15 Lessons

The Code of Jerusalem
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 5784

Parashat Hashavua: Publicizing those who Perform Mitzvot
Such an explicit declaration of apparent self-congratulation requires explanation, as it appears to be going on a limb and being boastful. Can/should a person really announce that he did everything he was supposed to?
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 13 Elul 5783

It Can’t Be?! It is Happening!
Our Haftarah speaks in glowing terms (literally) about the coming of Mashiach
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 19 5782

The Right Order: Home, Vineyard, or Wife?
The list of those who return from the battlelines is found in Parashat Shoftim, and the same people come up in Parashat Ki Tavo. The differences between the cases are clear. The order of the people is different.
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 16 5781

Holy Ma’aser
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 11 5780

Even the Wicked are Important
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 19 5779

Imperfect Vision
We will continue with what we discussed last week – why Hashem deemed David’s oldest brother unfit for kingship. We saw how Shmuel was criticized for thinking that he knew that Eliav was the proper candidate when indeed he had seen only superficially (on some level).
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 19 5778

Writing on Stones – Then and Now
Bnei Yisrael were commanded that on the day that they were to cross the Jordan, they should erect large stones, coat them with lime and write on them “all the words of the Torah ba’er heitev (literally, explained well)” (Devarim 27:2-8). Some of our greatest minds have toiled to figure out what the exact meanings of these ideas are.
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 13 5777

Hakarat Hatov – The Heart of Our Religion
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 16 5775

Declare That You Are Not Ungrateful
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 5774

“All Are Righteous” - Really?
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 5771

A Monument Transformed
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 16 Elul 5766

Extra Credit on the Test
Parashat Ki Tavo
Parashat Ki Tavo
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 20 Elul 5765

Failure to Show Appreciation
Parashat Ki Tavo
Parashat Ki Tavo
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 18 Elul 5764
