The Holy Count
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThis week, in Parshas Emor,we encounter the mitzvah of counting seven weeks between when the Korban Omer is brought on the second day of Pesach through the night prior to the...
View ArticleFacing the Test
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Parshas Behar opens with the mitzvah of Shmittah. The discussion of the topic begins by stating that Hashem told these halachos to Moshe Rabbeinu on Har Sinai. Rashi...
View ArticleWhat We Can Do
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzIn the days of old, when the Jewish people were blessed with leaders who were able to discern and portray the Hand of Hashem in all that transpired, people weren’t as...
View ArticleThat’s What We’re Here For
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzBack at the beginning of the world, when creation was still unsullied by man and his struggles, nothing was guaranteed.The Gemara in Shabbos (88a) quotes Reish Lakish, who...
View ArticleAn Eternal Attachment
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzI had the zechus of spending over a week in Eretz Yisroel. The past two weeks were said to be the hottest since Israel began recording weather temperatures. Since we stayed in...
View ArticleTruly Historic
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThere are times that are described as historic, but aren’t. There are times when, in hindsight, it becomes apparent that they were historic turning points. And then there are...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzTo those who follow the news and have been following politics since the 2020 election, President Biden’s performance at last week’s debate came as no surprise. The confused...
View ArticleOn Logic
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThe United States is currently facing something it has never previously faced. Its presidential elections are several months away, and its president, who is also his party’s...
View ArticleHow Did It Happen?
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzOnce again, we have seen that we are living in historic times. Very rare occurrences are transpiring on a regular basis, dramatically impacting our lives, the world in...
View ArticleA Storm of Lies
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzWe read in this week’s parsha (31:3) that Moshe Rabbeinu addressed the Jewish people on the need to gather men for an army to exact revenge against Midyan. Rashi shares with us...
View ArticleWhen Will It End
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzOnce again, we are reminded that we are living in historic and dangerous times. Israel’s assassination of terror leaders in retribution for the wanton murder of twelve Israeli...
View ArticleNachamu: From Darkness to Light
By Rabbi Pinchos LipchutzWe are all familiar with the concept that the tefillah of Ashrei, which we recite three times daily, is comprised of pesukim that begin with all the Hebrew letters in...
View ArticleIn The Zone
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzWe have all heard of Oorah and are familiar with its jingles, loveable mascot Fiveish, and annual Chinese auction. We have seen its ads and know that Oorah has something to do...
View ArticleWords & Elul
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzYerushalayim is the city of hidden tzaddikim, who spend their days and nights plumbing the depths of Torah and tefillah with total humility and anonymity. One such person is...
View ArticleLev Mi Lo Yecherad
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzElul, the month of introspection and preparation for the Days of Judgment—Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—is always a serious period. As the Days of Judgment approach, people...
View ArticleThe Path of Elul
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThough it may be cliché to say that we are living in troubling times, it is true. Over the past few years, we have lost many of our great men and leaders. If you think about it,...
View ArticleStill Standing
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzLast week, the parsha we learned listed ninety-eight curses that Hashem foretold would befall the Bnei Yisroel if they would not follow in His way. This week’s parsha begins...
View ArticleNew Beginnings
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz It is interesting that although Rosh Hashanah is included in the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah, we don’t mention teshuvah in our tefillos and don’t recite the viduy as we do during...
View ArticleA Holy Connection
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThe Jewish world has undergone a tremendous change since Sukkos ended last year. It was as if once the Yom Tov that celebrates Hashem’s protection of the Jewish people in the...
View ArticleA Rising Light Extinguished
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThe first parsha of the Torah, which discusses the creation of the world and its beginning years, represents potential and the future. On Shabbos Bereishis, we begin the...
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