Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

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Fighting for the Good

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

Vayishlach

The tale of Yaakov’s meeting with his revenge-seeking brother, Esav, presents…

A New Year of Hope and Trust

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

Rosh Hasana

“Today, the world was wrought.” As we note in our davening, Rosh Hashanah…

Teshuvah: The Great Secret of Yom Kippur

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

Ha'azinu

“No days parallel Yom Kippur and the Fifteenth of Av in their goodness for…

The Mikdash and the Art of Giving and Receiving

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

Terumah

“They shall make a Mikdash for Me, and I shall dwell among them.” This,…

Shekalim: Our Eternal Hand and Name

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

Mishpatim

Yeshayahu Chapter 56, which we read as the Haftarah on fast days, presents two…

Hearing the Call: Being a Nation of Priests

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

Yisro

The introduction to the giving of the Torah notes the purpose of why the Jewish…

Prayer and Song

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

Beshalach

The Ramchal writes that there are two ways in which we articulate our…

Why Do We Need Yetzias Mitzrayim?

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

Bo

Our great redemption from Mitzrayim is, without a doubt, the most covenantal…

A Name That Frees 

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

Vaera

“Therefore, say to the Children of Israel, I am Hashem, and I shall take you…

Hearing the Call of the Burning Bush

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

Shemos

Upon beholding the wondrous sight of the burning bush, Moshe Rabbeinu asks…