How does a land become holy?

Why is Jerusalem so holy? Why is the Love of the Eretz Yisrael and so Holy?

When the Holiness Expands

 Now I want to tell you something very very deep.

Nobody ever wanted to take away Avraham’s possessions. No one ever claime...

One of the most profound and influential comments ever made about Jewish destiny was made by the pagan prophet Bilaam in this week’s sedra:

As I see them from the mountain tops,

Gaze on them from the heights,

Behold it is a people that dwells alone,

Not...

Welcome, once again to the mysteries and depths of our holy Torah: the mysteries of the פרה אדומה Red Heifer, Miriam’s well, the passing on of Aharon HaKohen, the mystery of Moshe Rabbeinu hitting the rock… and there are more and more. These mysterie...

Featured Video from the Mussaf Orayers of Rosh Chodish - Ahavat Olam - Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach - אהבת עולם - רבי שלמה קרליבך

What do I need to know about the month of Tammuz? 

Even though Tammuz is my birthday month, I approach this month with a bit of...

Summary

This weeks Parsha starts with Korach took. What did he take?

Everytime the Torah uses the word קיחה it’s referring to business. קיחה קיחה משדה עפרון. 

So ויקח קרח Korach took his Yiddishkeit on the level of business... I do this, you give me tha...

Everybody asks, why did G-d forgive us for the sin of the Golden Calf and didn’t He forgive us for the sin of the spies?

In this blog, collected from the teachings of Reb Shlomo who makes a passionate case in favour of Eretz Yisrael and Israel, and th...

Parsha Insights Behaalotcha

Reb Shlomo's Torah

Beha’aloscha - Aharon and Miriam’s lashon hara

I had this crazy idea

 Moshe Rabbeinu sent outstanding yidden to Eretz Yisrael to be the spies. Rashi says shlach lecha anashim; G-d told him to send great peop...

Shavuot – Converts , Building Bridges with the Christian Community

Everybody knows we read the story of Ruth who converted to Judaism on Shavuot. What is even more remarkable is the Impact of Converts and their descendants on the development of the Je...

Parsha Insights by Rav Yisrael Smith

The last aliyah of this week's parsha presents us with a great spectacle - the twelve day parade of the nsi'im, the leaders of the twelve tribes, bringing their offerings for the inauguration of the mizbeach. This...

Shavout : Torah Stories and Story Torahs

Dear Friends,

Shalom uvracha mi'Yerushalayim!

Blessings of the sweetest Torah to all. The most important thing is to ready ourselves to receive Hashem and His Torah. We need to open our hearts to receive it. Our...