Sparks of Torah – Purim
THE ULTIMATE PURIFICATION In a few short hours Purim will arrive and we need to prepare ourselves for this important Yom Tov. Perhaps you may question why I am referring…
Sparks of Torah – Parshas Kedoshim
By Rabbi Dovid Nussbaum WORN OUT This week the Torah introduces one of the chief guiding mitzvos that potentially affects our lives on a daily basis. It is the mitzvah…
Sparks of Torah – Pesach Edition
VISIONARIES By Rabbi Dovid Nussbaum Pesach has arrived and, of course, the lingering question, have we arrived? The answer is probably a resounding yes. The shelves are lined with contact…
Sparks of Torah – Parshas Metzorah
By Rabbi Dovid Nussbaum THE SILVER LINING Hashem commanded the Kohanim to warn the people that they should not become defiled and enter the Mishkan. The punishment for this…
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…
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…
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…
Sparks of Torah – Parshas Toldos
By Rabbi Dovid Nussbaum The Ultimate Struggle Rivka was perplexed. Although she davened for children, there was a tremendous commotion occurring inside her which she didn’t understand. She approached…
Sparks of Torah – Parshas Shelach
VOLUME 71 NUMBER 4 PARSHAS SHELACH IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU! Last week’s parsha concluded with a most interesting episode involving Miriam and her brother Moshe. She discovered that Moshe had…