joy. And we suggest how best to observe this Yartzeit, with a delightful story from Rabbi Pesach Krohn about the most unusual cake inscription.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Moshe's evolution and transformation from one who is not able to speak, to, forty years later, the eloquent speaker who delivers the comprehensive speeches of the fifth Book of the Torah, Devarim, and how, in this, Moshe is a role model for every one of us. We also discuss how Moshe is a role model in presenting his last words, as we should consider sharing our messages and inspiration to our loved ones before our passing, conveyed with a remarkable story about Rabbi Raphael Pelcovitz.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we describe the Ayalon Institute in Rechovot, Israel, and we tell the daring, remarkable story of how this place helped establish the State of Israel in 1948. And we tell a dramatic story of one woman visitor, who fainted on seeing this, and the incredible story of why, and how it expresses the miracle of modern Israel.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss an important aspect of Jewish observance - each step has value by itself. And we demonstrate this with a powerful story, told by Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson, about Rabbi Dovid Trenk.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the interesting way we, the Jewish People, make the Shabbat, even though it starts automatically at sunset. We analyze the insight of Or HaChaim, that our Mitzvah, to start Shabbat early - the general custom is 18 minutes before sunset - creates the reality of Shabbat to which even God agrees, and expresses our yearning and enthusiasm for the holiness of Shabbat. This yearning and enthusiasm is as important as the careful observance of the details of Shabbat.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss why the subject of fulfilling vows and oaths is placed in our Parsha, based on an insight of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. We present the Baal Shem Tov's understanding of what it means to judge every person favorably. And we review the laws of Kashrut introduced in our Parsha, with a heart pounding story from R. Meilech Biderman.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss what Judaism says about death, dying, and mourning - practical details from which emerge lessons in living life more meaningfully and fully. Part 2 covers the inverse correlation between individual mourning and the mourning of the Jewish People during these Three Weeks culminating in Tisha B'Av. We also discuss the decisions mourners must make immediately upon the death of their family member, and a suggestion of preparing these decisions in advance.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss what Judaism says about death, dying, and mourning - practical details from which emerge lessons in living life more meaningfully and fully. Part 1 covers visiting someone who is sick, and the mourning period between death and the funeral.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Moshe's objection to the two tribes wanting to remain on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, outside Israel. Moshe's concern for the morale of the Jews going into Israel was allayed by instructing these men to go in as Chalutzim (pioneers - a Biblical word strongly associated with modern Zionism). My friend and teacher observes that we may act for our own interest, but we must never lose sight of the affect this will have on others. Acting as Chalutzim is a way of life, when we go to the bank, honour our parents, and everything else we do.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we deepen our understanding of Tisha B'Av, based on the work of (my cousin) Dr. Jill Katz, professor of archaeology and anthropology at Yeshiva University. Dr. Katz explains the significance of the fall of Beitar, and the plowing of Jerusalem, in terms of the psychological impact of Churban, the destruction of the Temple and exile of the Jewish People. Happily, it is the effect of these events that is being reversed today.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning, quoting a line from the great novel, "The Winners" by Frederik Backman, we attempt to capture the essence of Jerusalem through the art of Dale Chihuly, in his installation at Migdal David (David's Tower) in the Old City of Jerusalem in 2000. And we attempt to put this into words, using several stories by Sarah Tuttle-Singer, ending with a story of Marci and me, and Sarah, and Dale, trying to hold up the mysterious and contradictory essence of Jerusalem.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the plethora of firsts in modern Israeli history emanating from Rishon LeZion (starting with the name, which must be understood within the emotional context of Isaiah 41), today Israel's fourth largest city. Marci and I spent a wonderful day there last week, seeing and learning about the first modern Jewish community in Israel, the first Israeli flag, first Israeli anthem, first Hebrew School in the world, and much, much more. I hope this brief glimpse will inspire you to visit Rishon LeZion on your next trip to Israel!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the Three Week period of mourning we enter today, culminating in Tisha B'av, our saddest day of the Jewish year. I wish every proponent and opponent of judicial reform in Israel, would spend one hour watching this. We discuss the nature of what we lost with the destruction of the Temple (much more than just a building) from Rabbi Aaron Lichtenstein, and how to regain it. We examine an essay by Yossi Klein Halevi who urges us to transform this time from three weeks of mourning to three weeks of healing, which we so desperately need now. We tell a poignant story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman on trying to learn to love and help others without being slapped first. And we examine another tragic incident in modern Israeli history, where Jews fighting against Jews came close to civil war, as a warning against the hysteria and demonization of the other taking place in Israel today. Many serious people in Israel today are truly afraid of civil war. Listen, for just one hour, and be willing to take a step back from that brink.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we start with a great story from the inimitable Rav Nota Greenblatt, saving all the Torah Scrolls in a small Texas shul. We describe, as best we can from Shem MiShmuel, the mysterious taking of letters of a name, to hold in escrow until a mission is fulfilled, and we show how this applies to both Eliyahu and Pinchas. And we identify the pain, loss, and mourning of this period of the Three Weeks as suffering from the missing or incomplete "Vav", the fractured peace - dramatically and tragically on view in Israel today - and the unrealized redemption. This is our job now, our responsibility, each of us in our own way, during these Three Weeks, to complete the "Vav" of Shalom, and return the Vav" to Eliyahu so he can announce our complete redemption.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we express support for the IDF (Israel Defense Force) as it roots out the incubator of terrorism and terrorists from Jenin, and protects Israelis across the country, while doing its heroic best to limit any civilian causalities. We take this opportunity to quote three important Israeli voices - R. Moshe Lichtenstein, R. Yaakov Medan, and a statement signed by hundreds of professors at Bar Ilan University spanning the religious, ideological, and political spectrum - who clearly, sharply, and forcefully condemn revenge terror attacks perpetrated by Jewish extremists, in the face of increasing frequency and seriousness of such attacks, and in the face of rationalization, excuses, minimizing, and even silence among all too many political and religious leaders.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we uncover the mental health emergency that led to the entire Jewish People simply accepting the report of the spies, with no pushback. Using the insight of Rabbi Reuven Taragin taught to me by my friend Benji Friedman, on the way the narrative is told later, in Devarim, we see a completely new root of the problem, and it is precisely and tragically what is reflected in too many of those we love and care about suffering in the mental health epidemic we are now facing.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we present a famous and foundational lecture given by The Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, in 1974. The subject is last week's Parsha, B'Ha'alotecha, which The Rav analyzes to uncover the pivotal seed of the dissembling in our Parsha, Shelach, the next Parsha, Korach, and the direction of the rest of the Torah. It all starts here with one tragic moment, one incident that changes the course of Jewish history under which we still labor today. This is best expressed for us in a commercial for GrubHub, with great but depraved classic rock music by Freddy Mercury and Queen.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we unpack God's extreme response to the sin of the spies, relative to the response to the sin of the golden calf. We explain this by exploring the principle of Rabbi S. R. Hirsch on Avraham's criteria for choosing a wife for his son, Yitzchak, which is the only criteria that leads to a happy marriage. We then present, based on Rashi as explained by Sivan Rahav Meir, how this could have been avoided, and what we can do to avoid a similar fate.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we analyze a magnificent lecture by Rabbi Norman Lamm, delivered in 1996 on the nature of truth. We discuss the report brought back by the spies, and why, for three reasons, it is lacking in truth. This lesson is the key to overcoming the scourge of disinformation, false-news, and the loud pushing of lies to parade as truth, which is so prevalent today.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we investigate the discrepancy in how God responds to the Spies - with utter anger, no forgiveness - with how God responds to what seems liker a much greater sin, the Golden Calf - where God not only forgives the Jewish People, but institutes Yom Kippur as an annual opportunity for forgiveness and atonement. Using a story and parenting advice from Rabbi Yaakov Kaminetsky, we learn when to consider a negative action serious, and when it is just a passing mistake.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we analyze the approach of Mei Shiloach by the Ishbitzer Rebbe in understanding the sin of the spies. Using a brilliant analogy from Bailey Newman concerning the early life of Vincent Van Gogh, we explain the sin of the spies was looking at Israel superficially, not seeing the depth and passionate holiness beneath the rough surface. We, like Israel and Torah and God and each other, crave been seen fully and deeply.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss why Moshe chose these twelve men to spy out the land, instead of the 12 Princes of each tribe (Nessiim), who were mentioned before. We Share the insight of Rabbi Dov Zev Weinberger in Shemen HaTov, that Moshe wanted to avoid "group think," to avoid being advised by a group who was used to consensus. Consensus is great for harmony, but disastrous for deciding an important question, when diverse and varied opinions are needed. Albert Einstein, Thomas Jefferson, and Eugene Borowitz all help us see this more acutely, and point out the danger (which today is more dangerous than ever) of a leader surrounded by sycophants.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we examine God's response to Moshe's lowest point in his leadership in our Torah portion, B'Ha'alotecha. Using the insight of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, we describe Moshe's model of leadership, which may have contributed to this problem. And we trace God's practical and sensitive response, which is a model for us in how to help ourselves and others when going through emotional crisis.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss the apparent verbosity in describing when the Jewish People traveled and camped, with an important insight from Rabbi S.R. Hirsch. We analyze the apparent philosophical impossibility of conversion to Judaism, and provide three different ways to understand how Halachic conversion is necessary and makes the Jewish People better. And we investigate Moshe's humility, greater than any person, with two very different, but equally important approaches - one from the Rebbe Rashab (Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Schneerson) and one from Rabbi Norman Lamm.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the low point of Moshe's leadership in our Parsha, B'Ha'alotecha. Partially based on an essay by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, we suggest the comfort this provides any spiritual leader, knowing what Moshe (and Jeremiah, Elijah, Jonah, and others) went through, and persevered to become our greatest leader. Jewish spiritual leadership will always face some amount of failure, because our goal, change, is so ambitious. But our Torah portion teaches us that failure is not fatal.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the insight of Rabbi Yaakov Galinsky on the comment or our rabbis, that Aaron's Mitzvah of lighting the Menorah in our Parsha, B'Ha'alotecha, was greater than the Mitzvah of the Nessiim, the princes of each tribe, who brought gifts to dedicate the alter in last week's Torah portion, Nasso. Rabbi Galinsky explains that Aaron's Mitzvah took place in private, while the gifts of the Nessiim were public and visible. We explain this difference by clarifying the - often misunderstood - concept of Tzniut or modesty, and by sharing a great story from the Chofetz Chaim on the problem with eating Shabbat Kugel on Friday.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss what the narrative with Miriam and Aharon speaking abut their brother, Moshe, teaches us about Lashon Hara, negative speech, even when we think we have good reason to say something. And we demonstrate this with a magnificent story from Rabbi Elia Lopian, on how just a whispered word changed someone's life.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we quote and unpack the often repeated complaint of The Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, that we have too few Erev Shabbat Jews. We discuss the need for the emotional and spiritual component of Shabbat, not just observance of the rules. And we focus on the ways we enable this, starting on Erev Shabbat, before Shabbat arrives.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the surprisingly spiritual negotiation at the Beitar Planning and Building Commission. We analyze why and how achieving excellence must pass through failure.We explain when and when not to use a title. And we compare two different prayers congregations say every Friday night, and why Rabbi Yehuda Amital instituted saying both.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the curious job description of the Leviim (Levites), who were assigned tasks based on family membership, and not based on ability or interest. Rabbi Moshe Lichtenstein sees in this the reason for where our Torah portion, Nasso, starts, and a fundamental principle about what God expects from us - to serve God and not ourselves.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the ongoing, never-resolved debate on whether the Nazir (one who vows to abstain from wine, cutting hair, etc.) is taking a positive step or a negative step. We analyze the apparent contradiction in the opinion of Rambam (Maimonides), following the insight of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, who differentiates between the spiritual path of the saint vs. the sage. While the saint is praiseworthy for their self-perfection, only the sage can build a moral and just society.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share a great story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman about not sharing sunflower seeds, and feeling accumulated accomplishment at the Mitzvot we do.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the format and unusual way the Birchat Kohanim, the Priestly Blessing, was bestowed. We quote Rabbi Shlomo Alshich, as explained by Baily Newman, to examine an essential aspect of holiness, to make another feel deserving of blessing and love.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the simplest, most powerful, and most cherished blessing in the Torah, Birchat Kohanim, the Priestly Blessing, bestowed on many occasions, more frequently than any other. We analyze, using the writing of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the powerful structure of this blessing, and the way, in just a few simple words, it encompasses everything we wish for in life.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss an example of Torah wisdom that will help us raise our children and grandchildren to be spiritually and morally good and successful in life. This lesson connects to the practice of eating dairy on Shavuot. Happy Shavuot!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the curious reason for repeating four verses in Hallel, the prayer praising God which is a hallmark of Yom Tov (including Shavuot this Friday and Shabbat morning). These lines are part of a conversation with a fascinating context, the improbable selection of David as King of Israel; improbable because of David's trauma and suffering as a child who was an embarrassment to his family (see especially Psalm 69). Based on Maharam MiPano, we explain why this backstory provides the essence and epitome of praising God, for everyone of us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we present the final installment of our series on Kaddish, when Kaddish should not be said. We explain that each Mitzvah must be observed within the context of all other Mitzvos, and when there is a conflict between two Mitzvos or values, we must turn to Jewish Law to supply the priority that must exist in each case. Saying Kaddish, or doing any other Mitzvah, when a greater priority should take place, means we are no longer serving God by our action, but supplying our own judgement. Shavuos introduces a new word into our blessings, V'Tzivanu, "And We Are Commanded" - the ultimate reason for doing any Mitzvah.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the first person with a placeholder name, Ploni Almoni, later in British law referred to as John or Jane Doe. Since we know who this is in the Book of Ruth, Naomi's brother in law, Tov, why is he given a fictitious name? We present Rabbi Yissachar Frand's answer, plus a great insight of Rabbi Chaim Kreisworth on the difference between kissing and hugging, and the deep lesson it teaches us about what we seek to gain from the holiday of Shavuot.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the widespread practice of staying up all night learning Torah on the first night of Shavuot (and here is the full schedule of Shavuot night learning at KTM:https://www.adath.ca/pdf_doc/KTMSHAVUOT2023.pdf)We trace the origin of this practice to a comment by our rabbis in the Midrash, and the spread of it to the awesome story of Rabbi Shlomo Alkevitz and Rabbi Yosef Karo on Shavuot night in Tzfat. And I share my personal story of how the trajectory of my life changed one Shavuot night, 50 years ago.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning, celebrating Yom Yerushalayim, we discuss the contour of Jerusalem's significance, based on the thought of Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon. We explore the insight of Rav Chaim Voloshin that Jerusalem is the soul of the collective Jewish People. We examine Radak's comment on how everyone of us, wherever we live, can also be among the Guardians of Jerusalem. God is waiting for us in Jerusalem.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the subtle but powerful message of Mochor Chodesh, the special Haftorah we read this Shabbat as Shabbat is followed by Rosh Chodesh. We quote the message delivered by Rabbi Elya Meir Bloch, and explore the connection to observing Rosh Chodesh (this Sunday) and following the cycles of the moon. We analyze the bizarre complexity of figuring out the date of Shavuot, and trace the insight of Rabbi Yehuda Amital on what exactly happened on the First Day of Shavuot. And we unpack the nuances of Boaz's monumental kindness in the Book of Ruth, while sharing a traumatic story in my life just over 40 years ago.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a clarification in the thought and teaching of The Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, concerning his embrace of a passionate encounter with God through daily normative Jewish life. Based on a letter written by my friend and colleague, Rabbi Chanan Balk, we trace The Rav's understanding of the role of Kri'at HaTorah, the Torah reading in synagogue, and its source in the holiday of Shavuot.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the line in Kaddish that God loves, and how this deeply impacts the experience of a mourner saying Kaddish, sharing an insight of Rabbi Mordechai Greenberg on Rashi's comment of where to put the comma, and the theological problem that raises. And we convey this with a dramatic story from R. Shlomo Carlebach.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we tell the story, spreading like crazy on social media, behind the selfie of Noa Kirel and Rabbi Yosef Rimon, and we share the monumental lessons both of them teach us, each in their own way.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the numerous parallels between the Book of Exodus and the Book of Numbers, and the significant difference in that BaMidbor is much darker in mood and outlook. We trace this, based on Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, to the difference between breaking free and creating something new.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss our appreciation of Jerusalem in advance of Yom Yerushalayim, celebrating Jerusalem's reunification, this Friday, May 19. We trace, based on the writing of Rabb Chaim Jachter, a practical consequence of this principle in helping establish the International Date Line that is accepted by Jewish Law. This is an extremely complicated subject, and we briefly discuss three main opinions on this, but we dwell on the opinion of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Tukachinsky, who sees Jerusalem as our Greenwich, the place from which everything starts.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the fundamental issue of trusting God in our Torah portion, BeHar-B'Chukotai; what is is, what are its contours, how do we develop it, and why Shavuot is the perfect time to work on it.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we contrast counting the days of the Omer and the years to Yovel, the Jubilee Year, teaching us about the vision necessary for leadership. We see this is the famous prophecy of Yirmiyahu (the Prophet Jeremiah) where he is instructed in the details of buying a field that is about to become worthless. We discuss the only day the Torah tells us to blow a Shofar (not Rosh HaShana), and the incredible lesson this teaches us, with scientific evidence from research presented at Harvard University, and most succinctly expressed by Nelson Mandela. And we explore Dr. Abraham Twerski's understanding of the covenant in our Parsha, demonstrated by the gift of a food processor.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the heartbreaking and heartwarming human aspect of organ transplantation. I narrate the video of Rabbi Leo Dee and his children - Tali, Keren, and Yehuda- at Beilinson Hospital, as they meet the doctors and organ recipients whose lives were saved by the organ donations of their wife and mother, Lucy Dee, after she and two of her daughters were murdered in a terrorist attack on Passover.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the emotional challenge mourners may face saying Kaddish. We present a startling insight of the Kotzker Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel, then a transcendent context to saying Kaddish provided by Rabbi Maurice Lamm. We share the interpretation of The Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, on the person who kicks the door of their Sukkah as they leave it, and a poignant letter written by Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
