Will and Testament
Then will I remember My covenant with Jacob, and also My covenant with Isaac, and also My covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. (Vayikra 26:42) Rashi asks on this verse, “Why does the Torah use the term “remember” for [...]
רצונו רצונינו
וְזָכַרְתִּי, אֶת-בְּרִיתִי יַעֲקוֹב; וְאַף אֶת-בְּרִיתִי יִצְחָק וְאַף אֶת-בְּרִיתִי אַבְרָהָם, אֶזְכֹּר--וְהָאָרֶץ אֶזְכֹּר. (ויקרא כו:מב) רש"י שואל על הפסוק הזה: " וְלָמָּה לֹא נֶאֶמְרָה זְכִירָה בְיִצְחָק? (ספרא)?" רש"י מצטט מהספרא, " אֶלָּא אֲפָרוֹ שֶׁל יִצְחָק נִרְאֶה לְפָנַי צָבוּר וּמֻנָּח עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ." הכוונה היא לעקידה, שבה יצחק נעקד [...]
Keep Calm and Daven On
What a year 5780 has been! I certainly didn’t see this coming, and seemingly no one else did. But one year ago, Hashem knew what was going to be in store for us. If anything, that thought should calm us down, because while we didn’t [...]
Hilchos Yom Tov with Rav Zachariash (14)
Turning Physical Into Spiritual: Simchas Beis Hashoeva 5786









