Cheder Chabad Of Baltimore First Grade Talmidim Receive Their First Chumash
By: BJLife Newsroom Cheder Chabad of Baltimore celebrated a momentous milestone this week as its first-grade talmidim received their very first Chumash at the annual Chumash Party—a cherished event marking the formal beginning of Torah learning. The celebration opened with warm words of welcome from the school’s principal, Rabbi Ephraim Sorkin, who spoke about the […]
YTS Chumash Mesiba
Yeshivas Toras Simcha first-grade students celebrated receiving their first Chumash this morning. Under the direction of their rebbe, Rabbi Tuvia Tessler, and assistant Dovid Berendt, the boys entertained their parents and grandparents with songs and dancing in honor of the occasion. The boys also started learning Parshas Breishis and provided much nachas to their families.
In The Thicket
Rabbi Zvi Teichman Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi taught that every day a bas kol, a heavenly voice, emanates from Mount Chorev bemoaning the disgrace of the Torah by those who neglect to uphold its honor. This ‘voice’ is an echo of the sound of the Shofar that resonated at the giving of the Torah, that […]
Wait! I’m Coming!
Rabbi Zvi Teichman Eachtime we remove the Sefer Torah from the Ark/Aron in preparation to read from it, we recite the verse: ויהי בנסוע — When the Ark would travel, Moshe would say, ‘Arise, Hashem, and let your foes be scattered, let those who hate You flee from you.’ This custom is first recorded by […]
You Have Chosen Us!
Rabbi Zvi Teichman We are taught that in the days preceding the coming of Moshiach tragedies will befall us at such a pace and intensity that ‘the most recent ones will cause us to forget the earlier ones.’ Since October 7th we have been facing a growing onslaught of hatred, destruction and death unleashed against […]
Something From Nothing
Rabbi Zvi Teichman We are told of the terrible consequences that will befall our nation in the event we begin to loath and reject G-d’s will. We are assured that the ensuing travails will eventually bring us back to our senses and only ‘then will their unfeeling hearts be humbled’, taking ownership for our actions, […]
Hey Bro!
Rabbi Zvi Teichman When you make a sale לעמיתך—to your fellow or make a purchase from the hand of your fellow, do not cheat each man את אחיו—his brother. (ויקרא כה יד) It’s strange that what began as a simple transaction between ‘fellow’ Jews suddenly turns in to ‘family’ business with each one careful not […]
A Time for Planting
Rabbi Zvi Teichman The Torah introduces the command of Orlah, which prohibits one from partaking of fruits that grow on newly planted trees for the first three years from its planting. The Midrash states that the very planting of trees is a fulfillment of the command to emulate the attributes of G-d and cleave to […]
You Are Truly Special!
Rabbi Zvi Teichman The Ibn Ezra points out a striking similarity between the process of purification of the Metzora and the bringing of the Korban Pesach in Egypt. Both implemented the use of a bundle of Eizov — Hyssop. In the case of a Metzora, to sprinkle seven times, together with cedar wood, the blood-mixture […]
Whispers
Rabbi Zvi Teichman On the joyous day of the inauguration of the Mishkan, tragedy strikes. Nadav and Avihu bring an unauthorized offering and are consumed by fire. One can only imagine the overwhelming grief their illustrious father, Aharon must have experienced. Yet, the Torah pithily states, וידֹם אהרן — and Aharon was silent. No more, […]