Happy Lag B'Omer! This morning we discuss how Lag B'Omer provides relief from the mourning between Passover and Shavuot. We share a suggestion of my Rosh HaYeshiva, Rav Yaakov Ruderman, ZTZ"L, about the nature of the deficit in the character of Rabbi Akiva's students, and demonstrate this with a powerful story from Dr. Abraham Twerski.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the terms Jewish Law and Halacha, neither of which precisely conveys what we take it to mean. We explore two layers of understanding the term Halacha, derived from the beginning of the second half of this week's Torah Portion, BeChukosai, and how to get through reading and learning this weeks' heavy Parsha.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a suggestion from Rabbi David Mescheloff to move the comma on the standard formula for a Bracha (blessing) before eating, or performing a Mitzvah, or during prayer. We provide a strong basis for this change, and explore two reasons why this makes a difference and can deepen our spiritual experience and connection to God. Try it and let me know what you think!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss three answers to why we count the days of the Omer from 1-49 instead of 49-1, the way we would count to a rocket liftoff. We present answers from R. Aharon of Barcelona, The Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, and Dr. Benjamin Corn, head of radiation oncology at Tel Aviv Medical Center, based on insights of patients going through radiation treatment for cancer.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss Counting the Omer (in this week's Torah portion): its agricultural basis, and its historical basis. We quote Rabbi Aharon of Barcelona, and The Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, on gratitude, the purpose of freedom, and the nature of time. For the first time in three years, I am again teaching this class live, in person, and recording it at the same time. Thank you, God!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the upcoming coronation of King Charles, and the different issues in Jewish Law that British Chief Rabbi Ephriam Mirvis will navigate to participate in a substantial manner.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we ask, what did a Kohein do all day in the Beit HaMikdash (Holy Temple in Jerusalem), in return for which he is vested with holiness in the beginning of our Torah portion, Emor? Very mundane activities that many of us do every day - how is that holy? We provide a fundamental insight from my friend, colleague, and teacher, Rabbi Menachem Penner, on the democratization of holiness.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we learn a remarkable lesson on life from a remarkable young man. You may have to turn up your volume to hear his words.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the role that saying Kaddish can fill in the process of consoling a mourner. We define the objective of consolation, and, based on the earliest source for a mourner saying Kaddish, we trace how this helps. I share the role this filled for me when my father passed away eleven years ago.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss what is a person's name in Jewish Law. The question is quite complicated, as our name is used in different contexts with different levels of precision needed. We untangle this, along with when a Jewish baby is named and why, plus who chooses the name (not who you think).Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the most bizarre ritual of Yom Kippur, described in our Torah Portion (Acharei Mot-Kedoshim) on which our atonement before God rests - the sent away goat (or scapegoat). We present the understanding of Maharal, which provides a fundamental view of our personality and connection with God.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss how to balance several verses from our Torah Portion (Acharei Mot-Kedoshim) to arrive at a comprehensive view of those Jews who are gay or lesbian. We condemn the vicious characterizations that so often and for so long have been based on a misreading and misunderstanding of the relevant Torah verse. I share my testimony before Parliament to support banning conversion therapy. And I trace the many helpful and healing lessons I learned as convention chairman of the RCA (Rabbinical Council of America) in 2016, "Caring for Congregants who are LGBT, and their Families." Every person is created in God's precious image, and every Jew is welcome and invited to participate and be respected in our synagogue.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the main observance of Yom Kippur, in our Torah portion, Acharie Mot-Kedoshim, and how it is not a recalling of the past, but, every year, a bringing it to life.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we celebrate Israel on Yom HaAtzma'ut (Israel's 75th birthday) with a remarkable story from Rabbi Berel Wein about Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Herzog, expressing the question Israel asks of every one of us, every day.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we pay tribute to those who lost their lives defending and protecting the State of Israel, its inhabitants, and the Jewish People, commemorating Yom HaZikaron, Israel's Memorial Day. We tell a moving story from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, and share Natan Alterman's moving poem, "The Silver Platter."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the choice of Haftorah for this Shabbat, the prophecy of Amos, though it does deal with any of the major themes of our Torah Portion. We examine the approach I was privileged to hear in person from The Rav, R. Yosef Soloveitchik, on the purpose of Haftorah and how the choice of connecting to the Parsha is made.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss an incredible insight of Dr. Abraham Twerski, about the qualitative difference between the holiness we hope to reach (Kedoshim Tihiyu, Be Holy), and God's holiness. This leads us to a crucial lesson in what everyone of us must do to prevent ourselves from becoming a monster. I use this lesson to reflect on one of the worst rabbinic scandals in recent memory - no, I don't provide details; if you know, you know - and the lesson I learned for myself.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we begin to analyze the way in which the prayers of Shabbat lead to the goal of a fuller Shabbat experience. We examine the Friday night service of Kabbalat Shabbat as the bridge from the mundane week to the ecstatic world of Shabbat.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we pay tribute to Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, whose eighth Yartzeit is this Shabbat, 1 Iyar. We trace the main themes of his teaching, influence, and character with stories and his insights on Yom HaAtzma'ut, Hesder Yeshiva, the integration of ethics and Torah, and much more. Plus we reveal the secret of whether R. Lichtenstein was ever a milkman.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why the prayer for mourners is Kaddish, which does not mention death, mourning, grief, memory, or any other evident connection to mourning. We present the correct technical answer (to be followed in the coming days with deeper layers), and we begin our discussion of what the experience of saying Kaddish as a mourner should mean to us / do for us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we trace the compound Torah definition of holiness (Kedusha), to which the entire third book of the Torah, Leviticus (VaYikra), is an extended description. We trace this complex and unique definition from the beginning of the book, and see it expand in last week's Torah portion, Shmini, and this week's portion, Tazria-Metzora, and fully unfold next week, in Acharei-Kedoshim. This is partially based on insights from my student, friend, and now teacher Abe Mezrich.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the improbable reality of maintaining faith in God after the Holocaust. We quote an answer from Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon, and an incredible story from Rabbi Chaim Shmulevitz.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the Kaddish prayer, one of our oldest prayers, with an oversized impact on Jewish life. Today we discuss the history of Kaddish, its role in the prayer service, and its evolution into different forms and versions. In the next installment of this series, we will discuss the Mourner's Kaddish.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we examine some of the mistakes that have led to great achievements, and the structural challenges that prevent us from learning from our mistakes, our best teachers. We examine the bizarre subject of Tzoraas (wrongly translated as leprosy) in our Torah Portion, and explore Maimonides' insight that this was one of God's greatest kindnesses, to give us positive, loving feedback so we could improve ourselves. For without learning from our mistakes, we would not have potato chips!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
In commemoration of the 30th Yartzeit of Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik (on 18 Nissan), widely known as The Rav, this morning we present the third of three prongs of his momentous impact on Jewish learning and life. Today we focus on The Rav's character and personality; his superb moral sensitivity, his intellectual integrity and humility, and his illuminating passion.To learn more about The Rav's life, work, and impact, please see the essays in this edition of "Jewish Action":https://issuu.com/jewishaction/docs/jewish_action_1993_053_003_summer?fr=sYjcxOTc1MTg2MwThe most accessible of The Rav's published works are "On Repentance" edited by Pinchas Peli, "Reflections of the Rav" edited by Abraham Besdin, and "The Rav: The World of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik" edited by Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
In commemoration of the 30th Yartzeit of Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik (on 18 Nissan), widely known as The Rav, this morning we present the second of three prongs of his momentous impact on Jewish learning and life. Today we focus on The Rav's insistence, repeated and emphasized throughout his teaching life, that Halacha (Jewish Law, Talmudic analysis, the transmission of Jewish values), is the most accurate and comprehensive prism to view life, the world, and all Jewish experience. We share the first interview The Rav ever gave, in Boston, December 1932, where all the major themes of his life's work are contained.We trace The Rav's conception of the goal of law, to be socially healing, and to bind the generations together, leading to redemption.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
In commemoration of the 30th Yartzeit of Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik (on 18 Nissan), widely known as The Rav, this morning we present three prongs of his momentous impact on Jewish learning and life. Today we focus on The Rav's insistence, repeated and emphasized throughout his teaching life, on the dual nature of every Mitzvah and spiritual experience which must contain both, "strict objective discipline and exalted subjective romance." We trace this through The Rav's teaching about prayer and Shabbat, and we explore what he had to overcome, in his family background and his personality, to evolve into the master expositor of this crucial duality.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we share two pieces of Passover information for this year re the problem with Tums and a solution for glass cooktops. Then, we explore the dispute between Rabbi Tarfon (aligned with Dr. Seuss) and Rabbi Akiva on the crucial blessing at the Seder, based on Rabbi J.J. Schacter.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Eruv Tavshilin, the mechanism we create this Wednesday, that allows us, this Friday, to do certain preparations for this Shabbat, that would ordinarily not be permitted due to the prohibition against using one holy day to prepare for another, instead of appreciating it for its own sake. We quote an explanation for this from Rabbi Saul Berman. And we explain the details of how this is done, this coming Wednesday. Note: during this video, I think I made the mistake of referring to Wednesday as the first day of Pesach. Of course Pesach this year, 5783, is Thursday and Friday.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning, using a technique from Dr. Viktor Frankl, we explore the transcendent meaning of exerting ourselves in these days to clean and remove every trace of Chometz (the leavened products we do not eat or even own on Passover). Taught to me by my friend Benji Friedman, and loosely based on the writing of Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, we explain why becoming God's partner, our life's mission, does not apply at Exodus, which is why Moshe's name is absent from the Haggadah narrative.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the name for this Shabbat, the Shabbat before Passover: Shabbat HaGadol, the Great Shabbat. We present several reasons for this name, but focus on the surprising approach of Rabbi Shaul of Modzitz. The Great Shabbat is to diminish this Shabbat as only Great, not, as we say in the Retzei prayer (added on Shabbat to Birkat HaMazon, the grace after meals), Great and Holy. And it is the seeds of this lesser Shabbat that will lead us, after experiencing Passover, to the Great and Holy Shabbat forever after.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the underlying goal of retelling our story of slavery in, and exodus from Egypt at the Passover Seder. I share the insight of Rabbi Moshe Glustein, that the passage we quote (starting with the words Arami Oved Avi...) occurs in the Torah within the context of giving thanks, showing gratitude. This underlying theme is expressed in the two types of questions included in Mah Nishtaneh, the Four Questions. All questions are legitimate, but we must focus on the second type at least as much as we focus on the first type.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the grand project initiated in our Torah portion, VaYikra, of serving God through sacrifices and offerings, and the transition from a movable sanctuary (Mishkan) to a permanent structure (Bet HaMikdash in Jerusalem). We focus on the fundamental lesson from Rabbi Avraham Pam, based on the celebration inaugurating the Bet HaMikdash, on the one and only type of happiness that lasts.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we analyze "the discipline and the romance" of the Passover Seder, uncovering the emotional dialectic inherent in every detail of this powerful night. Living with that dialectic is the human condition, and it is the path to being able to rejoice on Yom Tov. And, notwithstanding today's events, it is the approach to celebrating Israel's beauty and blessings as we approach Yom HaAtzma'ut, Israeli Independence Day on April 26, 2023. I am deeply grateful to Rabbi J. J. Schacter for collecting and organizing many of these sources.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the small Aleph at the beginning of our Parsha, VaYikra which, according to Baal HaTurim, attests to Moshe's humility, but is superseded by an even more important lesson, according to Rabbi Menachem Shach, and conveyed by a great line from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the curious fact that how we make Matza is derived from our Torah portion, VaYikra, where we learn that (virtually) all the loaves baked in the Bet HaMikdash were Matzah all year. The ingredients were different from what we use, as the Kohanim (Priests) were Zerizim - quick, super-careful, and punctilious in getting it right. We should apply this attitude to all Mitzvot we perform, to do it in the best way! And we demonstrate this with a hard-to-believe story from Rabbi Pesach Krohn.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the inevitable human predilection for making mistakes through negligence or carelessness. This is the type of error/sin that receives the most attention in Jewish law and thought (including our Torah portion, VaYikra), as it causes harm but without malice, and with the potential for improvement. We explain the refinement God wants and expects from us through a sensitive story of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Aurbach.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning I share a story from Rabbi Yitzchak Chinn, an amazing and wonderful rabbi for many years in McKeesport, PA. Rabbi Chinn, of blessed memory, was a mentor and role model to me - and so many others - when I met and married Marci, who grew up in his Shul. This story not only reminds us of a powerful lesson, but expresses Rabbi Chinn's personality and behaviour.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the serious controversy in Israel today over judicial reform. I attempt to provide a clearer understanding of the issues; the problem, the proposed solution, the problem with the proposed solution, and the solution many hope for. Recognizing this brief presentation is overly-simplistic, I hope it accurately captures the essence of the issues involved, and points to a way forward endorsed by experts across the political spectrum.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss an under-appreciated but essential component of the Mishkan, the Paroches, the tapestry which hung in front of the Kodesh HaKedoshim (Holy of Holies). By forming a boundary, it created the higher level of sanctity. Holiness can only be achieved when we set boundaries or limits. We also analyze the famous metaphor for our chaotic lives, from The Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, who asks us to imagine looking at the chaotic, messy back of a beautiful tapestry. With this we understand a marvelous detail of the Paroches tapestry craftsmanship, which shows us what we are now missing in the absence of a close and clear encounter with God, the restoration for which we pray daily.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the need for all the repetition in this week's Torah portion, VaYakhel-Pekudei, based on why and when God commanded building the Mishkan (Sanctuary). Every repetitious verse reaffirms God's unconditional love for us. We explore the lack of inventory or spare parts in the Mishkan, despite having hundred of different objects that certainly had to be replaced from time to time, conveyed by a moving story of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter. And we identify the one object that did have a duplicate, and the enormous life lesson we learn from it, expressed by the Eensy Weensy Spider. Finally, we analyze the significance of following the lunar calendar (initiated in Parshat HaChodesh), using the cycles of the moon as the rhythm our lives, paralleling the pattern of our history, collectively and individually, as taught to us by Arizal (Rabbi Yitzchak Luria).Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why Moshe, on completing the monumental task of building the Mishkan (Sanctuary), could not enter it. We present one approach from Rabbi Yair Silverman, and a very different approach from Ramban (Nachmanides). Both approaches provide keen insights on how we live our lives.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a motif of the Mishkan (Sanctuary built and installed in our Parsha, VaYakhel-Pekudie) - that certain intricate objects must be Miksheh, fabricated from a single block of gold, and not made in components that are later joined. Our rabbis understand this to transmit the message of the unity of the Jewish People, and the commonality we share with all humanity. We explore a dramatic demonstration of this occurring in our day - massive kidney transplant chains.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the inspiring image of the Keruvim (Cherubs) over the Aron (Ark) from which God's Voice emerged, built and installed in this week's Torah portion (VaYakhel-Pekudei). We note an inconsistency in how this appeared, and based on the Talmud's reconciliation, we provide an insight that can easily and practically improve every important relationship we have every single day, based on the work of Julie and John Gottman.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the blessing Moshe gave the Jewish People on their completion of the Mishkan (Sanctuary). There are two formulations of this blessing, and each has a vital message for each of us; from Rabbi Simchah Schepps, who distinguishes between the effort needed to rise, and the greater effort needed to remain there; and from Israeli grocery store owner, Yehuda Ehrenfeld, who understood that to deserve God's blessing for success in (all) our work, we must not only observe the law, but treat our competitors with respect and generosity.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Moshe's uncharacteristically brazen demand that God forgive the Jewish People for the Golden Calf, and Rashi's even more incredible comment that seems to suggest this is to protect Moshe's ego! Rabbi Meilech Biderman's counterintuitive solution is an inspiring message each of us must hear every time we pray.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss Rabbi Yehuda Amital's foundational story of hearing the cry of a baby, and why Moshe had to correct Yehoshua's mis-hearing the cries of the Jewish People after making the Golden Calf; the lessons we learn from not only how God reacted to our sin of the Golden Calf by teaching us how to overcome it, but showing us the manner in which we deserve God's forgiveness through selflessness in the midst of crisis, illustrated by an incredible story of Rabbi Biyamin Kamanetsky; and we explore the comprehensive life lesson derived from the mysterious and inscrutable Parah Aduma (red heifer), which also teaches us how to elicit questions from our children at the Passover Seder.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we celebrate completing 1000 sessions together since April, 2020. I share a personal message of what this experience means to me, and does for me. We begin with a curious Talmudic passage I heard at the recent Yeshiva University Yarchei Kallah Rabbis Conference, from the incredible Dr. Erica Brown. We contrast the character of Saul and David, Israel's first and second king, and I trace my conscious transformation from the first type to the second. I am deeply grateful to every one of you who participates in our learning, either regularly or occasionally. Your feedback, comments, and challenges give me deep wisdom, encouragement, and strength. Together, I look forward to the next thousand and beyond!