Shemini

In this week's Parsha we learn about the animals, fish, insects, and birds that we may not eat. The Torah describes them as "Toeiva" - an abomination. We are taught that by eating these things we are destroying our Neshamos, and the damage is very great. Why is it that th...

We know "sheva yipol tzaddik v'kum". To fall seven times you have to have been up in between. The possuk tells us don't worry you will eventually stand without falling. But what about someone who remains on the ground the whole time. For where does he know that there is h...

Vayehi bayom hashmini... Shabbos is a time of cleansing, renewal and rejuvenation. A yid stops running around like a chicken without a head trying to bring in parnassa and has time to think, daven, learn and spend time with family. Shabbos should be a new beginning and t...