When Eliezer meets Rivka he is immediately convinced that she is the one for Yitzchok. Therefore he adorns her with a golden nose ring and two beautiful bracelets. What was the need to embellish her with these expensive gifts right away?
The Patriarch Avrohom went out of his way to benefit guests. Even when he had just experienced his own Bris Milah at the advanced age of 100, still he pursued the mitzvah to the best of his ability
ashem made a covenant with Avrohom guaranteeing him that his children would inherit the Land of Israel. However, apparently Avrohom was not secure with that guarantee and requested that they should be assured.
Although Noach survived the Flood, nonetheless it appears that the decree to eliminate mankind also included Noach. As Rashi cites the Midrash that Hashem ‘concurred’ with his angels that the entire world had been created ‘mistakenly.’
If one peruses even superficially the history of the world clearly there have been many generations of evil corrupt people. Was it truly necessary to have all these wicked individuals? Couldn’t we have just had generations that also contained righteous and outstanding people?
After the coronation of Hashem on Rosh Hashana and meriting clemency for our sins on Yom Kippur, we head into the beautiful and inspiring Yom Tov of Succos. In order to appreciate the fundamental theme of Succos we first have to quote the words of our Sages.
Moshe in his final moments addressing the nation cautions them to be attentive to the entire communication that has been delivered to them. They will soon be leaving the protective buttress of the desert. There they lived a life constantly supported by miracles.
We have a massive court case pending. It’s called Rosh Hashanah. The Talmud explains that the books of Life and Death are opened and each and every person’s entire life history of the past year is examined in great detail. Not a point is overlooked or not dealt with.
The Torah states that Moshe ‘went’ and then spoke to the nation. However, it is not clear where did Moshe go? Rav Shlomo Kluger presents a fascinating explanation which will serve us well in 2026. At the end of his life, Moshe no longer has the faculty to disseminate Torah as he had done before.
When the owner of a field brings his first ripened fruits to the Beis Hamikdash, he recites an entire litany that he has followed all the rules that pertain to tithing his produce