The Torah instructs us to know G-d’s unity: “The L-rd is G-d in the heaven above and upon the earth below there is none else.” What is the nature of G-d’s unity?
These classes teach the day’s section of the weekly Torah portion. The lesson is taught using the original Hebrew text with the indispensable commentary of Rashi—both translated and elucidated so that anyone can follow along.
The five books of Torah are the blueprint for creation. Each Torah portion presents one dimension of the vast eternal plan. The Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory, in his talks revealed the theme of each portion. Presented here is a class on one of these talks.
The Shabbat following Tisha B’Av is called Shabbat Nachamu due to the opening words of the haftorah: "Be comforted, be comforted my people"; why the double expression?
The Torah commands us: You shall love the L-rd your G-d with all your heart. How can we be expected to feel a love for Him if the feeling is not embedded in our heart?
The first of seven haftorahs describing G‑d’s promise of ultimate comfort and consolation begins with G‑d’s command to Isaiah, “Comfort, comfort My people!”