Lauren Friedman - Eim Bayit Parshat Yitro Do you ever wonder what makes a person Jewish? If I do a mitzvah does that make me Jewish? If I refrain from eating non-kosher foods, does that make me Jewish? Is it all that simple or is there something deeper than that? Well…....
Sophie Felberg - Office Manager Parshat Beshalach The Jewish people left Egypt - have faith. They were chased by the Egyptians - have faith. They saw they were trapped by the Egyptian army and the raging sea - have faith. Nachshon ben Aminadav walked into the sea up to his...
Avital Hirschhorn - Mechanechet Parshat Bo In this week’s Parsha, Parshat Bo, the Jewish People are nearing the culmination of the long enslavement and exile in Egypt. Seemingly out of nowhere, Hashem gives the Jewish People their first mitzvah, the mitzvah of Kiddush HaChodesh, declaring and sanctifying...
Student Reflection Sofie Goldschlag - Woodmere, NY - HAFTR, NY I was never one to go to sleep away camp or sleepovers so thinking about moving to a different country without my family always brought much anxiety. Looking back now that I’m almost halfway done with the...
Student Reflection Ahuva Goldfield - Ulpanat Orot -ON Thornhill, ON Throughout my life, the way I always connected to Torah and Judaism was by doing Chessed. To me, it was the best way to understand mitzvos and life. That’s the number one reason I chose MTC. It’s so crazy...
Dvar Torah by Ariella Nadel - Educator Parshat Vayigash Dream Like Joseph: Ariella NadelAnd I also dream like JosephYes they also threw me into the pitA wheel that repeats inside a costumeAnd like David I make it into a psalmChanan ben Ari (Dream Like Joseph) This modern-day Psalm...
Dvar Torah by Raiya Rubin - Chessed Coordinator Parshat Miketz Why do we celebrate the miracle of the jug of oil on Hanukkah? After all, there were many other great miracles מעטים מול רבים, גיבורים ביד חלשים, the miracle of the military victory. The Or Sameach explains that there...
Dvar Torah by Lani Margolias - Educator Parshat Vayeshev Studies show that over 70% of teens are not happy with the way they look, and that percentage increases as they get older, especially with women. When did looks and the emphasis on appearances become a focus in our...
Dvar Torah by Rav Yehoshua Felberg - Educator Parshat Vayetzei Where is the proof in the Torah that Ya’akov Avinu wore a hat? Parshat vaytzei begins with the words “vayetzei ya’akov”. Are you telling me that Ya’akov went out without a hat on?I was once a member of...
Dvar Torah by Esther Farkovits - Educator Parshat Toldot ויאמר ה׳ לה שני גוים בבטנך ושני לאומים ממעיך (בראשית כה;כג)HaShem told Rivka, “two nations are in your womb two powers will diverge within you." We know that Yaakov and Eisav, twin babies, were completely different even in utero. In...