CHOCHMAS NASHIM: NOACH: FAR FROM PERFECT By: Suri Davis       The torah starts off this week’s Torah portion stating that Noach was righteous[…]for his generation.  Ummmm, we try not to talk negatively about a person, and Rashi tells us that Noach was righteous, but only for his generation.   Later in the torah…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: KI TAVO: He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands By: Suri Davis               The parshah almost appears to be a repetition of parshat Bechukotai, if you follow G-d’s commandments, you will be rewarded, and if you don’t follow G-d’s commandments, then you will be punished.  A recurring theme in any religion. …

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: KI TEITZEI: WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND EDUCATION By: Suri Davis   The torah portions opening words, “When you go out to war…” opens vast possibilities about the laws of war, yet this torah portion discusses what happens when a man goes to war and finds a woman who he wants to take for himself. …

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: SHOFTIM: ELUL: TALK ABOUT KINGS Suri Davis   The overriding theme of the parsha, in my mind, today, is temptation.  The temptation to do evil, and as for the king, it should be one appointed by G-d, and not by the people.  AND even though the king will be appointed by G-d, he…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: REEH: SEE THE SUBTLETIES By: Suri Davis   There are a myriad of commandments on varied issues in this week’s parshah, we could spend days reviewing why the juxtaposition of these issues in one torah portion, but I want to mention three this week.   Deuteronomy 13:7 “If you are incited in secret…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: EIKEV: OLYMPIAN HOPES AND DREAMS By: Suri Davis   In 2012, my husband and I were guests of NBC for the summer Olympics in London.  First class airline seats, first class airport lounge with massage and kosher meals waiting for us.  Our luggage was whisked to the Savoy, and our taxi used the…

UNORTHODOX By: Suri Davis I don’t watch t.v. much.  Foodnetwork, Animal Planet, PBS, and Jets, Mets, Islander games with my son.  I don’t own a membership in Hulu or Netflix, nor am I on Instagram or Snapchat, but all I hear around town is about a new reality t.v. show entitled Unorthodox.  As I sit…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: DEVARIM: zzzzzzzzzzS By: Suri Davis   The Lubavitcher Rebbe was right.  He created a tzivos Hashem/An army of people whose role was to advance G-d’s agenda.  The Book of Deuteronomy is a rehash of past history, a retrospective.  The Book starts with the words: “These are the words which Moshe spoke to all…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: BALAK:  USE YOUR WORDS By: Suri Stern   “When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons.”  -Golda Meir Amalek came with munition, a tired post-slave…

BSD CHOCHMAS NASHIM: SIYUM YOMA, SHLACH, KORACH, CHUKAT AND TAMMUZ By: Suri Stern   As those in Daf Yomi complete masechet Yoma this week, we learn about the infighting of the Kohanim/priests as they vie to receive the parts of the animals for sacrifice which will feed them and their families.  Torah is not a…