Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald's
Weekly Torah Message
Each week, NJOP’s founder, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald, shares with you his fascinating insights on the upcoming parasha, the weekly Torah portion.
October 18, 2021
Vayeira 5782-2021
“The Akeida” (updated and revised from Vayeira 5762-2001) by Rabbi Ephraim…
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October 11, 2021
Lech Lecha 5782-2021
“Understanding Ishmael” (updated and revised from 5762-2001) by Rabbi…
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October 4, 2021
Noah 5782-2021
“The ‘Myth’ of the Great Flood” (updated and revised from Noah 5762-2001)…
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September 27, 2021
Bereshith 5782-2021
“Being Moral in an Increasingly Immoral Environment” (updated and revised…
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September 19, 2021
Sukkot 5782-2021
“A Sukkah Memory” (updated and revised from Sukkot 5763-2002) by Rabbi…
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September 12, 2021
Yom Kippur 5782-2021
“Smashing the Golden Calves” (updated and revised from Yom Kippur…
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September 5, 2021
Vayeilech 5782-2021
“Appreciating our own Inner Worth” (updated and revised from Vayeilech…
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August 30, 2021
Nitzavim 5781-2021
“Striving to Reach Heaven During the Days of Awe” (updated and revised from…
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August 23, 2021
Kee Tavo 5781-2021
“A Contemporary Interpretation of an Ancient Reproof” (updated and revised…
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August 16, 2021
Kee Teitzei 5781-2021
“Transforming an Enemy into a Friend” (updated and revised from Kee Teitzei…
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August 9, 2021
Shoftim 5781-2021
“The Torah-the First Environmentally-Friendly Treatise" (updated and…
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August 2, 2021
Re’eh 5781-2021
“The Elusive Blessing of ‘Peace’” (updated and revised from Re’eh…
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July 26, 2021
Eikev 5781-2021
“Worshiping G-d with All One’s Heart” (Updated and revised from Eikev…
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July 19, 2021
Va’etchanan 5781-2021
“Loving the Land of Israel” (Updated and revised from Va’etchanan…
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July 11, 2021
Devarim 5781-2021
“Judging Our People Favorably” (Updated and revised from Devarim……
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July 5, 2021
Matot-Masei 5781-2021
“Does the Torah Allow Its Citizens to Take the Law Into Their Own Hands?”…
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June 28, 2021
Pinchas 5781-2021
"Loving the Land of Israel” (updated and revised from Pinchas 5762-2002)…
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June 21, 2021
Balak 5781-2021
"Words of Eternal Truth from the Evil Prophet Bilaam” (updated and revised…
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June 14, 2021
Chukat 5781-2021
“The Paradox of the Red Heifer” (updated and revised from Chukat-Balak…
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June 7, 2021
Korach 5781-2021
Korach 5781-2021 “The Origin of the ‘Big Lie’” (updated and revised from…
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May 30, 2021
Shelach 5781-2021
“What’s in a Name?” (updated and revised from Shelach 5762-2002) by, Rabbi…
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May 24, 2021
B’ha’a’lot’cha 5781-2021
“Is This What the Torah Predicted?” (updated and revised from…
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May 17, 2021
Naso 5781-2021
“The Challenge of the Priestly Blessings” (updated and revised from Naso…
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May 10, 2021
Bamidbar 5781-2021
“Counting on the People of Israel" (updated and revised from Bamidbar…
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May 3, 2021
Behar-Bechukotai 5781-2021
“The Extraordinary Mitzvah of Tzedakah--Charity” (updated and revised from…
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April 26, 2021
Emor 5781-2021
"The Blasphemer - A Midrashic View" (Updated and revised from Emor…
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April 19, 2021
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim 5781-2021
“Shaatnez: Understanding ‘Irrational’ Decrees” (updated and revised from…
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April 11, 2021
Tazria-Metzorah 5781-2021
“Circumcision and Shabbat” (updated and revised from Tazria-Metzorah…
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April 5, 2021
Shemini 5781-2021
“Using, Not Abusing, a Sanctified Substance” (updated and revised from…
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March 30, 2021
Passover 5781-2021
“The Final days of Pesach - Days of Unity” (updated and revised from…
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