Parshas Vayakhel: The Wise Artisans
By Sara Wolfe In this week’s Parsha we read about two main topics. First, G-d tells Moshe to gather all the people of Israel and they are given the reminder…
Sparks of Torah – Parshas Terumah
By Rabbi Dovid Nussbaum THE AMBIANCE Although we no longer merit the presence of Hashem in His abode, the Mishkan of the desert or the Beis Hamikdash that was in…
Parshas Terumah: “Build It and I Will Come”
By Ellyn Hutt What happened to all the drama? Where’s the story line? For the entire book of Bereshit we were introduced to each of our matriarchs and patriarchs and…
Sparks of Torah – Parshas Yisro
True Greatness By Rabbi Dovid Nussbaum When Yisro comes to greet Moshe he exclaims that “NOW he knows that Hashem is greater than all the ’other’ powers in the world”.…
Sparks of Torah: Parshas Beshalach
By Rabbi Dovid Nussbaum PASSING THE BUCK Sometimes, we have an opportunity to accomplish a deed which has eternal returns. Of course each mitzvah that we perform has a spiritual…
Parshas Beshalach: Basking in an Open Miracle or Shlepping through the Mud?
By Sara Wolfe At the start of this week's Torah portion the Jewish people have witnessed open miracles that are unparalleled in human history. Towards the beginning of the parsha,…
Parsha Blog: Holy Chutzpah
Holy Chutzpah By Rabbi Danny Wolfe It’s that time of year again, when thousands of Americans make our “New Year's Resolutions.” For many of us, New Years is a golden…
Sparks of Torah – Parshas Vayechi
Surviving the Tempest By Rabbi Dovid Nussbaum The descent of Yaakov and his family to Egypt sets the stage for the eventual full-fledged exile that his grandchildren and future generations will…
Parshas Miketz: The Secret to Success
By Sara Wolfe The parsha begins with Pharaoh’s two troubling dreams. After being unsettled by his dreams, and seeking to find an explanation to them by his necromancers (unsuccessfully),…
Parshas Vayeshev: There’s Always Something
Of all the Avos, our forefathers, Yaakov’s life is the most turbulent. He has a whole squabble with his brother, who sets out to kill him in last week’s Parsha;…