Parshat Terumah
Dear STOCS Friend: Parshat Terumah introduces us to Hashem’s “desire” to dwell amongst us on earth. The Jewish people are excited to hear...
Parshat Mishpatim
Dear STOCS Friend: Parshat Mishapteem brings to the fore various laws governing the ethical behavior of the Jew. It also informs us of...
Parshat Yitro
Dear STOCS Friend: More than ever achdut (unity) is requisite for Klal Yisroel. Yisrael Mangel in Cincinnati.com writes: "The best of...
Parshat Beshalach
Dear STOCS Friend: Last week, I was home for almost a week with the flu. During that time, I found it difficult to keep up with my daily...
Parshat Vayechi
Dear STOCS Friend: The closing chapter of the Book of Genesis will be read this Shabbat. It relates the death of Yaakov, Yosef and his...
Parshat Vayigash
Dear STOCS Friend: Parshat Vayigash teaches us the Jew is never alone. On Jacob’s journey down to Egypt, Hashem appears to him and says:...
Parshat Miketz
Dear STOCS Friend: After two years the cup bearer did not remember Joseph. On the surface, this may not be anything malicious. The...
Parshat Vayeshev
Dear STOCS Friend: Jealousy is an insidious character trait to possess. It “can occur in almost every type of human relationship—from...
Parshat Chayei Sarah
Dear STOCS Friend: Many in the congregation have asked me the same question. Living in Dewitt, New York, what can be undertaken to...
Parshat Lech Lecha
Dear STOCS Friend: וַיֹּאמֶר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת And He (God said to Abraham) said: to your descendants, I will give...