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we highlight International Aguna Day (which falls this year on Monday, March 6, 2023) and focus on preventing and solving the terrible problem of those who refuse to cooperate in a Gett (Jewish divorce) when their marriage is objectively over, thus anchoring (translation of Aguna) someone to a loveless marriage and preventing them from moving forward or remarrying - which is domestic abuse, and often extortion, and a terrible sin. I share the lesson I learned from a poignant incident early in my career, and we trace the harm done by unscrupulous rabbis (yes, sadly they exist), and complicit relatives as recognized by the Israeli Chief Rabbis.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we confront the moral discomfort brought by the Mitzvah to wipe out Amalek, and, until then, to remember our enmity in perpetuity. Are these Jewish qualities? And Amalek wan't even our most dangerous or potent enemy. What the Egyptians did to us was much worse, and God tells us, "Don't hate the Egyptian." We present the approach of Rabbi Yonasan Eibschitz, who posits that this Mitzvah is the exception that proves the rule.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we untangle whether we are giving to or taking from the offering for the Mishkan (Sanctuary)? Finding similar language ambiguity in the words of Ruth, we clarify with a marvellous story from the 1920's. We demonstrate this from the technical workings of a Jewish wedding ceremony, and we provide guidance on how to help when we cannot help.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we begin to discuss the largest single topic in the Torah, which touches and informs every aspect of Jewish life even today, the building of the Mishkan (the modular sanctuary, meeting place of God and the Jewish People). We discuss a strange detail of the most important object that was the goal of the entire enterprise, and suggest a lesson, partially from Rabbi J.J. Schachter, with immense and constant implications for our lives.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two meanings of Bracha (blessing) and how it works, plus a great story of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and blessing the New York Yankees.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss two ways of understanding the extreme prohibition of taking a bribe, one of which is relevant to every one of us daily. We explore the standards of Jewish fundraising and financial transparency. And we trace the purpose of prayer from a single word we say this coming Shabbat morning.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Targum Unkeles' superhuman achievement of helping even your enemy with a full heart. And we demonstrate this with an incredible story about pouring vodka on the ground. Plus, it really works!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Rabbi Nachman's insight that we can only help someone who is willing to help themselves. We extend this to understanding why, when someone asks us for help, they often ignore it. It's because we didn't understand what they were really asking for.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the nature of the Jewish Legal system (and other legal systems) whose purpose is to give rules of behaviour and consequences of breaking those rules, plus the creation of values and expectations of society. We demonstrate this with the tax code, and privileged conversations (clergy, spouse, attorney, etc.), and apply it to the laws of Shabbat.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we analyze the famous statement of entering the covenant with God, "Na'aseh V'Nishmah" we will do and we will hear. Despite the straightforward words, our commentators have multiple approaches to understanding this. We present Rabbi Jonathan Sacks conclusion that we all do together, but we each understand differently.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two major principles in Jewish law and life through the lense of a specific, technical topic - opening your hotel door on Shabbat. We explore the contours of Halachic conflict of law, how to minimize setting aside one Mitzvah for the sake of another law of greater priority. And we emphasize that my personal piety can never come at the expense of your wellbeing or inconvenience, using a fantastic quote from Pope Francis.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
Happy Tu B'Shvat! This morning we discuss the origin and essential nature of Tu B'Shvat. We trace practical lessons to learn from the way Maaser (tithing) was practiced, to give us a deeper insight to what this day should mean for us.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we consider the text of the Ten Commandments, and what they looked like engraved on two stones. We consider the crucial lesson derived from the different font sizes, according to Rabbi Matisyahu Solomon, and the foundational insight based on the unique engraving, explored by Rabbi S.R. Hirsch.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the distinction between God's Mighty Hand, in Egypt, and god's Great Hand, at the Red Sea, according to The Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik. A Great Hand does much more for us than a Mighty Hand. But it takes a lot of insight to see it.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss what brought about the splitting of the Red Sea (not what you think), and apply this to our lives with an insight of Rebbetzin Temima Mizrachi, and a wonderful story by Sarah Tuttle-Singer. We explain the presence of the tambourines Miriam and the other women used to accompany their singing and dancing after safely crossing the Red Sea. We provide a new explanation of Moshe's raised hands against Amalek with a poignant story from Rabbi Yechiel Spero. And, as we will not be meeting next week, we share an insight of Rabbi Avraham Kook into the dual nature of Shabbat.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss how the Jews must have felt, being directed by God out of Egypt away from Israel instead of towards it. Daas Zekeinim teaches us that God's actions are always in our best interest, even if we only see it much later, or even if we never see it. God is our relative. He is taking us by the hand, not in the direction with think we need to go, but in the direction that benefits us best. This is sometimes hard for us to accept, but it is true nonetheless.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why we say Az Yashir, the exuberant song of praise the Jewish People sang after experiencing the Splitting of the Red Sea, every morning, and then refer to it again in our daily prayers. We call attention to its beauty and power, and trace the prayer's role in the structure of our prayer, necessarily immediately adjacent to the Amidah, to create the link between the two. It is Az Yashir that makes prayer possible.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the serious problem in our religious community of finding a mate (the Shidduch Crisis), and the corollary problem of the sharp rise in divorce within the religious community months or even weeks after marriage. Though there are many causes (hiding or not disclosing a relevant significant flaw is one prime cause, and a terrible sin), we discuss two elements which should be on the radar of every person seeking an intimate, long-lasting relationship, but often are not considered. One is based on a story involving Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky, and the other comes from an essay by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two alternative readings of the Splitting of the Red Sea in our Torah portion, B'Shalach. One is the supernatural miracle of the suspension of nature. The other, suggests Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, is the miraculous occurrence of a natural phenomenon at exactly the moment and place it is needed. This second reading gives us an understanding of the irony of mighty Egypt being defeated by a group of ex slaves on foot, the triumph of right over might.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the objectively baseless complaining of the Jewish People for the quality of water and food they initially have in the desert, in light of God's overwhelming message, by splitting the Red Sea, that God can and will care for them. Yoel ibn Shu'aib (Spain, 15c.) directs our attention to the precise meaning of the tree Moshe throws into the water, with the surprising discovery that the water itself was not, nor never had been bitter.Then we see God respond to the complaining about food in a way that teaches us we must always hear every complaint, both what is verbalized, and the underlying cause.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explain why having a Jewish calendar is the first Mitzvah God commands us while we were still in Egypt. We explore the role of time in creating a mentality of freedom with a story about Rabbi Yaakov Kaminetsky's Bar Mitzvah gift to his son, and Rabbi Norman Lamm's approach to the importance of how we choose our leisure time. We close with an unforgettable story from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin about Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, the first Chief Rabbi of New York.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we answer a question about why God chose Moshe, from the words and story of Amanda Gorman, the exquisitely eloquent poet. We discuss Abe Mezrich's surprising insight to why we eat Matza on Passover, and how to balance self-care with selflessness. And we analyze the ceremony of Pidyon HaBen, redemption of the first born - its curious script, and the reason it is a celebration and not a time of sadness.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the plethora of games, treats (frog cupcakes, etc.), and silly songs prevalent within the Jewish world concerning the 10 Plagues in ancient Egypt leading to our Exodus. We quote Rabbi Moshe Lichtenstein on why the 10 Plagues are divided into two Torah portions, indicating a shift in focus as we begin our Parsha, Bo, from demonstrating God's might to punishing and destroying Egyptians. And we discuss an insightful article by Anna Gordon in Times of Israel, with a plea to keep in mind the human suffering, even though deserved, the Egyptians suffered.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the slight discrepancy between when Moshe told Paro exodus would begin, and when God actually began it. We quote Rabbi Mordechai Gifter's warning that anger and arguing can cause us to lose focus on the really important matters before us, even life and death, and harp on insignificant silliness.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a theme that runs through the mystifying movie Bird Box, the silence in a concert at Princeton University, the work of Alexander Archipenko, and our Torah portion, Bo. And we illustrate with the story of a man on the Jerusalem Light Rail.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the timing and significance of our adopting, at God's command in our Torah portion, Bo, a calendar based on the cycles of the moon, instead of revolutions around the sun. Rabbi Shlomo Riskin traces this back to Moshe's grandparents, and we see this in the inspiring story of Ted Williams, 'the homeless man with the golden voice' and the man who discovered him, Doral Chenoweth.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the overwhelming presence of the Exodus from Egypt in Jewish life. Can we really refer to Judaism as the religion of exodus? We present an approach, partially based on Nachmonides (Ramban), to explain the text of the Ten Commandments, and several seemingly minor, but ultimately crucial aspects of the exodus narrative. And we include a great story I heard from Elie Wiesel about an air conditioner.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we experience a short guided meditation together, envisioning the perfect on Shabbat, based on the wisdom of Rabbi Yitzchak Schwartz. Especially if meditation is not your thing, or if you have never tried it and don't want to, this may surprise you. Please let me know what you think, and if we should do more of this.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss Rabbi Yehuda Amital's classic explanation of how the Jewish People could not hear Moshe's message that their freedom and redemption was at hand, and the crucial corollary we see from Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Sivan Rahav Meir, plus an even more basic technique - breathe. We grapple with the rabbinic assertion that Moshe did not perform certain of the plagues as a way to show gratitude to inanimate aspects of nature, with a new understanding of what expressing gratitude does for us. We then illustrate this with three remarkable, but very different stories; one from Rabbi Yisroel Zev Gustman, one from Dr. David Pelcovitz, and the last from Henry Winkler. Finally, we look at the unique treat being offered this week in some Kosher bakeries in order to trace the fundamental moral lesson of the second of the ten plagues, (Tz'fardea) from Rabbi Yaakov Kanievsky, known at the Steipler Rav, which every one of us need to internalize. Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the current controversial issue in Israel of doctors being allowed to refuse treatment when it conflicts with their religious beliefs. We distinguish between two related but conflated issues, and provide an analogy to what is happening here in Canada. The bottom line is every person must be shown respect, dignity, and empathy by every medical professional - no exceptions.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss one more approach, from Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, to why the Land of Israel is given to us by God in our Parsha as an inheritance, rather than any other means of transfer. We trace the dispute between the Jews of Jerusalem and the Jews of the Diaspora, and God's response through Yechezkel, the prophet Ezekiel, that the land - spiritually - belongs to the entirety of the Jewish People, wherever they are. And we explore how that colors our connection to Israel now, like the Jews in Egypt, wherever we are.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why, of all the ways to transfer ownership in Jewish Law, both the Torah, and the Land of Israel (in our Torah portion, VaEira) are sometimes described as an inheritance. We explore one approach taught by Rabbi Eli Munk, based on the clang association our rabbis use to interpret the word "Morasha" (inheritance). And we suggest another, psychological answer, using a great quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupery.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss why God tells Moshe to ask Paro to allow the Jews to leave for only three days, when clearly the intention is to leave permanently. We show how pervasive and how frequently repeated this misdirection is, we provide several classical answers given, and (in my opinion) their drawbacks. After years of analyzing this problem, I am left with no satisfying answer (though I am sure there is one, and I am certain God is just and moral, even if I don't see it). I welcome any suggestion you have - I clearly don't have all the answers!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the standards and guidelines for setting aside Shabbat, Yom Kippur, or any other Mitzvah in order to protect health and safety. Using two very different situations that arose for me recently in helping other people, we analyze how to evaluate and determine when one Mitzvah is set aside for another.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the wonderful benefits cell phones can bring to prayer, and the terrible harm they can cause. We provide guidelines for how cell phones should and should not be used during prayer - both private and communal. In many synagogues, the use of cell phones during prayer causes wanton distraction and upset, becoming a major source of disharmony in shul - the opposite of the goal of the synagogue, and the opposite of the purpose of prayer. We also briefly discuss how cell phones should and should not be used on Shabbat.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss what kept the Jewish people spiritually distinct through their years of slavery in Egypt and how is that relevant to us today - illustrated by a great story from my colleague, Rabbi Jonathan Morganstern, who is responsible for Moshe's life (not who you think), four lessons from the double names of Yocheved and Miriam, and three answers God gives to the question: What is Your name?Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a work process I have had throughput my career, that I learned from an incident in my teens, which I think has applicability in all areas of life, which is, write it three times.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss how to keep Kosher today, how to figure out which Kashrut symbols to trust, which symbols are not recommended, and why. We explore some of the complexities of Kashrut supervision, and what to look for to keep Kosher properly.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Moshe's stubbornness in resisting (for seven days, according to Rashi!) God's instruction to go to Paro and lead the Jews out of Egypt. Based on an approach of Rabbi JJ Schachter, we quote Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik on the deeper, altruistic reason for Moshe's intransigence. Which leads us to quote John Ortberg, Winston Churchill, and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, on the nature of national and personal redemption.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Dr. Erica Brown's essay, "Where Are All the Women?" Dr. Brown, an excellent scholar and teacher, makes the case for fuller women's attendance and participation in synagogue, which I strongly endorse and encourage.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning, as we begin the Book of Exodus (Shmot), we examine the story it tells and its major theme (it's not what you expect). Quoting Rabbi David Wolpe, we explore the first question Moshe asks God (also not what you would expect), God's answer, and how it is resolved by the end of Shmot.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning, after a wonderfully dark and cynical quote from Johnny Cash, we share a remarkable, true story I heard from Sivan Rahav Meir, which relates to two subjects we discussed earlier this week: cremation, and overcoming trauma.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss why Yaakov asked for illness at the end of his life, and what he did with it. We explore whether Yaakov ever learned what had happened to Yosef, and how Yaakov and Yosef overcame their trauma. And we analyze the last three events of Bereishit (Book of Genesis) to see the theme of this book, according to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, how to handle family conflict.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the scene of Yaakov's deathbed, surrounded by his sons, as he gives them his final words of blessing, advice, and instruction. But there is a curious feature of this scene, pointed out by Rabbi Yaakov Kaminetsky, which conveys a powerful and relevant lesson for us. Plus I share a dramatic story, which I tell my children, and hope this is one of the lessons they will remember from me.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore some of the reasons for the sharp rise in cremations among Jewish people, and discuss Judaism's objection to this practice, on both technical and philosophical grounds; namely, that cremation rejects one of Judaism's most essential truths, even expressed in Walt Whitman's famous poem, "Leaves of Grass."Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we pay tribute to Rav Dovid Kronglas on his 50th Yartzeit, 11 Tevet. Rav Dovid was Mashgiach (spiritual guide) at Ner Yisroel, the Yeshiva I attended in Baltimore. Rav Dovid passed away just a few months after I arrived at the age of 14. My contact with him was brief, at a distance, and utterly life-changing. Here I share just a brief part of a lecture he gave on the essential character of Rosh Hashana, and what we did and do for God on that day.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the lack of clear basis for today's Fast Day, 10 Tevet. Though several events occurred, none seem to rise to the level of requiring an annual public Fast Day, and there is no obvious theme or connection between these disparate events. We focus on the modern addition to this day's sadness, and share a remarkable story I heard from Sivan Rahav Meir concerning the incomparable Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau, who explains, and exemplifies, this day and its resolution - the current unfolding of our redemption.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss how to diffuse a family or holiday gathering, or any other situation where someone loses their temper, and threatens to create tension and disharmony. Developed by Gary Noesner, former chief of the FBI's Crisis Negotiation Unit, these seven skills, used to train crisis negotiators dealing with hijackings, hostage standoffs, and kidnappings, can help each of us in even the mos prosaic, potentially acrimonious situations we face.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a painful and sensitive subject: must children mourn, by sitting Shiva, for a parent who was abusive to them. We present several scenarios, with different conclusions. Then we present the opinion of Rabbi Asher Weiss, and the approach I would suggest, based on Rabbi Moshe Isserles and Aruch HaShulchan. Of course, these tragic questions must be dealt with on an individual basis, but these are broad guidelines in how to approach this from the point of view of Jewish Law and Jewish Values.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss a brilliant and creative insight I heard from my friend, Benji Friedman, on why Yosef chose exactly the moment he chose to reveal himself to his brothers. We explore how Yosef uses the process of reframing in choosing how to see the experiences in his life (positive and negative), thus choosing how he, and his brothers, will be able to overcome the trauma they experienced. And we analyze the connection between God assuring Yaakov not to be afraid to go down to Egypt, though this meant the start a long and bitter exile, which is, according to the Zohar, the secret of Shma Yisroel.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the common appellation of Yosef as HaTzaddik (Joseph the Righteous). We present the approach of Rabbi Yehuda Amital, that Yosef was the first to combine a strong spirituality with a deep concern for the social welfare of every person. Rabbi Amital not only taught this, but exemplified this throughout his life.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss PVA (Post-Vacation Anxiety) which affects 87% of all workers across all areas of employment, and from which I suffered for many years. This is partially based on a New York Times article by Alisha Haridasani Gupta. I share three tools I have learned - very gradually, the hard way, and I am still working on it! I truly wish someone had shared this with me at the beginning of my career.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Matityahu's father, Yochanan Kohein Gadol, and why he is mentioned in the prayer for Chanukah, given his tragic end of turning to heresy after 80 years as the highest Torah leader of the Jewish people. Quoting Rabbi Chaim Jachter, we tell an amazing story about Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, and explain how invoking Yochanan Kohein Gadol expresses the goal and lesson of how we light the Chanukah Menorah.
