Daniel Reich-Rabbi

Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech 5783 By Rabbi Daniel Reich LA JOLLA, California — Rabbeinu Yonah, the great 13th-century Torah scholar, describes in his monumental work “Sha’arei Teshuva – The Gates of Repentance” the importance for each one of us to audibly reaffirm to ourselves on a daily basis, “Hashem loves me” or “Hashem believes in me.” In […]

Parshat Ki Tavo 5783 By Rabbi Daniel Reich LA JOLLA, California — Among the many different Mitzvot and insights in Parshat Ki Tavo, right at the beginning of the Parsha we have the Mitzvah of “Viduy Maaser”, also known as the Maaser Confession. We are instructed to announce before God and to vocalize within the

Parshat Ki Teitzei 5783 By Rabbi Daniel Reich LA JOLLA, California — Our tradition tells us that there are 613 Mitzvot contained in the Torah, spread out among its 54 Parshas. So one might have assumed that these 613 statues are evenly distributed throughout the Torah, coming to approximately 11 or 12 Mitzvot per Parsha.

Parshat Shoftim 5783 By Rabbi Daniel Reich In his farewell address to the Jewish people, our greatest teacher, Moshe Rabbeinu, continues to share the critical and fundamental ideas that the Jews will need to remember once he is gone from the biblical narrative. In our Parsha, we learn more of these critical teachings. One of

Parshat Eikev 5783 By Rabbi Daniel Reich LA JOLLA, California — “The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact,” a book by Chip and Dan Heath (New York Times Bestseller, 2017), highlights the fact that not all moments are created equal. Throughout our lives, we encounter various experiences, some of which hold deep

Parshat Va’etchanan / Shabbat Nachamu 5783 By Rabbi Daniel Reich LA JOLLA, California — Another Tisha B’Av has come and gone…The Jewish people are still in a deep exile…Jerusalem has yet to be rebuilt…to put it lightly — it is exhausting! Every Tisha B’Av, we sit on the floor mourning the destruction of Yerushalayim and

Parshat Devarim / Shabbat Chazon 5783 By Rabbi Daniel Reich LA JOLLA, California — In the remaining time leading up to Moshe Rabbeinu’s death, he embarks on a five-week-long monologue addressing the Jewish people. This forms the content of the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy). He prepares the nation for its final ascent to the land

Parshiot Matos-Maasei 5783 By Rabbi Daniel Reich The Jewish people currently find themselves in a period of mandated reflection. The three weeks between the 17th of Tamuz and the 9th of Av are dedicated to mourning the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash and our longing for the rebuilding of the holy temple in Jerusalem. Unfortunately,