Dvar Torah by Rabbi Avi Block - Educator Parshat Vayera The opening scenes of Parashat VaYeira are well known. But a closer look at the sequence of these events presents an interesting question.To begin with a quick summary: Avraham sees three men approaching; he pleads with them...
Dvar Torah by Ellie Ausubel - Educator Parshat Lech Lecha Why Avraham? At the end of parshat Noach we are introduced to a man named Avram, the son of Terach, who along with his family set out on a journey. Our parsha, Lech Lecha, begins with a calling to...
Sophie Felberg - Office Manager Parshat Noach We all know the story of Noah. His generation was a disaster! Idolatry, robbery, and murder. Noah was the only righteous one in his generation. Hashem wanted to wipe out the world. He told Noah to build an ark, and when the...
Lauren Friedman - Eim Bayit Parshat Lauren Friedman - Eim Bayit Parashat Bereshit Parashat Bereshit focuses on creation, and specifically the creation of man. Man is the only creation in the world that has a shirah, as explained in Perek Shira. In order to understand our shirah we must learn our nature. Hashem...
Dvar Torah by Avital Hirschhorn - Mechanechet Parshat Ha’azinu This week’s Parsha, Parshat Ha’azinu, is a beautiful song told by Moshe to the Jewish People on the last day of his life. This song is a testament to the eternal bond between Hashem and the Jewish People,...
Rav Yonaton Hirschhorn - Rabbi of MTC Parshat Vayelech This week’s Parsha, Parshat VaYelech, states: “When Moses had written down the words of this Torah ‘Ad Tumam’.” Normally, these last words are understood as “until [the Torah] was whole/complete.” But I want to suggest another way to understand them. The Torah...
Dvar Torah by Alexis Levy - Assistant Director Parshat Shemini BH, the students of MTC 5782 have been in Israel for nearly two weeks and we are looking forward to celebrating Rosh Hashana together next week. I realised how the timing is perfect; that we welcomed...
Dvar Torah by Shira Melamed - Director Parshat Ki Tavo We had the incredible privilege of greeting our incoming students at the airport earlier this week. After yet another summer of preparing entry permits, entry forms, PCR tests before and after flights, I couldn't help but notice...
Shira Melamed - Director Parshat Korach We here at MTC are still trying to get used to a quiet that we are not familiar with. For the past 10.5 months our incredible students have filled the rooms, hallways, dorms and lives of everyone at MTC and Bet...
Alexis Levy - Assistant Director Parshat Shelach This Parsha sees one of the biggest tragedies of Bnei Yisrael’s sojourn in the desert. The people are on the cusp of realising their dream of entering the land of Israel and the fulfilment of the Exodus. Twelve spies enter...