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About the Author
Rabbi Noson Weisz
While studying at the famed yeshivas of Chaim Berlin, Lakewood and the Mir in Jerusalem, Rabbi Noson Weisz also received a degree in Microbiology from the University of Toronto, MA in Political Science at the New School for Social Research and his LLB from the University of Toronto. Rabbi Weisz is currently a senior lecturer at Yeshiva Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem.
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The Kosher Spirit
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThere is no precept more fundamental to Judaism than the Kashrut laws, the phenomenon we refer to as "keeping kosher." This week's Torah ...
Ashes to Ashes; Dust to Dust
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThis week's Torah portion begins by presenting us with two rather peculiar commandments. The first commandment instructs the Kohanim to clear the ...
Golden Calf
by Rabbi Noson Weisz"Moses saw the people, that they were exposed, for Aaron had exposed them to disgrace among those who rise up against them." (Exodus ...
Having God in the Neighborhood
by Rabbi Noson WeiszAn overview of the Book of Exodus reveals that four out of the eleven portions deal with various aspects of the construction of the Tabernacle, ...
Yours to Command
by Rabbi Noson WeiszIf you were asked to pick out a portion of the Torah that is above controversy, the Ten Commandments would be a very likely choice. But the truth ...
Spiritual Quality Time
by Rabbi Noson Weisz"God spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 'This month for you shall be the beginning of the months, it shall be for you the ...
Worlds Within Worlds
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThere are aspects of the Exodus story that are difficult to comprehend at first glance. God, who is omnipotent by definition, wants to take the ...
Footprints of the Soul
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThe most dramatic section of this week's Torah portion describes the deathbed scene at which Jacob delivers his final blessing to each of his sons. ...
Spiritual Sibling Rivalry
by Rabbi Noson WeiszFor 22 long years Jacob mourned Joseph. He was kidnapped at age 17 and rose to power in Egypt at age 30. He was reunited with his father at the end ...
Perchance to Dream
by Rabbi Noson WeiszOne of the best known and most moving prayers in the Yom Kippur liturgy is really a lamentation that tells the story of the Ten Martyrs: The Roman ...
The Need to Make the Effort
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThis week's Torah portion tells the story of the confrontation between Jacob and Esau. Jacob's preparation for this meeting is described in great ...
Who Shall Lead Us
by Rabbi Noson WeiszAnyone who compares the story of Esau, Isaac's first born, to that of Ishmael, Abraham's, is bound to be struck by the astonishing amount of ...
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Harry Potter and the War Between Good and Evil
by Rabbi Noson WeiszAs a Jew, I could not help but reflect on the contrasting attitudes between Judaism and the world of Harry Potter towards this epic struggle.
The Art of Giving: To Be or Not To Be the Jewish...
by Rabbi Noson WeiszOn the third day following his circumcision at age 99, God pays Abraham a sickbed visit. The Talmud (Sotah, 14a) points to this visit as proof of ...
Torah Economics
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThe Torah is not a storybook. The Midrash tells us that the word Torah in Hebrew derives from the word "Hora'ah," meaning to point the ...
Love Conquers All
by Rabbi Noson WeiszWe read V'Zot HaBracha on the last day of the Succot holiday. Simchat Torah, the name by which we refer to this day, is special even within Succot. ...
The Joy of Victory
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThe lulav and etrog are weapons of war and the fact that we hold them shows us to be the victors. But in what contest? And how are these plants to ...
The Song That Rocks the Jewish Soul
by Rabbi Noson Weisz"Give ear, O Heavens and I will speak; and may the earth hear the words of my mouth." (Devarim 32:1) At first glance this seems like a ...
Rosh Hashana: Judgment Days
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThis Shabbat is Rosh Hashanah and we shall all be called to the Heavenly Court to stand trial for our lives. It would certainly help us greatly if ...
Choosing Choice
by Rabbi Noson WeiszMy rebbe, Rabbi Yitchok Hutner of blessed memory, characterized Rosh Hashana as the holiday that celebrates the gift of bechira , free will. Rosh ...
Pounds of Flesh Into Pounds of Soul: A Conversion...
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThere are large sections in the Torah that are addressed to the Jewish body politic as a single, united entity rather than to individual Jews. The ...
The Spiral Staircase
by Rabbi Noson WeiszBy the time we read Ki Tetzei, we are well into the month of Elul. The scent of Rosh Hashana is in the air; the season of judgment and repentance is ...
Trees of Life
by Rabbi Noson Weisz"When you besiege a city for many days to wage war against it and to seize it, do not destroy its trees by swinging an axe against them, for ...
Of Human Sacrifice: The Suicide Bomber in Torah...
by Rabbi Noson Weisz"When Hashem, your God, will cut down the nations where you come to drive them away from before you, and you drive them away and settle in ...
The Economic Model of Torah Reality
by Rabbi Noson Weisz"This shall be the reward when you hearken to these ordinances, and you observe and perform them; Hashem, your God, will safeguard for you the ...
Torah Creature Comforts
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThe Shabbat following the 9th of Av is known as Shabbat Nachamu, the Shabbat of Comfort. Following the commemoration of the destruction of the ...
Assigning Blame
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThe Jewish calendar and the Shabbat Torah readings were arranged to intermesh. Parshat Devarim is always read on the Shabbat immediately prior to ...
Cities of Refuge
by Rabbi Noson Weisz"When you cross the Jordan to the land of Canaan, you shall designate cities for yourself, cities of refuge shall they be for you, and a ...
Preserving Your Legacy the Jewish Way
by Rabbi Noson Weisz"The laws of inheritance would have been written in the Torah through Moses even if the daughters of Zlafchad had not presented their ...
Do We Want Mashiach Now?
by Rabbi Noson WeiszMany people observe the custom of reciting the thirteen principles of faith following their morning prayers. These principles are excerpted from ...
To Know You Is To Love You
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThe story of Korach surely ranks as one of the stranger incidents reported in Chumash. To give ourselves some background on the topic we propose to ...
Soil Power
by Rabbi Noson WeiszAs we have explained in two previous essays on Shlach, one of the important aspects of the story of the spies is that it provides a teaching aid ...
Torah Pride and Torah Prejudice
by Rabbi Noson Weisz"Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses regarding the Cushite woman he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. They said, 'Was it only ...
Jewish Job Opportunities
by Rabbi Noson WeiszMayanot has two major objectives. The first objective is to teach Torah. The learning of Torah itself is the greatest positive in the author's ...
Living "Chosen"
by Rabbi Noson WeiszFor the Shabbat Torah Portion in Israel, please click here: http://www.aish.com/torahportion/mayanot/Does_the_Best_Man_Win$.asp Rabbi Simoi ...
Learn To Live Positively
by Rabbi Noson WeiszWe invariably read Parshat Bamidbar on the Shabbat before Shavuot, the anniversary of our meeting with God at Sinai, the holiday that celebrates the ...
Believe It Or Not
by Rabbi Noson WeiszIn the eyes of many commentators, the Book of Vayikra, which we finish reading this Sabbath, occupies a very special place among the Five Books of ...
Mind Over Matter
by Rabbi Noson WeiszThe period between the first day of Passover and Shavuot, a chunk of time totaling seven weeks, precisely 49 days, is known as the days of the Omer. ...