Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss the Torah portion of Vayechi. Wishing everyone Shabbat Shalom! Click the Pictures to check out Rabbi Yudin’s incredible books: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We Have the Privilege” "Gateways to… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss this week's Torah Portion of the Week, Ki Seitzei. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom! Click the Pictures to check out Rabbi Yudin’s incredible books: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss Shabbos Nachamu and this week's Torah Portion of the Week, Vaeschanan. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom! Click the Pictures to check out Rabbi Yudin’s incredible books: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha –… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss Shabbos Chol Hamoed. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom and Moadim L'Simcha! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss the Holiday of Pesach. Rabbi Yudin elaborated on the various laws and customs and shared some perspective on how to approach our Holiday of freedom. Wishing everyone a Chag Kasher V'Sameach! Click the… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss Shabbos HaGadol and this week's Torah Portion of the Week, Tzav. Rabbi Yudin also continued his discussion of the Holiday of Pesach which starts on Monday night, April 3. Wishing everyone a Shabbat… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss this week's Torah Portion of the Week, Mishpatim. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss this week's Torah Portion of the Week, Mishpatim. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom and Chodesh Tov! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss this week's Torah Portion of the Week, Beshalach. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom and Tu B'Shvat Sameach! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss this week's Torah Portion of the Week, Vaeira. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom and Chodesh Tov! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss this week's Torah Portion of the Week, Shemot. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss the Holiday of Chanukah that begins tomorrow night after Shabbos and Parshas Vayeishev. Rabbi Yudin elaborated on the various laws and customs of Chanukah and shared some perspective on how to make the… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss Parshas Vayishlach. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We Have the Privilege”… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss Parshas Vayeitzei. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We Have the Privilege”… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss Parshas Toldos. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We Have the Privilege”… Read more

“And [Avraham] lifted his eyes and he saw, and behold three men were standing on top of him, and he saw, and he ran to greet them” (B’reishis 18:2). A simple reading of this verse raises two issues. First of all, why does it say “Avraham saw” twice; what did he “see” the second time… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss Parshas Vayera. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We Have the Privilege”… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss Parshas Lech Lecha. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We Have the… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss Parshas Noach. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We Have the Privilege”… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in to JM in the AM to discuss Parshas Bereishis. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We Have the Privilege”… Read more

“The words of Koheles the son of Dovid” (Koheles 1:1). Although Sh’lomo HaMelech wrote three of the Biblical books, only two of them, Koheles and Mishlay, are introduced by mentioning that he was the son of Dovid; Shir HaShirim does not. It can be suggested that this is because Shir HaShirim is an expression of… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in live from Israel to JM in the AM to discuss Shabbos Chol Hamoed and the final days of Succos. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom and a Chag Sameach! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s new book on the Torah… Read more

The Torah refers to the holiday of Succos by two names. Besides “Chag HaSuccos,” the holiday of temporary huts (Vayikra 23:34, D’varim 16:13 and 31:10), it is also referred to as “Chag HaAsif,” the holiday of gathering (Sh’mos 23:16 and 34:22). Interestingly, it is only the first two times that the holiday is referred to… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in live from Jerusalem to JM in the AM to discuss the Holiday of Succos and the Torah Portion of Ha'azinu. Rabbi Yudin expounded on the various laws and customs of the Holiday and shared some perspective on how to make… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in live to JM in the AM to discuss the Holiday of Yom Kippur. Rabbi Yudin expounded on the various laws and customs of the day and shared some perspective on how to approach our Holiest day of the year. Wishing… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in live to JM in the AM to discuss Shabbos Shuva and Parshas Vayelech. Shabbat Shalom and G'mar Chasimah Tovah! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s new book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha… Read more

“And for sin that we committed in a state of a confusion.” The last “al cheit” in the series of sins we acknowledge during the Yom Kippur davening refers to sins we committed because we were “dazed” (see Targum HaLa’az, entry #2001), and therefore unable to think clearly enough to be better equipped to avoid… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in live to JM in the AM to discuss the Holiday of Rosh Hashanah and the Torah portion of Nitzavim. Shabbat Shalom and Shana Tova! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s new book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi… Read more

“The wicked will desire but not attain, a haven is beyond them, their hope becomes despair” (Iyov 11:20, based on how the commentators explain the expressions in this verse). The Midrash, quoted by Yalkut Shimoni (906), compares the wicked, who had the opportunity to do “t’shuva” and return to G-d by repenting but remained wicked… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in live to JM in the AM to discuss the Torah portion of Ki Seitzei. Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s new book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We… Read more

“You did not eat bread, nor did you drink wine” (D’varim 29:5). Although it is certainly true that because G-d provided “manna from heaven” every day (except Shabbos, which was covered by Friday’s portions) and a well from which they drank water, the Children of Israel didn’t need to “eat bread or drink wine,” is… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in live to JM in the AM to discuss the Torah portion of Ki Seitzei. Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s new book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We… Read more

“Neither an Amoni nor a Moavi can enter G-d’s congregation” (D’varim 23:4). Why not? “Because of the matter that they did not offer you bread and water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired Bilam the son of B’or to curse you” (23:5). There are several issues that can… Read more

At the end of Parashas Shoftim, the procedures for preparing for war are discussed (D’varim 20:1-29), followed by instructions for waging war (20:10-20). Additional war-related laws are taught at the beginning of next week’s Parasha as well (21:10-15), but in-between, the laws of the “Eglah Arufah,” the calf whose neck is broken as part of… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in live to JM in the AM to discuss the Torah portion of Shoftim. Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s new book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow We Have… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in live from Jerusalem, Israel to JM in the AM to discuss the Torah portion of Re'eh. Shabbat Shalom and Chodesh Tov! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s new book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on… Read more

“All first born males of your cattle and of your flocks shall be sanctified to Hashem your G-d” (D’varim 15:19). This requirement obviously applies to every member of the Children of Israel, no matter which Tribe they are from. However, the very next verse (15:20) continues by saying “before Hashem your G-d shall you eat… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in live from Israel to JM in the AM to discuss the Torah portion of Eikev. Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s new book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow… Read more

“Whomever extends his prayer, his prayer will not come back empty. How do we know this? From Moshe our teacher, as it says, ‘and I prayed to G-d’ (D’varim 9:26), and it says after that, ‘and G-d listened to me that time as well’ (D’varim 10:10).” This Talmudic statement (B’rachos 32b), based on Moshe praying… Read more

“And I entreated G-d at that time” (D’varim 3:23). Rashi explains what “that time” refers to -- “after I conquered the land of Sichone and Oge,” as well as why it led to Moshe asking G-d to let him enter the Promised Land -- “I thought the vow (not to let me enter) may have… Read more

“The paths of Zion are in mourning, without anyone coming for the holidays” (Eichah 1:4). The overwhelming majority of commentators understand this verse to be consistent with the verses that precede it and follow it, describing a facet of the tragedy that befell Jerusalem after its destruction. In this verse, the prophet laments the emptiness… Read more

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin, spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey, called in live from Israel to JM in the AM to discuss the Torah portion of Matos-Masei. Shabbat Shalom! Click the Picture to check out Rabbi Yudin’s new book on the Torah portions entitled: “Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the Parsha – Tomorrow… Read more

“And they traveled from Eilim and they camped by the Yam Suf” (Bamidbar 33:10). Being that they had crossed the Yam Suf (often translated as “the Red Sea” and “the Sea of Reeds”) just a couple of stops prior to this one (33:8; this was their third encampment after crossing), it is a bit curious… Read more