This morning we explore why Chanukah is primarily observed at home and not where it logically belongs, in the synagogue. We share an incredible story from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin about a group of crypto-Jews who reopened their synagogue after it had been closed for 500 years. And we trace the transformation that takes place within our home and within ourselves as we light the Menorah each night, based on the writing of Rabbi Yerachmiel Danziger and an insight from Rabbi Meilech Biderman, plus a practical suggestion from Melinda Ribner.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the earliest visual image of the Menorah it's not what you think!). We discuss Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik's explanation of the subtle but fundamental difference between publicizing the miracle of Chanukah and publicizing the miracle of Purim. Partly based on an essay by my friend, student, and now teacher, Abe Mezrich, we provide insight to what the visual image of the Menorah should mean for us, and how, by connecting to its historical antecedent, it expresses the central message of Chanukah. Happy Chanukah!Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the curious structure of this week's Parsha, VaYeishev, where the story of Yosef and his brothers is interrupted by the story of Yehuda and Tamar. We trace the Talmudic approach that God provides the cure or solution before presenting the disease or obstacle. We explore two layers of practical meaning this has in our lives, through a wonderful story about a woman in a plane crash and the Lubavitcher Rebbe.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss how to be an angel in someone's life, seeing the effect of our parenting when we are not near our children, the moment of Yosef's transformation from indolent, privileged son, to wise and effective leader, and to measure contentment by how generously we feel towards each other, rather than by how much we have. Along the way we quote Arlo Guthrie, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Sivan Rahav Meir, and Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
First, congratulations to Morocco's soccer team. Although they did not win their match against France, they were able to bring together Palestinians and Israelis, who both rooted for them. Even this slight connection might, if supported, help lead to peace.This morning we discuss what not to say when making a Shiva visit. (This is a condolences visit to a family mourning the death of a family member. For seven days the family stays at home, receiving visitors, telling and hearing stories, paying tribute to the loved one who passed away.) Plus guidelines on what to say, and how to act, in order for this visit to be meaningful and helpful to the family.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss what initiated to downfall of Yaakov's family. Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein teaches us how even the silliest jealousy can be catastrophic unless there is goodwill and understanding. And that these lessons, throughout the narratives of Bereishit, are as essential to Judaism as the commandments which we encounter only starting in Shmot.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss upcoming Canadian legislation that will expand the criteria for MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying - euthanasia) to include people suffering from mental illness. We trace the clear and unanimous Torah objection to MAID in all circumstances, and protest this latest revolutionary, deadly trend in our society, while expressing sympathy and understanding for those who are suffering so terribly they would consider this step.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss how the hurt Yosef's brothers inflict on him is not actually, fully resolved, and festers for centuries, causing untold misery to the Jewish People as we see in the dramatic Yom Kippur service of the Ten Martyrs. Rabb Moshe Feinstein understood this in calling for a complete and full-hearted acceptance of a sincere apology. This can be difficult, sometimes even impossible, but it is necessary for our own well-being.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two shocking women in our Torah portion - VaYeishev - with noble goals and very different outcomes: Tamar and Mrs. Potifar. We explore the commentary of Rabbi Yerucham Levovitz on what to learn from failure, and what it says about our character.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the Torah view on biodiversity, as 20,000 delegates gather in Montreal for COP15, the United Nation's Global Conference on Biodiversity, through December 19. We trace the classic position of Ramban (Nachmonides) and others who posit a practical and applicable Torah prohibition on allowing the destruction of a species. We base this on the words of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch mandating mankind's responsibility to protect biodiversity and all natural resources, and include God's warning that this world is created for our benefit, and it is our responsibility to protect it.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss two connections between our Torah portion, VaYishlach, and the holiday of Chanukah: Yaakov's desire to protect and fulfill whatever he could, even if only partial (just as the Maccabees lit the Menorah with only enough oil for one day), and Yaakov's respect for possessions he earned honestly, recognising them as a gift from God (just as the Maccabees respected the small jar of oil they found, seeing it as a gift/sign from God). We trace Yaakov's shift in life/work balance by entering the state of mind of Sukkot. And we explore Rabbi Avraham Kook's description of the transition from serving God with a monument to serving God with an alter - a message with broad application to our lives as Jews today.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we explore the fascinating Chinese symbol for Judaism, and what it tells us about our identity. A mysterious narrative in our Torah portion (VaYishlach) is the source of our name - Yisrael - and the secret of our strength throughout history.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss that with Covid hopefully behind us, we can resume a vital Mitzvah we were forced to neglect - Bikur Cholim (Visiting the Sick). We analyze a passage in the Talmud, and trace the three components or goals of this Mitzvah according to Ramban (Nachmonides). And we explore both ideal and less that ideal observances of this critical act of kindness.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss how Yaakov merited being one of the three Patriarchs, a magnificent exploration of the selflessness of Rachel, beyond what is described in the text of the Torah, from Rabbi Meilech Biderman, and a lesson from Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler about self honesty in our less than idealist motivations.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a poignant essay, presented by Shira Lankin Sheps in The Layers Project Magazine (a wonderful Facebook group I highly recommend). The essay is a first-hand account of the double terror attack in Jerusalem last Wednesday, November 23. It gives us a a tiny glimpse of what it feels like to experience something like this so close to home. And it also provides a magnificent lesson in how we get through terror, and other, less dramatic challenges we all face.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss two models of how a person matures through life, and trace to what extent and in what way Yaakov matures from the beginning of our Parsha, VaYeitzei, till the end. Partially using the writing of Rabbi Shlomo Riskin and Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, we learn how to recapture the idealism of our youth, expressed by a great message of Rabbi Yehuda Amital to his departing students.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's recent essay in The New York Times. We explore two unrelated points, not within the context of politics: an fascinating insight into Jewish history, and Bennett's 70/70 Rule, a helpful guideline for any collaboration.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss my appreciation for, and critique of Jay Lefkowitz's compelling article, "The Rise of Social Orthodoxy: A Personal Account" in Commentary, April, 2014. I trace the value and prevalence, and shortcomings of this approach to Jewish life, and explore the manifold benefits of living Jewishly with an awareness of God's presence and involvement in our lives, while valuing the Mitzvot done even in an absence of belief in God.Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss the surprisingly lengthy treatment in our Parsha, Toldot, of Yitzchak digging wells, a seemingly pedestrian task. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson traces great symbolic meaning in this activity, relevant for all of us. Plus a fantastic story of family dynamics from Dr. David Pelcovitz.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we contrast Yitzchak's action to preserve and transmit the spiritual tradition he received, and the actions of Avraham and Yaakov which originated and created new forms of expressing that spirituality, understanding that we need both - creativity and preservation. We show how Mary Oliver expresses this eloquently in her poetry.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the choosing of one worldview over another throughout Bereishit, to understand what the text of the Torah, not later Midrashic accounts, tells us about why Yaakov is embraced and Esav is rejected. Quoting Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, and Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, we trace a fundamental Jewish worldview that combines the spiritual and the mundane.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a new approach to the question of how Avraham buying a field is his 10th and greatest test. We explore an approach from Rabbi J.J. Schachter which parallels what we face in Israel since the Holocaust. And we present a remarkably prescient and open presentation of The Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, from 1958, on the greatest challenge facing the modern State of Israel, the challenge of power.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss what was Avraham's 10th test and how it was the hardest of all. We share a remarkable story about Stephen Carter, one brief event that changed his life, plus a poem by William Wordsworth. And we explore how God comforted Yitzchak after his father, Avraham died, and the promise God makes to every one of us in our grief, and loss, and struggle, and pain.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the critical importance of donating organs after brain stem death, in accordance with Jewish law, as supported by many of our greatest rabbis, including Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, and the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, among many others. But we explore the rise of normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) as a new, encroaching standard for determining when to harvest an organ, which is a serious violation of Jewish Law. I urge everyone to follow my example and register with Halachic Organ Donor Society (www.hods.org), to be willing to donate organs to save the lives of others, in accordance with Jewish Law.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the etiquette of saying Mourner's Kaddish in a Shiva Minyan, the evolution in how Kaddish is said and why, the basis for why we encourage women to say Kaddish at ADATH, and when is it better to not say Kaddish to honour a loved one.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the response of Rabbi Yosef Rimon to a suicide in his community last year. Rabbi Rimon's response was carefully crafted, in discussion with, and with the permission of the young man's family. I add my own comments, and I offer to speak with anyone, anywhere, anytime, who is suffering and wants to speak. You can reach me on my cell: 514-513-2995. There is hope, and there is help.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the hospitality of Avraham and Sarah, as expressed by Rambam (Maimonides), who adds an unexpected detail. From this, Rabbi Yosef Rimon traces the several ways in which kindness begins with our eyes.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss the two dominant, interwoven themes of our Torah portion, VaYeira - mundane hospitality, and spiritual prayer. We quote from an insightful interview in Lawdragon Press on the value of scar tissue, we explore not only the actions, but the values bequeathed to us from Sarah and Avraham from which our actions can flow. We provide an unexpected understanding of when to consider a prayer successful, and we pinpoint the limits of prayer.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This evening we discuss the two dominant, interwoven themes of our Torah portion, VaYeira - mundane hospitality, and spiritual prayer. We quote from an insightful interview in Lawdragon Press on the value of scar tissue, we explore not only the actions, but the values bequeathed to us from Sarah and Avraham from which our actions can flow. We provide an unexpected understanding of when to consider a prayer successful, and we pinpoint the limits of prayer.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Avraham's curious negotiating position to save the people of Sodom. To make sense of this we quote Rabbi S. R. Hirsch, which leads us to the wonderful Yiddish expression, a Tzaddik in Peltz. Another Yiddish expression regarding Cholent is also relevant here. We are desperate today for good influencers.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Noah's faith that the very worst can happen. And the message of the harm befalling the Earth is directed to us today just as urgently. At the same time we explore the views of David Wallace-Wells in his recent New York Times article, "Beyond Catastrophe," that we have caused (slight, limited) improvements to the environment, and we have the ability to make the situation better.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the Prisoner's Dilemma and the application of John von Neumann's Game Theory to explain, in modern terms, the approach of Abarbanel to understanding what was wrong with building the Tower of Babel that aroused God's anger and retribution.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we present the classic approach of Netziv (Rabbi Naftoli Tzvi Hersh Berlin) on why the first book of the Torah is called Sefer HaYashir (The Book of the Upright), and the distinction between being religious or pious, and being upright. I then apply this to the current situation in Israel where, in my opinion, segments of Religious Zionism have strayed from its authentic path. I am indebted to Rabbi Tuvia Brander for his powerful recent sermon, though the ideas and words here are my own.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the ambivalent symbol of the rainbow, introduced to Noah after the flood, and calling for a Brachah (Blessing) whenever we see one in the sky. Borrowing a lesson from the leadership style of CEO Dan Schneider, we learn the value of disciplining with ice cream.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we explore what amounts to the perfect introduction to the study of Torah from two disparate sources: Twyla Tharp, my favorite ballet dancer and choreographer, and the great Chassidic master, Rabbi Menachem of Chernobyl. We apply this to a lesson from my friend, student, and teacher, Abe Mezrich, analyzing the reasons for the names Adam and Noach.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the famous and problematic phrase, "Let Us Make Man." Who is the Us? We present the approach of Rashi, with a crucial lesson for each of us to learn, and then the radical approach of Dr. Abraham Twerski, which put humans in an entirely different light. Plus a technique which may help in the event of a heart attack.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss reading Bereishit as a process of evolutionary creation, and we explore Ramban's teaching on what that means for us in our spiritual lives. This is partially based on an essay by Rabbi Yaakov Neuberger, and helps explain the purpose of the tests we face in life - God helping us create ourselves just as God creates everything else. We analyze the dispute between the moon and the sun, and the way for us to earn God's admiration expressed by the Prophetess Devora. And we trace the explanation of Rabbi Yehuda Amital in understanding how the murder of Hevel by his brother Kayin, is a relevant lesson for us today.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the radical statement of God's creation of humanity, that we are created B'Tzelem Elokim (in the image of God). Through a prosaic story from Sarah Tuttle-Singer, we explore a simple and applicable understanding of how this should cause us to act - if we believe it, we will see it.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the most fundamental question of Bereishit/Creation - why? Why are we here? What does God gain from all this? Using an axiom from Rabbi Chaim Volozhin, explained by Rabbi Yissocher Frand, we uncover the purpose of creation, for each of us to move from babies to adults.And we see this in a memorable story from Rabbi Yechiel Spero, in a parking lot near Baltimore.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss why Simchat Torah is at the end of Sukkot and not on Rosh Hashana. Based on the insight of Rabbi Yehuda Mirski, and a great story he tells, plus a dramatic lesson from Rabbi Mair Goldvicht, we trace the significance of the last Yom Tov of Sukkot, based on its name, Shmini Atzeret. I express my deep gratitude to every one of you for the Torah we studied together this past year, and the Torah we will study, God willing, this coming year. You enrich my life!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss the mysterious significance of Hoshana Rabba, the seventh day of Sukkot, and why it merits altering our Jewish calendar. We trace the apparently bizarre precedent of this day, and its connection to a Jewish wedding ceremony, and we explore the Kabbalistic import of the strange ritual of beating the Arava (willow branches).
