Parsha: Matot ~ Numbers 30–32 Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1–2:3 Supplemental Readings: M Job 1–4; Heb. 1 T Job 5–8; Heb. 2 W Job 9–11; Heb. 3 Th Job 12–15; Heb. 4 F Job 16–19; Heb. 5 Sa Job 20, 21...

There's an interesting item tucked away in this week's Machberes column in the Jewish Press. Ultimate Coats by Modest Design announced, in chassidishe advertising weeklies, that it has two styles of coats for weddings or other occasions. The ad notes that the Rimanover Rebbe, in his city, had ordain...

by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL In a small village lived a poor groom. Unable to afford a proper tailor to make a wedding suit, he brought material to a second-rate one. The poor boy was shocked to see the results. “But this sleeve is six inches too short,” he cried. ...

I started learning Hebrew six years ago. My first teacher was the father of one of my pupils. He taught me how to read the letters and then we started on the parsha straight away. I was learning along with his wife and two of his daughters. It was a fantastic experience and it was good to be confron...

Click Here for the Parsha Comic from last year Click Here for the English Text of the Haftorah...

by Steve Brizel The Covenant of Peace R. Aharon Lichtenstein suggests that the covenant of peace is a blessing that even someone who is dedicated to truth and peace, but is forced to commit a violent act, will ultimately return to his peaceful roots: link R. Berel Wein underscores the fact that Pinc...

Z'manin: Candle Lighting: 8:04 pmPlag HaMinchah Minyan: 6:32 pm* Minchah Erev Shabbos : 7:30 pm** Hashkamah Minyan:7:15 amDaf Yomi:7:25 amShacharis:8:30 amSof Z'man K'rias Sh'ma:9:21 amRabbi's Shiur in P'sachim:5:00 pmMinchah Shabbos Afternoon:6:00 pmPirkei Avos:8:40 pmMaariv:9:13 pm Weekday Schedul...

from R. Scheinman of the Hebrew Academy in Cleveland: http://www.shemayisrael.co.il/parsha/peninim/archives/shmini66.htm "he daah and the ayah according to its specie. (11:14) In the Talmud Chullin 62a, Chazal say that the daah, ayah and raah are all one specie of fowl. Why is it called raah? Becaus...

NOTE: This Dvar Torah contains strong sexual imagery, may not be what you are used to from a Dvar Torah, and will certainly not be appropriate for the Shabbos table. I also apologize for the length. As I was reading a dvar Torah on Pinchas, the following thought occurred to me, which I promptly push...

בלעם at the end of the parsha, discussed according to many, the Messianic era. The Ramban understands that he was talking about the ד' מלכיות. The Ramban quotes the Ibn Ezra who thought that ישמעאל was the last of the ד' מלכיות. The Ramban disagrees and says that the Ibn Ezra...