January 3, 2023 The Soncino Chumash vs. the Hertz Chumash vs. Artscroll Stone Edition vs. Lubavitch Chumashim I keep a collection of English translations of the Chumash for reference purposes. This past Shabbos I picked up a Soncino Chumash and compared it to the Hertz Chumash. I rarely used these Chumoshim and I was curious …
Parshas VaYigash – December 31, 2022
Danny Berger Fred Weingust On December 29th right after the morning minyan, I plopped down next to Danny Berger and asked him how Rashi in verse 44:18 understood. It happened to be that he was working on the Rashi in 44:13 and the Rashi 44:18. Together we put together a very nice explanation. Danny Berger: …
12-22-2022 – Parshas Miketz
12-22-2022 Parshas Miketz Shabbos at the BAYT Anshei Minsk This week on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 went to Anshei Minsk for their Chanukah party. I parked my car by the Yorkdale Shopping Center and took the train. Anshei Minsk is in the Kensington Market Area, the old Jewish area of Toronto and is considered …
Parshas VaYeshev: December 17, 2022
Verse 37:1 - וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּאֶ֖רֶץ מְגוּרֵ֣י אָבִ֑יו בְּאֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן Nothing new to report in Toronto. We are taking it day by day. It is cold and snow has fallen. Friday night my mother in law came to the table and had some Kiddush. On Shabbos morning I davened at Chabad of Flamingo, a 1.8-mile …
Shabbos Parshas VaYishlach: December 10, 2022
Sholem and Hudi in Toronto Menashe Skulnick Dennis Wilson, Grandson of Menashe Skulnick Rabbi Ari Cutler Bais Halevi - הַצִּילֵ֥נִי נָ֛א מִיַּ֥ד אָחִ֖י מִיַּ֣ד עֵשָׂ֑ו Sholem and Hudi drove in to visit my mother in law. They were here for Wednesday December 7, 2022. It was great as they lit up Bubi’s spirits. Hudi is …
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November 19, 2022 – Shabbos Parshas Chaya Sara
Toronto Dr. Shoshana Levy and Tovah Levy Rabbi Chaim Silverstein חק לישׂראל - Chok L'Yisrael עניני הסדרה - Perush on the Chumash Dr. Barry Levy Torah from the Parsha: 1) Negotiations with Efron - What does וּפִגְעוּ־לִ֖י in Verse 23:8 Mean 2) Where was Avrohom Living? 3) Where was Yitzchok? 4) Eliezer’s Shidduch Mission 5) …
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November 4, 2022 – Shabbos Parshas Lech Lecha
Simi Mandelbaum Bar Mitzvah Tiferet Levy Sara Wolkenfeld’s Sister’s Passing Or Hachaim on Genesis 15:15 Yishmael’s Bris Yishmael's Righteousness Friday night I davened by Sidney Glenner at the Base Ment Minyan. I wore my light blue jacket I purchased from the Brown Elephant for $14. I love the jacket and how it looks on me. …
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September 17, 2022 – Shabbos Parshas Ki Savo
I was to be in Baltimore for Rabbi Jonathan Gross’s daughter’s Bas Mitzvah Shabbos, however on Thursday we received a call from Shoshana to go down to Florida and spend a week with them. Hashem rewarded me with the following Torah after the picture. September 18, 2022 at the Bagel Store in Boca Raton. Serka …
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September 23, 2022 – 27 Elul 5782: Shabbos Parshas Netzvim
Shabbos Parshas Netzvim Torah for Rosh Hashanah 2022 Medresh Moshe 1906, Page 131 - Simanim I hope I captured in my translation of this Maamor and in my speech the essence of my great Uncle, Moshe Mordechai Morgenstern, known as the Pilaver Rebbe. וְאָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק: . . . אֶלָּא: לָמָּה תּוֹקְעִין וּמְרִיעִין כְּשֶׁהֵן יוֹשְׁבִיןוְת …
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August 10 – 21, 2022 Trip to Toronto
We had a beautiful 11 day trip to Toronto People I met: Rabbi Chaim Metzger Rabbi Lescher of the BAYT Rabbi Yitzchok Yagod David Max Spiegel Dr. Barry Levi Allen and Ellen Siegel David Woolf Mr. Shiel - cousin to Gary Bajtner Allen and Josh Gutterman and family August Belmont and Naomi Maimon Birnbaum and …