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the apparently odd choice of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) to read this Shabbat of Sukkot, the time of our rejoicing. We trace Kohelet's question and answer to the meaning of life, and show how it is provided by Sukkot, partially based on the thinking of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. We end with a deeply dramatic story from a Holocaust survivor at his grandson's Bar Mitzvah.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the curious metaphor of the Sukkah of David. We explore Rabbi Yehuda Amital's ironic analysis of the strength of a Sukka over that of a palace. And we connect this to way Jewish life follows the lunar calendar, with a remarkable story from Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we continue to discuss Hakhel, with an insight from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks about the critical need to periodically renew our commitment to, and relationship with God in order to make it ours - fresh - not just what we have received from the past. We discuss how Hakhel is celebrated today in Israel and around the world, and how it will be celebrated at ADATH this Tuesday morning.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the special Mitzvah of Hakhel, the once-every-seven-years gathering to relive and reestablish our covenant with God. We discuss why this was crucial for every Jewish person, including babies. And we explore Dr. Meir Tamari's explanation of the significance of this event just following the Shmita (Sabbatical) Year.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss two fascinating approaches to understanding Dalet Minim, the four species (Lulav, Etrog, Hadas, and Aravah) we take on Sukkot, based on an article by Dr. Arthur Schaffer, professor of Plant Biology. These approaches are based on a modern understanding of plant life in and around Israel today and in ancient times. We then explore a deeper understanding of the only Festival about which a movie will never be made, and the placid, transcendent experience of sitting in the Sukkah.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss how Dr. Seuss might have presented the rules for a Sukkah, but this version is actually written by Rabbi Arthur Gould (in the style of Dr. Seuss). And I share my list of the most common problems in a Sukkah and how to easily fix them.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss two understandings of holiness - one from the New Birth Baptist Church, and one from Rabbi Yisroel Salanter. Yom Kippur, in its central prayer, and through its central prophetic message, urges us to consider and integrate both into our lives. We conclude with a moving story from the Slonimer Rebbe - Shana Tova!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Yom Kippur's repeated message of the power of silence, and the need to push back against the incessant, unlimited, and constant noise in our lives. During Yom Kippur, we must, from time to time, interrupt the sounds and the noise, including our own prayers - and relate to God, and each other, through silence. Using the example of Arnold Palmer, and the search for life after an earthquake, we explore the Kotzker Rebbe's insight that silence is the greatest cry in the world.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the two prayers during the year when we (some of us) bow on our knees - for Aleinu on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, and the Avodah on Yom Kippur. We discuss the general Jewish antipathy towards bowing, and highlight the spiritual and emotional experience of these two prayers. Bowing for these two prayers can deepen our prayer experience beyond what we ever imagined.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we contrast God's memory, which should be perfect but seemingly is not, with our memory. Using an insight from Rabbi Avi Weiss, and a marvelous story from Rabbi Baruch Lederman, we outline an approach to "memory with mercy" which God uses for us on Yom Kippur, and which we should use for each other, and even for God, on Yom Kippur, during Yizkor, and throughout the year.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the equivalence in how Jewish Law treats mental and physical health. We apply this to various issues relating to Yom Kippur, based on an article by Rabbi Yoni Rosenzweig, the founder of Maaglei Nefesh: The Center for Mental Health, Community, and Halacha. We explore guidelines for setting aside fasting on Yom Kippur, as well as perhaps omitting some of the prayers and adjusting the themes we embrace, to enable those struggling with their mental health to remain safe and avoid risk.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the background to today's Fast Day, Tzom Gedalia, commemorating the assassination of Gedalia, the Jewish governor installed by the Babylonians to oversee the remnant of Jews in Israel after the destruction of the First Temple. We tell the story of what happened, why this event merits an annual public Fast Day even today - recalling a tragically similar modern event with the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, and derive a practical lesson from Gedalia's actions, expressed in a wonderful story from Rabbi Yisroel Reisman.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning I share my admiration and appreciation for Rabbi Moshe Heinemann, my primary teacher for practical Halachah (Jewish Law). I share an example of how he is able to answer a question, and with just a few words, add additional wisdom related to an ancillary topic. In this case, I share his answer to a question about immersing a utensil into a Mikva, while adding an important insight into what makes a happy marriage.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss how Shofar can be used to tell time, an essay by Bailey Newman on the significance of sulking and how Shofar wordlessly conveys that significance, the emotional drama of the unfolding of the Shofar sounds, plus a great story that encapsulates all we have learned together this past year, 5782.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the connection between the Torah reading of the first day of Rosh Hashana, which tells the story of Avraham sending away Hagar and Yishmael, and the Torah reading of the second day, Akeidat Yitzchak (the Binding of Isaac). Using a source I learned from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, we present a radical proposal of the Akeidah as a punishment, and convey this lesson with a remarkable, mystical story of two great Chassidic leaders at the Ocean of Tears.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Chana's prayer, the subject of the Haftorah (from the Book of Judges) we read on the first day of Rosh Hashana. Why does this prayer form the paradigm for how we pray? Utilizing an insight from Dr. Aviva Zornberg, based on Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner's reading of Maharal, we trace a new and vital understanding of prayer we are to imitate each time we approach God.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning I share a story I need to hear, and perhaps it will resonate with you as well. This past Jewish year, coming to a close next week, has had its share of turbulence and detours. What do we do with the sense of bewilderment we have on the directions our lives have taken? This story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman, helps me put into perspective where I am and where I am going.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the document promulgated by the great Talmudic sage, Hillel, the Pruzbul. We explain how using this document, contrary to widespread belief, upholds both the letter and the spirit of the law of Shmita, the Sabbatical Year.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we provide an overture to the High Holidays, the foundation on which each detail of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot rests. Partially based on a lecture by Rabbi YY Jacobson, which in turn is based on a lecture by The Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, we trace the surreal story of Elisha ben Avuya, known to us as Acher. We draw the parallel to every one of us, and how to avoid Acher's tragic fate.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the opening words of our Jewish national story, as expressed in our Torah portion, Ki Tavo. Using Dr. Seuss, and the insight of Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky, we examine a lesson from how we tell the story of Exodus on Passover, and apply that to ourselves as we approach the High Holidays, to validate and value our "Noble Failures."
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the curious practice of blowing the Shofar during this month of Ellul, the Jewish month that precedes, and helps us prepare for, the High Holidays. Using a poignant story from the Dubno Magid, we explore the work we should be doing these days, and how the sound of the Shofar reminds us of our current task.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the legal and moral-spiritual case of Yeshiva University vs. Pride Alliance. I share two points: the first relating to Yeshiva University and what it means for me and our community globally, and the second, using the words of Rabbi Shua Brick, addressing LGBTQ+ in our community with love and respect with the message from me and my synagogue - this is your place.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth, and connect her character with the fundamental Jewish ideals of duty, dignity, and faith. Then we discuss, on a separate topic, a crucial lesson derived from our Jewish calendar, that can help us formulate the hard conversations we all have to have, by looking at how God prepares to speak with us on Rosh Hashana.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a radical but simple path to being judged favorably by God on Rosh Hashana, based on the beginning of our Torah portion, Shoftim. This insight is from Kedushat Levi, by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchav, plus a wonderful story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman about a Yemenite rabbi.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the fascinating subject of military exemptions in this week's Torah portion, Shoftim (which DO NOT apply to the IDF today - religious military exemptions have no place in Judaism, but that's another topic). We explore the Kotzker Rebbe's understanding of who was exempted, and why, which dramatically applies to every one of us as we approach the upcoming Days of Awe. This is based on a magnificent essay by Bailey Newman.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss an event in the early life of Rabbi Menachem Shach, the great scholar and Torah leader who lived in Bnei Brak, which framed his worldview, and can provide us with the tools to navigate whatever we face in life.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss an insight I learned from Rabbi Henoch Singer. Our Torah portion, Shoftim, deals largely with judges and justice. A technical passage describes an exception to the normal way we treat conflicting testimony in a criminal trial (Eidim Zomemim, plotting witnesses). Rabbi Singer elucidates an important lesson for every one of us to apply in our lives, especially as we approach the High Holidays. Thank you, Rabbi Singer!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the Jewish aversion to autopsy, and the exceptions to that prohibition, based on the famous ruling of Nodeh B'Yehudah (Rabbi Yehuda Landau of Prague, late 1700's). We analyze the level of risk we normally take in life, and when that risk rises to the level of possible danger, using the guideline of Chazon Ish (Rabbi Avraham Karelitz of Bnei Brak, early and mid 1900's).
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss how and why Shmita (the Sabbatical Year) cancels certain debts in addition to limiting agriculture in Israel. We explore an entire Torah philosophy of wealth and possessions, quoting Rabbi Yisroel Salanter that having wealth is not bad, but loving wealth is bad. We trace how both the agricultural laws of Shmita, and the cancellation of certain debts, allows for a year of radical thinking to help strengthen our trust in God, reorder society, and diminish the gap been wealthy and poor.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss why we should be grateful for Jupiter and our spleen, in a lesson derived from why it took the Jewish People 7 years to triumph when reaching Israel led by Joshua. This can change the way we view life!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the Zeigarnik Effect, and how our rabbis ingeniously gave us ways to counteract it. A primary vehicle (among many examples of rabbinic legislation) is the extension of Birkat HaMazon, the blessing after eating commanded in this week's Torah Portion, Eikev. Today's presentation is partially based on a chapter in a wonderful book, "Seven Prayers that can Change your Life" by Leonard Felder - it has transformed my life and I hope it does the same for you!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the Deuteronomy Diet proposed by Rabbi Michael Knopf, based on a famous passage in this week's Torah portion, Eikev, and supported by the physician and Jewish Law authority, Maimonides. This three-part plan actualizes this passage in the Torah to help us wisely choose what we eat, how much we eat, and expressing gratitude to help in not eating beyond moderation. Of course, discuss this with your doctor before implementing.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the apparent discrepancy in the text of the Ten Commandments from this week's Parsha, V'Etchanan, to the earlier account in Parshat Yitro. We develop two themes or layers of Shabbat reflected in the two different words used, and relate this to two prayers said every Friday night - Bameh Madlikin and K'Gavna. We explore the implications of Rabbi Yehuda Amital's unprecedented (I think) establishment in his Yeshiva to say both. And we emphasize the need for all Jews to focus on both these layers in order to sanctify Shabbat.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening I share my personal journey to an evolved understanding of Tisha B'Av, evoked by my experiences in Israel during the summer of 2014. I present an original understanding of why we fast on the 9th of Av and not the 10th, leading us towards the merging of Tisha B'Av and Shabbat Nachamu (the name given to this Shabbat, the Shabbat of Consolation).
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Danny Meyer's "Setting the Table" which contains important lessons for shuls, many businesses, and most relationships. His understanding of the difference between service and hospitality, and his approach to excellence and how to define it, provides insight to ways for all of us to improve. I am grateful to the amazing Erica Brown for suggesting this enlightening book, which will benefit every rabbi and shul lay leader.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the process of consolation, expressed this Shabbat in the famous prophecy of Isaiah, "Be comforted, be comforted, My people..." We tell the remarkable story from Rabbi Menachem Raab about how the President of Israel utilized these words to bring comfort to the Jewish State. And we utilize the insight of Rabbi Leo Jung that consolation - individually and collectively - is the process of changing our perspective.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Letty Pogrebin's book, "How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who is Sick." What to say and do, and not say and do - most importantly, tell the truth. We delineate practical lessons in how to comfort, how to be helpful, and how to ask for what you need.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss why our famous statement of God's oneness is preceded by the two words, Shma Yisroel - Hear Israel. We use Rabbi Yehuda Amital's insight into Moshe's first speech to the Jewish People, and their reaction to it. Then we apply this to the two words ending every Jewish wedding ceremony, to derive a powerful lesson about marriage and all our interactions.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the connection, drawn in one of the well-known Kinnot, between leaving Egypt and leaving Jerusalem. We explore the egg as a food for mourners, and share a magnificent story from Rabbi Reuven Tradburks about mourning and building Jerusalem on Tisha B'Av.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss two writers who could not be more different, Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Sarah Tuttle-Singer. Yet taken together, Jabotinsky's speech in Warsaw on Tisha B'Av in 1938, and Tuttle-Singer's story of her conversation with an Israeli taxi driver, together convey the complexity, the historical gyrations, and the range of emotions this weekend will bring us.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss how to mourn the Churban this Tisha B'Av, when what we are mourning are things and aspects of life we have never experienced. So we need help, to appreciate what we had, in order to recognize the grief over its loss. We focus on this unique Shabbat, which is actually the Ninth day of Av (though the fast is pushed off till Saturday night and Sunday). And we struggle to understand the comment of Rabbi Avraham Heschel, that this Shabbat is the greatest, holiest of the year. Through a close reading of Elei Tzion (one of the emotional and dramatic Kinnot we recite this Sunday morning), and a comparison of its two central metaphors, we arrive at an understanding of this Shabbat as a glimpse of the redeemed future, an opportunity to see the unfolding of redemption before our eyes, while celebrating the joy of Shabbat.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a new approach from Rabbi Yochanan Zweig to the classic story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza, on whose account, the Talmud tells us, Jerusalem was destroyed. A close analysis leads to a surprising and very relevant character flaw we often see around us, and which we must reject.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a second approach to the question we addressed yesterday (August 2, 2022) - why are the Crusades highlighted so prominently on Tisha B'Av, more than any other catastrophe in the last 2000 years? We explore the approach of the Rav, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, that was the Crusades destroyed, along with the loss of physical life, the loss of a certain qualitative aspect of Torah life, the spiritual, emotional yearning for holiness and intimacy with God. This is a problem that is worse today than ever, and invoking the Crusades can be a beginning of trying to recover it.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss one reason for the emphasis in the Tisha B'Av Kinnot (poems of lamentation we recite this Sunday morning) on the Crusades, more so than any other catastrophe in the last 2000 years. We explore the approach of Dr. Haym Soloveitchik, based on an essay by Rabbi Ezra Schwartz, that points to the historical shock of the Crusades, parallel to the destruction of the first Beit HaMikdash (Holy Temple in Jerusalem).
