Haftarat Parshat Lech Lecha: Three Engines of Destiny Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander is President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone The connection between this week’s haftara and the parsha is not immediately obvious. The haftara, from the Book of Yeshayahu and focused on a prophecy of love and encouragement, it does contain one passing […]| Ohr Torah Stone
Noach: Sprouting from the Ashes Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander is President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone When Noach leaves the ark, he witnesses a sight of destruction and desolation that is difficult for us to comprehend. All animal life on earth, other than the few of each species that had remained on board […]| Ohr Torah Stone
This week’s parsha is dedicated to the memory of Sergeant (Res.) Shmuel Gad Rahamim z”l, a graduate of our Jacob Sapirstein ‘Ohr Torah Ariel’ High School in Ramot, Jerusalem, who succumbed this week to heavy wounds inflicted in battle in southern Gaza; and to the memory of Captain Daniel Peretz z”l, whose body was finally […]| Ohr Torah Stone