Open Your Tent!

Open Your Tent!

by | Nov 28, 2008 | Toldot

As I prepare this essay the world is in the middle of a nightmare in Mumbai. Innocent people were slaughtered, hostages have been taken and closer to home, we are all praying for a miracle for those that have dedicated their lives to Ahavat Yisroel manning a Chabad...
Hebron

Hebron

by | Nov 21, 2008 | Chayei Sarah

Prince Rudolph, son and heir to the Austrian monarch Franz Josef, visited Palestine at the turn of the century and recounted his trip to Chevron in his memoirs: Upon reaching Hebron I immediately went to the cave of Machpela. There I was overwhelmed at the realization...

Praying For Others

by | Nov 13, 2008 | Vayeira

The following Dvar Torah was given at the Saranac Synagogue in Buffalo on Shabbat Vayera 5747, (1986), and transcribed from memory by Dr. Jeffery Zucker. We dedicate this essay in memory of Jeff’s mother Ita bat Shalom, A”H, who shares her Yortzeit with...
After The Flood

After The Flood

by | Oct 31, 2008 | Noach

Noah and his family emerged from the ark. The population of the world was gone. All the men and women who had heckled Noah on a regular basis were missing. It was not the same world that Noah had known. The Torah doesn’t record Noah’s emotions at that...