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a magnificent analysis of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on why the subject of oaths and keeping our word occurred specifically at the beginning of Parshat Mattot last Shabbat. The primary question facing society is how to create order while maintaining freedom, and the Torah's answer is through trust. When we obligate ourselves by making promises, and truthfully fulfilling our words, others can rely on us without having to use coercion. When we don't keep our word, we risk losing our freedom.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the importance of a Halachic Prenup (see more here: https://www.adath.ca/page_prenup.html). We discuss overcoming the obstacles to its wider usage, and explore the marvelous message of Keshet Starr, director of ORA, in her recent article in Jewish Link, which describes the romantic nature of the Halachic Prenup, and its wider message of the key to a loving marriage for everyone.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the prayer Nacheim we say on Tisha B'Av afternoon, and the clash between its description of Jerusalem and the reality we see today. We explore three approaches to understanding this (Rabbi Chaim Dovid HaLevi, Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, and Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef), and present the opposite view of reality expressed in saying Shehecheyanu when seeing Jerusalem instead of tearing Kriah. We detail what we celebrate on Tisha B'Av, amidst the mourning.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss the only Yartzeit mentioned explicitly in the Torah, in our Parsha, the death of Aaron on the first day of Av. We discuss how we should observe this Yartzeit, and different ways Yartzeit is observed around the Jewish world. We then focus on what has become a universal practice on a Yartzeit, saying Kaddish. We explore the history of this evocative prayer, its different versions, what the experience of saying Kaddish for a loved one should do for us and for our loved one, and how this prayer, which does not mention death or mourning, has become the Mourner's Prayer.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the two elements of an Eruv, which allows carrying on Shabbat - the boundaries formed by wires, fences, etc., and the joining together of all Jews within the Eruv into one household on Shabbat. We also explore what an Eruv does not permit; handling items that do not have a Shabbat purpose, and engaging in activities that are not permissible or in the spirit of Shabbat.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss what I would have said, but Moshe did not say, to the tribes of Reuven and Gad who asked to remain outside Israel. And we tell a fascinating aspect of the remarkable story of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Shanghai, Japan, during World War II.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the beginning of our Parsha, Mattot, which forms the background to Kol Nidre, our dramatic opening of Yom Kippur. We explore Stephen Covey's distinction between honesty and integrity, and we analyze Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb's application of this to understand why Kol Nidre is in fact our opening statement to God as Yom Kippur begins - to say, God, we are trying, and we need Your help!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the need for multiple sets of dishes in order to keep Kosher, which has its source in our Parsha. We explain the reasoning for this and analyze several scenarios, pointing out the pitfalls of eating kosher foods in a non-Kosher restaurant, including a vegetarian or vegan place, and the problem of buying fish from a fish store that has Kosher and non-Kosher items. Then we explain how to properly navigate eating Kosher ice cream from a store that has Kosher and non-Kosher flavors.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the proposal of two tribes to remain and settle outside Israel. Amidst Moshe's anger and frustration with their request, he negotiates an agreement, but with two subtle, crucial caveats - the underlying theme of which is family must come first - before things, before career, before personal fulfillment, before disappointments, before arguments. No matter what happens in your family, you must still be able to sit down to dinner together.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a classic lecture by Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, concerning why Moshe placed two hands on Joshua when God only asked him to place one. From this seemingly inconsequential detail, the Rav creates a symphony of meaning, demarking Jewish tradition and life into two layers, each one requiring one hand of Moshe to transfer it to Joshua as his successor. This explanation provides a road map for us to follow in every area of life, to emphasize the transmission of the second hand.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss a subject we often avoid: Jewish law and practice for mourners. Our goal is not just to understand what to do, but why, and what effect these practices should have on us. As we are in the middle of the Three Weeks of National Mourning, culminating August 7 with Tisha B'av, this is an appropriate time to focus on this subject, especially as the underlying message of every aspect of this subject is actually life affirming, to help us recognize how precious life is, and to prioritize what is more important in our lives, and to be inspired to lead more meaningful lives as a result of going though this process. Tonight we cover Bikku Cholim - visiting the sick, Onen - the period between death and the end of the funeral, The goal and responsibility of Hesped - eulogy, and the imperative, in the details of the funeral, to treat each person the same regardless of having more or less wealth.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we present the deeply troubling actions of Pinchas in a different light, using the work of Dr. Phillip Zimbardo in his work, "The Lucifer Effect, and remarkable quotes from Ernest Becker ("Denial of Death") and Jodi Picoult ("My sister's Keeper"), leading us to the real life example of Wesley Autrey - a hero you should know about.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning I share a remarkable story I heard form Rabbi Paysach Krohn. The story involves a cake, and the punchline is a quote from our Torah portion, Pinchas. Sometimes, the best way to confront someone is with a cake - with icing!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the two components of excellence in leadership Moshe requests God use as criteria in selecting Moshe's successor, as explained by Rabbeinu Tam of Orleans: spiritual/moral integrity, and Acharei (After Me). Moshe exemplified both, as did the successor God chose, Joshua. And these two elements remain the basis for good leadership today.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss how an Eruv works to allow carrying objects outside on Shabbat, and how the rabbis could circumvent a Biblical prohibition (hint: they didn't). We also describe the responsibility each person using an Eruv has, to check the boundary, and to know where to go and what to look for.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Rabbi Avraham Kook's often-repeated statement that as our rabbis identify the Churban (destruction of the second Bet HaMikdash - Holy Temple in Jersualem) as due to Sinat Chinom, unjustified hatred, it will be rebuilt only through its antidote, Ahavat Chinom, unjustified love. And we tell a powerful story of how Rav Kook lived this. Then we share (without a full historical treatment, which this subject requires) the critical story of the Altalena, and Menachem Begin's dramatic order to not return fire, even when fired upon by brothers.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Bilaam's prophecy, according to Or HaChaim, as outlining the process of when and how the Messianic era will arrive - gradually, slowly, step by step. Rabbi Mordechai Willig suggests this is what we may be seeing, over the last 150 years. And as the momentum gathers, our longing and anticipation should increase - may it be soon!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss a silly mistake Bilaam made that even a child wouldn't make, as a result of his personal bias, and a remarkable story about Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin from Professor Shneyer Leiman, on how we can avoid this with a sensitive confidant to keep us on track. We explore the path towards earning Bilaam's praise of a good home (Mah Tovu Ohalechah Yaakov...) starting with the criteria we use to choose a mate. We explain the surprising reason why Eliyahu HaNavi (Elijah the Prophet) is present at every Brit, and why we continue to mourn the destruction of the Temple, though that event is 2000 years old - because it is not gone - with a haunting story from my grandfather, Sam Margolin, and a powerful story of a wondrous clock.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the controversy over including Bilaam's famous blessing (Mah Tovu Ohalecha, How Good are your Tents) as the first line we pray when we enter the synagogue. Though Bilaam intended it as a curse, Rabbi Norman Lamm explains it is our character to wring blessing from curse. We demonstrate this with the destruction of the Bet HaMikdash (Holy Temple in Jerusalem), and with the invention of automobile air conditioning.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the idol worship of Pe'or, which aroused God's anger at the end of our Parshah, Balak. We describe the disgusting act used to serve this idol, and Rav Yehuda Amital's brilliant exposition of its underlying philosophy, which makes sense, but is rejected by God. This errant approach is rejected both at the very beginning and ending of the Torah, and finds expression in the Talmud, and today - including a controversial photo a few years ago, using the Kotel as a backdrop.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss resting on Shabbat to understand what is the definition of work from which we are to desist. Neither the Torah nor the Talmud gives us a definition, only examples. We discuss the conceptual framework suggested by Dayan Isadore Grunfeld (and others), and we focus on the one category that does not fit - carrying on Shabbat. We provide an approach that explains how not carrying on Shabbat expresses the essence of resting on Shabbat, and the challenge of achieving this while living inside an Eruv.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning I share my evolution in what type of Kippah (Yarmulka) I wear, from velvet to knitted (Kippah Serugah) to colors. We trace the details in style and statement each type carries, and how it identifies its wearer. And I share the lovely, romantic origin of the Kippah Serugah, based on an article by Haggai Huberman.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we pay tribute to Rabbi David Weiss Halivni, of blessed memory, who passed away recently. Rabbi Halivni was a giant of Torah life and scholarship, and did not receive the acclaim he deserved - partially because he transcended labels, and influenced a wider spectrum of Jews than most. We discuss the impact of his work, and the influence of his teaching in promoting a life of holiness. I tell the story of meeting him, and why it was one of the most embarrassing incidents in my life.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we share Sivan Rahav Meir's report on two never before told stories about Naomi Shemer - the iconic Israeli singer and composer of Jerusalem of Gold, among many other classics - which encapsulate Naomi's remarkable sensitivity and thoughtfulness.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss considering how we want to be remembered (perhaps by our favorite recipe?), and the deeper significance of fresh biscuits, plus magnificent and applicable lessons in leadership from Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Dr. Rakefet Ben-Yishai's insight into the tiny size of the stake that holds us down, and singing a song of praise in our Parsha, not in response to a momentous event, but in response to an epiphany, based on an insight of Rabbi Daniel Korobkin.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the sensitive topic of Infertility in light of Jewish Law and Values. We discuss the contours of the formal commandment to "try to" have children, the nobility of trying to overcome obstacles and difficulties for this goal through medical intervention, and the rare cases when the risk and danger require us to re-direct our energy and goals, as heartbreaking as this may be. This is a subject which requires the greatest Medical and Halachic expertise, combined with the utmost sensitivity, and recognition that every woman, and every circumstance is unique. May the prayers of every one of us be answered by God Who gives life!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a magnificent essay by Rabbi Yosef Rimon on praying while wearing a costume, from which we derive that the prerequisite for approaching God is to enhance our concern and caring for others. Lifting the spirits of others elicits God doing the same for us.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss how to help a person save themselves from making a mistake we know will cause disaster. How do we convince a person who is certain they are right, when we see they are on the wrong path. The wife of On ben Peles, as described by Baily Newman, shows us the three components of how to do this. Not easy, but the only avenue that may help - a skill we all desperately need to master today.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the lesson to learn from Korach's failed rebellion is not "don't argue" but rather "argue differently" - based on Bartenura and Rabbeinu Yona's explanation of Pirkei Avos. Don't argue less, or with less intensity, but to seek truth, not victory.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss how we derive the number 10 to form a Minyan (prayer quorum), which, surprisingly, derives from Korach and his followers, and the 10 (of 12) spies that brought a negative report about Israel in last week's Torah portion. Rabbi Yaakov Luban's explanation will give us the proper attitude we should have every time we enter synagogue.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the sensitive, crucial, and (more widely than you might think for Jewish religious women) applicable issue of abortion legislation. Fully accepting that Jewish Law has a generally negative approach to abortion, with important exceptions (and the extent of those exceptions is disputed), the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe is bad for Jews, bad of democracy, and bad for America. My views align with those of former New York Governor Marion Cuomo. I, as always, welcome your feedback.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the best graduation speech I have heard in a long time, as reported by Sivan Rahav Meir. As young people leave the cocoon of school and enter the reality of our chaotic and confusing world, how do they (and we) maintain our values and principles in the face of what is popular and easy? By learning from our Parsha, Shelach, to look to the past, and to the future. Congratulations to my grandson in New York, and my granddaughter in Toronto, who have both graduated from kindergarten, and to all graduates!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss seven gems, seven walking sticks to assist in making our prayer more meaningful and more impactful. These practical ideas are based on a riveting presentation by Rabbi Menachem Penner at a recent rabbis conference in New Jersey, sponsored by Yeshiva University, and featuring the extraordinary Rabbi JJ Schachter.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the foundation of our relationship with God as our parent, and the practical consequences of that, and we share the insight of the Chassidic master, Sfas Emes, that constructive, effective parenting is an ideal towards which we aim, but which no one has yet reached. We are all a work in progress!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the unique feature of this week's Haftorah (from the Book of Joshua) that not only addresses the narrative of the Spies in our Parsha, Shlach, but adds an element to our narrative we would not have otherwise known. Then we derive a crucial life lesson in dealing with challenges on the horizon.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning I return from a week away at a conference for rabbis (my first in three years) with the incredible Rabbi JJ Schachter. I share the first topic Rabbi Schachter explored, and what is uppermost in my mind today, the depth of gratitude towards God and towards each other, and the way in which one leads to the other. We analyze Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner's connection between the Hebrew words for thanks and the legal term for confessing, both expressing our need for each other and for God in our lives.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning, quoting Rabbi Eliakim Koenigsberg, we explore the balance between uniformity of practice within a community in order to remove jealousy and competition vs. unique person initiative and creative self-expression to all oneself a personal connection to God. We see this balance both at the beginning and end of our Parsha, Nasso. Both are necessary, balance is key.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss the power and impact of Tehilim, the Book of Psalms, written by King David. This work hold a unique place in Jewish life as it is not only recited and studied, but cherished. We turn to Tehilim to celebrate our joy, and to accompany our sorrow. We examine several passages to comprehend the energy and strength Tehilim can give us, if we absorb its message.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss why this week's Torah portion, Nasso, is so long (176 Pesukim - the longest!), due to the repetitive passage of the gifts of the Nessi'im - the leaders of each tribe. We discuss Rabbi David Stav's explanation of why this long section is here, not in its chronological place (Parshat Shemini) or seemingly connected to the theme of our Parsha. We explore two models of leadership, exemplified by two words - Rosh (head) or Nassi (carrier). Is your leader willing to be beaten to care for and protect you? These leaders were.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the horrifying ordeal of the Sotah, a woman suspected of adultery. It is crucial to provide the oral law understanding of this, as the literal verses do not convey the genuine Jewish truth of the matter (as Jews, we never accept a literal reading of the Bible, but only with the oral law explanation). This bizarre ritual is intended to offer a supernatural resolution to a human problem - the destructiveness of gossip.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss an unusual interpretation of a word in last week's Torah portion from Maharam M'Pano, intimating the mysterious subject of Gilgul Neshamos (transmigration of souls). We explore what this means, how it works, why it exists, and - most importantly for a subject we cannot see or have any certainty about - what we gain from this in our daily lives in how we see the world and what happens to us. Hint - it will transform your view of life!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the secret to being a great teacher, through telling the dramatic story of Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman's return to his Yeshiva in Baranovich, knowing the danger he would encounter. And we share Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb's postscript to this story of what it takes for every one of us to be a great teacher to someone.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss a U.S court decision regarding cheesecake on Shavuos, the significance of the minor characters in the Book of Ruth - Orpah and Ploni, and Rabbi Yehudah Amital on the surreal question of when is Shavuos (no, it's not when you think, and it is far from clear).
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss why Boaz, in the Book of Ruth which we read on Shavuot, is my personal role model. We share subtle but crucial lessons in leadership and caring that we should all try to emulate.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the crucial question each of us faces: Does God see me as a unique individual, or just as a number. The answer given by Rabbi David Stav is the opposite of what you would expect from our Torah portion, Bamidbor (and will also give us the tools to more effectively respond to complaints). With this insight, we gain a new perspective on our encounter with God as we recreate the revelation at Sinai on Shavuot starting this Sunday.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the Yerushalmi's curious description of how the Jewish People journeyed through the Desert for forty years in formation. We trace this formation from the death of Yaakov (our patriarch, Jacob), through Mt. Sinai, and mirrored today in every synagogue. The significance of this is expressed by the unique flag of each tribe, signifying their enthusiasm for coming close to God in their own, unique way. And we share an emotional, exuberant story from Rabbi Yechiel Spero, about a boy whose enthusiasm for one specific Mitzvah was passionate and contagious.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss what appears to be a discrepancy in our Torah portion, Bamidbor: is the name Eliasaf ben De'u'el or Eliasaf ben Re'u'el? We present the solution of Rabbi Chaim Azoulay that one is an honorific, earned when he had a reason to complain and protest, but did not. And we present a modern example of this in the life of Rabbi Chizkiyahu Medini, author of Sdei Chemed, who after a similar event in his life, went on to create one of the greatest works on Talmudic Law, with no library, no colleagues, and no resources - all through superhuman memory and intellectual prowess. And he told his family that before this incident, he had only an ordinary memory and a mediocre intelligence!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we celebrate Yom Yerushalayim (the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967) by exploring three anthems of Jerusalem; Psalm 122 by King David; the magnificent story of Rabbi Akiva and his wife, and the jewelry he promised and gave her; and the backstory to Naomi Shemer's iconic song, Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold), first sung just days before the Six Day War.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Rabbi Avraham Kook's formulation of our need, with the establishment of the State of Israel, to be the People of the Book and the People of the Sword, using Torah values to defend and protect ourselves in Israel - in honour of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Re-Unification Day) this Sunday. We share examples of preserving humanity on the battlefield, and recognizing the need to find and correct mistakes, while aiming for zero errors. And we describe the intense responsibility of an IDF commander who must make split-second decisions weighing protecting enemy civilians while putting her own children at risk.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Unification Day) which we celebrate this Sunday, May 29, 2022. We trace the significance of Jerusalem from Abraham, through Jacob, and King David, to Radak, and Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook. We describe the changes in Jewish Law that occurred as a result of May, 1967. And we explain the celebration of normal life in Jerusalem today. Jerusalem is our collective soul, and where we meet God.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the two fundamental principles that underlie our Torah portion, B'Chukosai - God's omniscience, and Reward and Punishment, subjects that may be uncomfortable and are impossible to fully see. Sharing a poignant story from Rabbi Noach Weinberg, and a critical insight into parenting from Dr. David Pelcovitz, we demonstrate that being seen and held accountable is the basis of love, and it is what creates meaning in our life. Utilizing a quote from Jaqueline Kennedy, we draw the parallel from parenting our children, to how God relates to us.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we mourn the tragic loss of life in Texas, and specify US Republican senators, who continue to single-handedly obstruct meaningful laws to reduce these repeated tragedies, in defiance of the will of a clear majority of Americans, the US Congress, and the US President, all of whom want to reduce massacres inflicted by (largely unregulated) people with legally owned guns which have no legitimate purpose, other than to massacre humans. "May God be near the broken-hearted and save those crushed in spirit, because they are going to need a lot of help, and a lot of our prayers." And we discuss the curious conclusion to the frightening Torah portion this week, B'Chukosai, and share an insight to the unusual method of donating funds to the Temple, based on recognizing the innate beauty and worth of every person. And we quote Rabbi Yekusiel Halberstam, the Klausenberger Rebbe, on the one sin committed by Jews during the Holocaust, for which we must repent.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss one theme from "Prepare My Prayer" by Rabbi Dov Singer. This is a remarkable, unique work I highly recommend to deepen our prayer experience. Today we explore the challenge posed by using a Siddur (prayer book), and we highlight the modes of prayer that do not include words, but utilize movement, our senses, thoughts, and - perhaps the most powerful - silence.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the curious Haftorah we read yesterday for the Torah portion of Behar, which details a seemingly routine (and boring) real estate transaction. We show its subtle, but monumental and dramatic message - especially addressed to us today, and the way it provides the antidote to the terrifying prophecies of destruction, exile, and hopelessness in this week's Parsha, B'Chukosai.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the curious Haftorah we read yesterday for the Torah portion of Behar, which details a seemingly routine (and boring) real estate transaction. We show its subtle, but monumental and dramatic message - especially addressed to us today, and the way it provides the antidote to the terrifying prophecies of destruction, exile, and hopelessness in this week's Parsha, B'Chukosai.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the wide-ranging category of Ono'at Devarim, causing pain through words, which is so ubiquitous all around us. We give examples which are subtle and non-intuitive, such as how to respond to a favor done for you that you don't need, or a story told to you that you already heard, and the imperative to call someone the way they want to be called (name, nickname, pronoun), even if they change their mind. And the way to achieve this is simple: we must think before we speak, if I was the other person and this was said to me, how would I feel?
