Sidra Commentaries 5773

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Bereishit 5773

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

This morning we begin yet again a new cycle of Torah reading. The name of the first book of the Torah, as well as the first Sidra is Bereshit, which means at the beginning. The word comes from Hebrew word ROSH, which means head. The Shabbat has a special title: Shabbat Bereshit. The book should […]

Vayelech 5773

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

The Hebrew name of today’s Sidra means he went. In its number of verses, it is the shortest Sidra of the year, but it is read on its own only rarely, when Yom Kippur falls on either Wednesday or Thursday. The Sidra sets out Moses speech on the last day of his life. It is interesting […]