Lech-Lecha
The Need for SpeedThe Ben Ish Chai explains how Avraham Avinu was able to exhibit astounding alacrity when it came to doing mitzvos…
Masei
Smashing the Modern Day IdolsIn this week's Haftarah, the prophet Yirmiyahu rebukes his people: "They say to the wood, 'You are my father,' and…
Vayetze
Can You Ever Please a Narcissist?How did our patriarch Yaakov finally separate himself from his abusive father-in-law Lavan? What can we learn from this story…
Kedoshim
Would You Rather Be Rich or Go to Heaven?The mitzvah of orlah, not eating the fruit of a tree for the first three years has an element which…