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss the main Mitzvah in our Parsha - Shmita, the Sabbatical Year, which is this year in the Jewish calendar, 5782. We trace its premise - that the world, and everything in it, belongs to God, and we are simply stewards and caretakers - in the obligation to lend money without charging interest, and why we don't translate the word Tzedaka as charity. We distinguish between authentic trust in God and the naive belief everything will be ok. We pose the question Shmita demands we consider - how we value and spend our time. And we tell the remarkable story of Ilana and Doron Toweg, Israeli farmers who, along with thousands of others, are not planting or harvesting their fields this year.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a radical and transformational Mitzvah in our Torah portion, Behar - the return of all land in Israel to its original owner in the Yovel (Jubilee) year, and the opportunity for relatives to assist a family member in need by redeeming and returning their property (sold due to poverty) to their ownership. We trace how this far-reaching system is at the heart of the narrative in the Book of Ruth. And we distill God's message of how family stays close and helps one another.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a wonderful story about pretzels from Rabbi Baruch Lederman, and the Mitzvah to not just give Tzedaka, but to give dignity. I share personal stories about two remarkable Montreal efforts, Le Cafe (Federation CJA) and Mada, not just helping those in need, but giving dignity and self-esteem at the same time. And we quote Sivan Rahav Meir's insight into the importance of early detection, before it becomes a crisis, when the need is much more likely to improve.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the surprising source of Shofar (it's not Rosh Hashana). We explore Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' strategy for letting go of hate, the source of our custom to blow Shofar at the end of Yom Kippur, and the Torah's progressive system for overcoming crushing dept and ending the cycle of poverty.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss last year's Lag B'Omer tragedy with 45 killed, and many more injured and traumatized at Mt. Meron in northern Israel. What steps can and must we take to prevent another tragedy, and prevent harm from other religious practices so they are done safely. We quote Rabbi Meilech Biderman on the Jerusalem custom that requires us to leave a funeral different that we were before the loss. And we tell of the great Talmudic sage Rabbi Huna, who, as a storm was approaching, would proactively inspect structures, and fix them if necessary, to prevent harm. Where is a rabbi like Rabbi Huna today? We outline the specific steps we should take, commanded by Jewish Law, wherever we are, to protect life and health.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Pesach Sheni, Second Passover - the holiday of a second chance. We tell the dramatic story of Rabbi Heschel Schachter, of blessed memory, who conducted a Pesach Sheni Seder in Buchenwald, just days after liberation, giving the survivors, the Jewish people, and even, perhaps, God, a second chance.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a curious Talmudic passage that praises one who interprets when Torah mentions 40, it means 39 , but no praise is offered to one who interprets 50 as 49. Rabbi JJ Schachter suggests that intelligence and cleverness or are, but only when they are used to help another, to show compassion, to lesson someone's pain, only then does intelligence bestow greatness.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss the questions, mysteries, and ambiguities of Lag B'Omer. We trace its surprisingly recent history from Meiri, and search for clues to its meaning and origin from Rabbi Pinchas Stolper and Rabbi Yaakov Ruderman. We learn crucial and relevant lessons, while any certainty eludes us.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Rabbi Yehuda Amital's conception of Enoshiut (humanity), as a core component of Kedushah (holiness). We trace R. Amital's explanation of the laws that prohibit a Kohein from entering a cemetery, except for the burial, God forbid, of an immediate family member. And we share a moving story of how a simple farmer, crying to Rebbe Yisroel about his cow, attained a higher level of holiness that being immersed in Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs).
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss lessons from the Mitzvah of Pe'ah, leaving the corners of your field for the needy to collect crops there. Why does Rashi insist the owner may not help a needy person who is collecting there? Isn't helping better than not helping? A magnificent story from Rabbi Meilech Biderman illuminates this question. The greatest kindness is not what makes us feel like we are generous, but what gives the recipient the most sense of self-worth and dignity.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the importance of saving polar bears or any endangered species, based on Ramban's explanation of a Mitzvah in our Torah portion, Emor. We reveal a conversation between Noah and a Raven in the Ark after the Flood. And we highlight the life-saving substance from the Pacific Yew.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss our ability to frame any person or experience in different ways, we choose how we experience whatever happens to or around us. Rabbi Akiva teaches us this trait, and Dr. David Pelcovitz's story shows us the power this ability has to change everything.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss an essay by Heather Cox Richardson, a historian and wonderful writer whose emails I read daily. She discusses the history of Mother's Day, and the earlier history of Mothers' Day (spelled in the plural), with a very different origin and significance. I wish my mother, and all mothers Happy Mother's Day and Happy Mothers' Day!
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
This morning we discuss how to reconcile judging justly with giving the benefit of the doubt, through a wonderful story from R. Meilech Biderman. This lesson is most acute when we think we are certain.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
This evening we pay tribute to Rabbi Nathan Greenblatt (known widely as Rav Nota), who passed away last week. He was a world-renowned expert in Halacha (Jewish Law), and he was my Rebbe and mentor throughout my entire life. I share personal stories, and lessons he taught me, and countless others. There was no one like him, and no one can replace him.
AFTER I FINISHED THIS, I realized I omitted something critical. Please listen to the first 3 minutes here, for an essential aspect of Rav Nota's greatness: https://youtu.be/Pp1kA9KQrKE
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
This morning we discuss the historic, spiritual significance of Yom HaAtzma'ut - Israel Independence Day. We present Rabbi Yehuda Amital's amazing insight into the famous Talmudic account of Rabbi Akiva laughing at the site of the destroyed Temple. I share personal stories from our family trips to Israel to express the most prosaic, and most significant miracle, happening in our day.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
This morning we discuss the foundational principle of the Judaism, V'Ahavta L'Rei'echa Kamocha, (love your fellow as yourself) - is this even possible, how do we fulfill this? Using the insights of Hillel, Cory Booker, Rabbi David Wolpe, Chofetz Chaim, and Rabbi Biderman's explanation of what we do with a spoon, we learn how to love ourselves, and treat others as we want to be treated.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the wide but ambiguous declaration Be Holy. Using the approach of Rashi, which is not generally well-understood, we present an approach to Tzimtzum - withdrawal - as the first step in any creation. We demonstrate this path to holiness with parenting, Shabbat, and all our relationships.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the ongoing dilemma in Jewish life between tradition vs. innovation. We present Rabbi Norman Lamm's insight into the requirement in our Parsha that each year the Kohein Gadol on Yom Kippur must wear new garments. This becomes the paradigm for a dual approach to all Jewish life - maintaining traditional practice, but filled and energized by new and creative understanding, expression, and meaning. "Only renewal can guarantee life."
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss the beginning of our Torah portion, Acharei Mot, which presents the Avodah (sacrifices and rituals performed by the Kohein HaGadol - High Priest - in the Temple on Yom Kippur), as the vehicle for achieving atonement from God for the sins of the Jewish People. We establish, through a conversation between God and Abraham, that our recital of this service every year on Yom Kippur afternoon, brings it to life as if we are actually performing these actions ourselves. And we analyze the central and most astonishing feature of this service - the Seir HaMishtalei'ach, the sent-away goat, sometimes translated as the scapegoat. We present the explanation of Maharal (Rabbi Yehuda Lowe of Prague) that this is a dramatic expression of the deepest truth of Yom Kippur, the essence of our identity before God, which makes possible God's forgiveness.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss what to take from the Holocaust going forward, in commemoration of Yom HaShoah. We consider the ethics of providing assistance and aid to Ukrainians, in light of their long history of antisemitism. This position may be difficult for some people to accept, but this is what I strongly believe God asks of us in this moment.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss how to possibly comprehend the magnitude of the Holocaust, in advance of Yom HaShoah. We begin with a penetrating article by Eric Boodman relating to the losses from covid - a very different topic, but enlightening in how to approach conveying something essentially unknowable. And we tell the unforgettable story of Rabbi Yisroel Zev Gustman, and his interaction with Professor Robert Aumann.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the controversy over how, and therefore when to commemorate the Holocaust, utilizing the opinions of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein and Emil Fackenheim, who both want to magnify the commemoration, and feel the other is minimizing it. Ultimately, the question is what type or types of heroism do we emphasize. My opinion is multiple types and models of heroism must be honoured, remembered, and commemorated.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the posture we should have in the presence of one who survived the Holocaust. As we approach Yom HaShoah, this remarkable story about Rabbi Moshe Feinstein provides a profound insight to how these heroes should impact our lives.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a little-known Mitzvah, Kisui HaDam, the obligation to bury the Dam (blood) of a bird or non-domesticated animal when it is slaughtered for Kosher use. According to Rabbi Aharon of Barcelona, this is to show reverence for the substance that pulses life through the creature. According to Rabbi S.R. Hirsch, this is to allow the remains of the animal to return to the earth and, in decomposing, enrich our environment. Then we share the Talmudic rule that we must do this act with our hand, never with our foot, as we are never to treat an object of holiness with disrespect. This becomes a paradigm for our religious lives, to treat every object of a Mitzvah, and every person who presents us with the opportunity to do a Mitzvah, with a higher level of honour and sensitivity.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a poignant and revealing article by Elisha Wiesel, the only child of Marian and Elie Wiesel. Elisha discusses the shift in his relationship with his father from his younger years, to near the end of his father's life. This later message that Elie imparted to his son, is vitally important to every parent and grandparent. As we say Yizkor at the end of Passover, and remember our parents, we should ask ourselves what our children will remember about us, and work now to impart that message by which we want to be remembered.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Zach Truboff's explanation of why we say Yizkor, prayers expressing loss and pain, on Yom Tov, days of joy where sadness is not allowed. This approach is based on the magnificent writing of Aviva Zornberg, which reads the narrative of the splitting of the Red Sea, and the Az Yashir song of exuberant praise - which we celebrate on the 7th day of Passover - in a completely surprising and complex manner.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss why Passover isn't already over - why do we have the final day/days of Pesach commemorating the splitting of the Red Sea? For all its wonder, why does this require a separate Holiday? We share an answer given by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. in a sermon, "The Death of Evil Upon the Seashore," in 1956, whose message speaks to us and all mankind today like never before.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the significance of the 16th day of Nissan, why the counting of the Omer starts from this date and not the 15th, and why we refer to the counting as counting the Omer, which is the measurement of the offering, not its description.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss a remarkable story concerning Nechama Leibowitz, one of the great Torah teachers of modern times, and the lesson she imparts to deflect frustration or irritation during the Passover Seder, during Yom Tov, and at any other time. We also discuss Rabbi Avraham Kook's novel translation of "Pesach," as God hovers and hugs each of us during the Seder and beyond.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Sivan Rahav Meir's question - Do we want to be redeemed? Are we ready when the opportunity presents itself? How can we take from the Passover Seder the readiness to recognize, and seize a window of opportunity that may quickly close if we do not embrace it immediately? This should be the practical result of a meaningful Seder - to live with this readiness at all times. Leaving Egypt is not the main thing. The main thing is choosing where to go when at last we have the chance.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening Rabbi Whitman's delivers his annual Shabbat HaGadol address where we discuss the mysteries and ambiguous symbolism of Charoses (the symbolic food on our Seder plate, and the subject of Mah Nishtaneh, and eaten - or not eaten - with Marror/bitter herbs), making sense of the wildly divergent recipes we find. We then present a new approach, partially based on Tosfos and Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) which results in an original, delicious recipe, with a momentous symbolism.
Try Rabbi Whitman's Charoses recipe here: https://www.adath.ca/pdf_doc/Charoses4-22.pdf
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we present a person, a narrative, and a theme not overtly mentioned at the Seder, but repeatedly alluded to throughout the Haggadah: Yosef, his enmity with his brothers, his imprisonment, and his personal redemption. We show how this is reflected at many points during the Seder. And we provide three reasons why recalling this is crucial to our experience this Friday night, quoting Rabbi Shlomo Kluger, Rabbi JJ Schachter, and Rabbi Hyim Shafner.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss developing the proper attitude for a fantastic, transformative Seder. First, we must recognize our target audience - children (if we are blessed with children at our Seder). Second, we must not be distracted. We share two stories about spilling wine at the Seder (as a metaphor for the cold soup, tough brisket, inattentive children, and all the other peripheral stuff that can go wrong) to guide us to focus on what is really important at the Seder; one story from Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner when wine was spilled on him during the Seder, and another from Rabbi Meilech Biderman about the blessing that comes from spilled wine.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss a novel approach to the emphasis on questions asked of children at the Seder. We discuss an essay by Joe Wolfson, who sees Eliyahu the Prophet as a central figure at the Seder, whose life teaches us the importance of adults facing questions they never would have, unless evoked by questions asked of children. We also posit a surprising identification of "the one who does not know how to ask."
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss what happens if you find Chometz in your home on Pesach. We discuss a moving story from Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, and an insight from Rabbi Daniel Feldman on why commerce (selling Chometz to a non-Jew before Pesach) is such a central part of our Passover preparations, and how it relates to freedom and redemption.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Shabbat HaGadol (this Shabbat, just before Passover), and the curious Haftora passage we read. Though there is no overt mention or reference to Exodus or Pesach, this is the message we need to sustain ourselves, as a People, and as individuals, though everything we face. Rabbi Meilech Biderman shows us how we playfully act this out at our Passover Seder.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss two meanings of one word, Ger, which is central to what Exodus means for us as Jews, and therefore central to our Passover Seder experience; Ger as immigrant, for whom we must always show compassion and assistance (for example towards Ukrainians today, regardless of our past history), and Ger as convert to Judaism, the process every Jew must relive during the Pesach Seder. We quote Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and an incredible insight of Netziv (Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Hersh Berlin) on the Torah value of empathy for all immigrants, and we quote Rabbi YItchak Hutner, explained by Dr. Erin Smokler, on the transformative nature of re-affirming our commitment to God and Torah at the Seder, during which, "every Jew must see her/himself as ever in the process of becoming a Jew."
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss Kitniot - the category of food containing rice, beans, corn, soy, etc., which Ashkenazim don't eat on Passover - and the complaints many have about this restriction. We present why this is necessary and relevant today. We include a discussion of the distinction in Jewish Law between requirement, stringency, and leniency, and when each is, and is not, appropriate. Lastly we share the insight of Rabbi Yosef Rimon that avoiding Kitniot allows us to express our caring and concern for every single Jew.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3S... https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
This morning we discuss how Tzora'at, discussed in our Torah Portion regarding a discoloration in our home, conveys a practical lesson for every one of us. We quote Rambam, Maimonides, who indicates last Parsha and this Parsha contais a progression of God's messages of constructive criticism to us. And we quote Rabbi Yissachar Frand's insight that, confronted by a suggestion for self-improvement, we can either choose tragedy or treasure.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3S... https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss why we observe two days of Yom Tov outside Israel, and must prepare and hold two Passover Seders. We dispel the idea this should no longer be relevant to us, and clarify two overlapping reasons why this is more relevant to us today than ever before.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3S... https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss wisdom we have gained from covid to utilize in different situations in the future. We quote the eloquent poet, Amanda Gorman, keenly observing the spirit of this moment in our society. And we share a story from R. Meilech Biderman that captures how we joyously fulfill any Mitzvah God places before us.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss why this coming Shabbat, the Shabbat before Pesach, is called Shabbat HaGadol, the Great Shabbat. I share Rabbi Norman Lamm's insight on what makes us great, and a wonderful story from Rabbi Yisroel Salanter about elevating ourselves without diminishing others.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Bidud (quarantine in modern Hebrew, the consequence of Tzora'at in our Parsha) as an opportunity for introspection and re-evaluation, quoting Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler and the Slonimer Rebbe in Netivot Shalom on the constructive potential of being alone, and using this construct for a new and progressive understanding of Shabbat.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This evening we discuss how Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of the Jewish month of Nissan, begins the Exodus from Egypt, and the transformation from slavery to freedom, through adopting a lunar calendar. We present the mechanics of the moon's movements, and precisely how we use its cycles to mark months. And we explore what living by a lunar calendar (corrected by the solar calendar) dos for us spiritually, historically, and emotionally.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' application of focused praise, modeled by Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai in Pirkei Avot, and by God in Bereishit, plus an incredible story of how a teacher's creative praise turned around a boy's life.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3S... https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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This morning we discuss the wonderful work of Yesh Tikva (there is hope), supporting Jewish people facing infertility through free professional services, resources and tools, and community education. ADATH is one of more than 100 synagogues around the world commemorating Yesh Tikva's Seventh Annual Infertility Awareness Shabbat this week. This morning we share professional guidance on what to say, and what not to say, and provide a wider, more authentic context to P'ru U'rvu, to be fruitful and multiply, even if one is unable to biologically give birth.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.
We discuss three approaches to addressing a question is Jewish Law that has never arisen before, and we quote Rabbi Shlomo Goren offering a proof for surrogate pregnancy from our Parsha, Tazria.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.
Find me at: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: #adathmichael Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
I share stories and lessons from my experiences providing Kashrut Certification throughout my career.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
We discuss this year's Hamantashen scandal, remembering Amalek and taking risks for peace, reading the Megilah as an allegory about us and God, and choosing what is real and what is a dream.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
We discuss how the debacle of the Golden Calf could have happened, why this terrible episode is ironically one of the superior moments of our history, and the virtue of stubbornness.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
We discuss why shoulder to shoulder is better than face to face, the reward of not using your name, the holiness of being barefoot, and how God's promise to dwell within us is fulfilled today.
Contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, all in one easy-to-access place, video and podcasts.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
Contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, all in one easy-to-access place, video and podcasts.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
Contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, all in one easy-to-access place, video and podcasts.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
Contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, all in one easy-to-access place, video and podcasts.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
Contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, all in one easy-to-access place, video and podcasts.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
Contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, all in one easy-to-access place, video and podcasts.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
We discuss the multiple benefits of Zoom Prayer, and analyze the various Halachic questions that arise.
Contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, all in one easy-to-access place, video and podcasts.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
Contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, all in one easy-to-access place, video and podcasts.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
Contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, all in one easy-to-access place, video and podcasts.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
Contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, all in one easy-to-access place, video and podcasts.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
Contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, all in one easy-to-access place, video and podcasts.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
We discuss a story you will love, the majesty and impact of Jewish Law, what it takes to be a judge (even for yourself), watch "Maid" on Netflix, how Judaism combats domestic abuse, and the dual, district narratives of the Revelation at Sinai.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
We discuss hearing vs. listening - move your car, what Moshe could not do that others could do better, and the 10th Commandment by Dr. Seuss.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
We discuss whether the Splitting of the Red Sea was a supernatural miracle or a miracle of irony, how Manna proves how to be happy, and the selflessness with which we earned, and continue to earn God's miracles.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
We discuss the fundamental freedom to chose and how we lose it, God's command that our suffering in Egypt requires us to speak out against racism and prejudice today, our view of Moshiach as a future ideal and as a present lens to the world and our lives, and giving a Mitzvah our best effort - inspiration from John Madden.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
We discuss the deep significance of 2 extra words of prayer, religious schools behaving badly, and the greatest missed opportunity in Jewish History.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
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This is our story. We trace the monumental transition, over the past 30 years, in how Jewish Law and Tradition guide couples along these heartbreaking losses. It is crucial that all Jewish couples know the options Jewish Law offers today that are best suited for them.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the process of growth caused by trauma - quoting the Magid of Kozhnitz and Amanda Gorman, Moshe's leadership conveyed through grammar, a leader must be able to see his responsibility in the shortcomings of his flock, and God's promise that He considers every one of us a cherished star.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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This is the last 10 minutes of Rabbi Whitman's Mining the Riches of the Parsha on VaYechi - December 16, 2021. Listen to the full class here: https://soundcloud.com/miningtheriches/vayechi-december-16-2021?si=69c62ce021f349e09e4bfc35af165437&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
We discuss whether Parshat VaYechi is an interruption in the narrative, or the culmination of Bereishit, the conversation of Shma Yisroel we continue every day, and Facing Death.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the porcupine problem, Yosef again putting himself in danger from his brothers, when not to discuss Jewish law, and which items to always take with you.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the essence of Shmita (The Sabbatical Year) expressed powerfully by Margaret Atwood, the practical application of lighting Chanukah lights in ascending order, the power of small and antifragile, and what we can learn now from Chanukah based primarily in our home.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss Rav Soloveitchik's classic essay "Confrontation" and why Yaakov only answered one of Eisav's questions, how the Chinese understand Judaism better than many Jews, and was Yaakov wrong to take Eisav's blessing, and if yes, what did he do about it.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss balancing standing low on the ground and reaching up to heaven, and how our Matriarch Rachel becomes our Mom, Mama Rochel.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss Rav Soloveitchik's existential basis for attending synagogue - it's time to come back to Shul, we are all Eisav, and why Yaakov was chosen.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Tribute to Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Glick, ZTZ"L - October 21, 2021 by Rabbi Michael Whitman
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss a Torah approach to the environment and our responsibility to protect it, as an introduction to our mini-series on Shmita, the Sabbatical Year. This is the first of a four-part series.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss Kol Nidre - its complicated and controversial history, and why the obscure subject of annulling vows is the opening to, and sets the tone for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the lesson of the Akeida (Binding of Isaac, Torah Reading for the second day of Rosh Hashana) is to live with uncertainty, as Avraham did, not just because uncertainty is inevitable, but because that is the character God wants to develop within us. Plus, how and why Moshe evaluates us as greater than he was (!), and a reminder that the One before Whom we appear on Rosh Hashana is our loving parent, Who only wants the best for us, and therefore, we should relax and feel confident as we approach God this week.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss we are a people of story-tellers, and our stories don't just describe, but create our reality, and we must always be thinking what is the story - from among many alternatives - that we choose to tell ourselves and others about what is happening to us, plus feeling happiness when doing a Mitzvah, and causing others to be happy, is an intrinsic and necessary component of fulfilling the Mitzvah properly.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss pursuing justice justly, serving God by forgiving ourselves, and the elements needed to create a just society.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the financial components of Shmittah - the sabbatical year, which begins this Rosh Hashana, economic theory and the efficiency of cancelling debts, the non-monetary aspects of Tzedaka, and the unique purpose of blowing Shofar during Ellul.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the various meanings of Brachah/Blessing, and the way in which the blessing after eating uses memory to combat arrogance, plus listening as the preeminent leadership skill.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the lessons from Tisha B'Av that we take with us this Shabbat and going forward, and an apparent discrepancy in the text of the Ten Commandments, which addresses playing baseball on Shabbos.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the elevation of the daughters of Tzelofchad, Moshe's criteria for selecting a successor, Moshe's exquisite selflessness in the face of profound disappointment, and the insight to understanding our Parsha from Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the conflicting messages of Bilaam and Micah - Bilaam's donkey agrees with Micah.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss leadership - despicable, good, and exemplary, plus the Mitzvah of serving in the IDF, and the critique of religious exemptions.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss what Korach wanted to undermine, the contrast of two women, and how to save someone from destroyed themselves.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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For Kollel Torah Mitzion Women's Bet Midrash - we discuss how ridiculous anger makes us, a strategy for preventing it from happening, and the question each new parent must ask.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the Ishbitzer on the sin of the spies, why this was much worse than the golden calf, and the incredible analysis of two texts, 40 years apart, with diametrically opposite points of view.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the pros and cons of religious asceticism, insuring we feel deserving of blessing, and never saying, "Yes, I already heard that."
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the meaning of Kinyan (it doesn't mean acquire) from the Book of Ruth to better understand the Jewish wedding ceremony, and more deeply appreciate the Holiday of Shavuot.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss what is not in the Book of Ruth but appears to be there, and the cryptic blessing/challenge of being upright.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss a teaching of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in Pirkei Avos from my grandfather, Sam Margolin, the nexus of Mitzvos that create a Torah Social Policy which is the subtext to the Book of Ruth, and an insight into the mystery of Lag B'Omer that resonates for us today.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss Pirkei Avos and the obligation to pray for government officials and follow covid regulations, the sensitive system of caring for the vulnerable in Israel 3000 years ago, and the Mozart aria go-get-'em of Kedoshim Tihiyu - be vitally holy.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss what Yom HaAtzma'ut expresses about Israel's character, what Ruth's conversion teaches every Jew, and looking for help in the right place is a sign of distinction.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Now simultaneously on Clubhouse - please join me!
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the first lesson in Pikei Avos, an introduction to understanding the context of the Book of Ruth, and the practical application for us of Aaron's silence in the face of tragedy.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the relevant reasons for two days Yom Tov, don't suck the bones, and redemption in our day.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We describe a Seder facing the future with optimism and hope, plus a suggestion if you will be alone this Passover.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the source of confidentiality in Jewish law and civil law - and the conflict between them, the moral and philosophical problems of sacrifices, and the leniencies that apply for Pesach this year.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss how to prepare for Pesach that is preceded by Shabbat, and the wonderful opportunity this presents.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the significance of the Kiyur, and its connection to reading Parshat Parah, preparing our attitude for Pesach, and Moshe's radiance - from his selfless leadership or from solitude, the gift of aloneness with God.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss how giving is taking, how Purim ushers in a new era of Jewish history and its impact for us today, and which aspect of Purim to focus on this year.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Based on the first sermon/Dvar Torah I delivered in Montreal, 21 years ago, this represents my personal mission statement.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss several ways in which the details of Jewish civil law express Judaism's deepest core values, and our certainty that God wants the best for us, which is also the ultimate requirement for conversion to Judaism.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss what was exceptional about Yisro, Moshe's father-in-law, based on the teaching and personality of Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski, of blessed memory, and a deeper look at how Yisro exemplifies the essence of Judaism.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss how kindness takes us out of our Egypt, the purpose of prayer is to be never-ending, and Martin Luther King on the death of evil.
10@9 Pragmatic And Spiritual Evolution Of Tu B'Shvat - January 28, 2021 by Rabbi Michael Whitman
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Plus condemnation for lawlessness and interfering with police among some Jews in Outremont this past Shabbos. We express our gratitude to the government, police, and public health for doing their best to keep us safe and healthy. These lawless individuals, and their "leaders" and "rabbis" do not represent us or the Jewish community. They are a distortion of Judaism.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss why the Jewish People had to leave Egypt with wealth, how Rosh Chodesh attests to the monumental dignity of mankind, and why Judaism is the religion of Exodus.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the implications of Israel and Torah as an inheritance, and we ask, but don't answer, why God commanded Moshe to lie.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube
And my Instagram: @adathmichael
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the importance of making arrangements for medical decision-making and for burial while we are healthy, the double importance for us of Yaakov gathering his family before his death, understanding the strange blessing Yaakov bestows on his grandchildren, and learning from Yaakov, Yosef, and Sarah Hall the process of transition from grief/loss to consolation/comfort.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss a unique feature of the Fast Day, 10th of Tevet, and how it allows fasting at the beginning of Shabbat, we derive from Yosef the devastating effect of loneliness, fear, and anxiety and how that undermines our grasp on reality, and we trace the two strategies Yosef uses to heal himself from trauma - letting go and re-framing - and how we can practically put those lessons to work for us now.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the controversy over what the Menorah looked like and how that controversy continues to ripple though Israeli politics and life, a relevant lesson from the chronology of Chanukah, what God taught Yaakov about wanting to live in calm and comfort, how Yosef learned that lesson at a very dramatic moment, and how - with that lesson - Yosef teaches us how to navigate the challenges we face.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss two shocking women, the benefits of failure, lessons from The Crown, and transforming our home into a Holy Temple on Chanukah.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 Remembering Yaakov's Wrestling At Dinner - December 4, 2020 by Rabbi Michael Whitman
We discuss Aviva Zornberg's approach to the significance of Yaacov's experiences at night, and his discovery of Tefilat Maariv - the oxymoron of prayer at night.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss what Yaakov did to qualify as our Patriarch, and the deeper levels of Rachel's selflessness.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss four crucial lessons from Yitzchak's actions during a famine in Israel, digging wells.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' approach to understanding Avraham's resilience and how to use it for ourselves, and God's blessing to Yitzchak (and promise to each of us) that we are never alone.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss deeper meanings of visiting the sick and welcoming guests that are relevant even during isolation, overcoming the challenge of the Third Day, and don't be a Tzaddik in Peltz or make a small cholent.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the prayer Ashrei – when we say it, why we say it, how it is a necessary preparation for prayer as it answers all the questions that would otherwise make prayer hard.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss how prayer might change God's response - exemplified by Avraham and Sara heeding Lech Lecha - prayer as movement, the classic ongoing dispute on how to rationalize the behaviour of our patriarchs and matriarchs, creating distance to preserve peace, and Yael Leibowitz's remarkable "Go, and Know..." published in Times of Israel: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/go-and-know/?fbclid=IwAR3WmuqMvuTqDrEmmAFhCWNxLelcseGjM0Rnpv3EbBWXH78lYA5fLzF9F7E
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss how prayer is woven into the fabric of creation, what Noach believed and what did he not believe, when God protects us from our prayers, and what God preserves when prayer and Torah study is missing.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss learning from God to not rush to judge until we investigate fully, the difference between Adam and Noach as reflected in their names, Noach and Haran are the first two agnostics with opposite outcomes, learning from the inner life of Mother Theresa, learning from Noach that obedience is not always the highest virtue, and finding the wellsprings of healing in the destructive waters of the flood.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss God's humility in making us His partner in our own improvement, Bereishit shows us that gender and sex are not binary, multiple paths in the Mitzvah to be fruitful and multiply, the scope of the pain of infertility, and Rav Yosef Soloveitchik teaching us that what we are doing is Tov Me'od, exceedingly good!
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss a deeper appreciation of Simchat Torah that will lead us to a unique joy this Yom Tov and into the coming Jewish year.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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This Thursday night presentation from Rabbi Whitman will change the way you experience Sukkot this year, and every year!
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Part 5 of Rabbi Whitman's 5 part series - Make This High Holiday Your Best Ever! This presentation, if taken to heart, will allow you to have your best and most unique Yom Kippur EVER!
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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Watch part 3 of Rabbi Whitman's series, Make This Your Best High Holiday Ever! We discuss why there is no Shofar on Rosh Hashana that falls on Shabbat, a lesson from "Paradise" by Toni Morrison, God's priorities - not ours, and we are precisely where we need to be at this moment, saving lives.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss what makes a person "great", how we are partners with God in making Israel holy, the practice and meaning of Hagba (lifting the Torah), and why we need blessings to run after us.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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This is part 1 of a 5 part series, Make This High Holiday Your Best Ever!
Thursday, August 27, 8 p.m. - The Unique Goal of Shofar during Ellul We discuss the lesson our Jewish calendar teaches us by placing Ellul as the month before Rosh Hashana, how we can use that lesson every day in our own lives, and how that lesson is expressed in the prayer we add during this season - L'Dovid Hashem Ori. We discuss blowing the Shofar during Ellul as the roar of a lion - and what that should evoke in us, and another perspective on hearing the Shofar during Ellul from a parable of the Dubno Maggid.
Thursday, September 3, 8 p.m. - Respecting Your Fellow During Prayer Thursday, September 10, 8 p.m. - What Does God Want From Me This Year? Thursday, September 17, 8 p.m. - You ARE in Control Thursday, September 24, 8 p.m. - Inspiration Through the Music of Ishay Ribo - Seder Avodah, Unpacked and Explained
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the moral primacy of returning a lost object, R. Lichtenstein's unifying theme of the various Mitzvot in our Parsha, and the goals of the Mitzvah of divorce.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss the meaning of Tamim in serving God, exile in space and in time, and binding our actions and our minds together to serve God.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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We discuss practical applications to today's societal problems from two esoteric Mitzvot in our Parsha - Eidim Zomemim and Egla Arufa.
10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca.
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