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¿Profeta o manipulador? 17 de Tammuz de 5776 La Torá nos enseña que la manipulación es como la magia y esto describiría mejor el profeta gentil Bilaam. El rey Balaq se dio cuenta de que no se podría detener Israel de la conquista de la tierra a través de los métodos tradicionales o armas convencionales […]
“Prophet or Manipulator?” 17 Tammuz 5776 The Torah teaches us that manipulation is like sorcery and this would best describe Bilaam the Gentile prophet. King Balak realized that Israel could not be stopped from conquering the land through traditional methods or standard weapons as most of the Arab nations are learning today because there is […]
17 Tammuz 5776 According to the Midrashim, Balak the King of Moab was actually a Midianite (relative of Moses wife) and being a Moabite was a direct descendant of Lot. Bilaam the Gentile prophet was a direct descendant of Lavan, the father-in-law of Jacob. In the final analysis, we can say that everything happened within […]
El Creador nos pide elegir la vida. 10 de Tammuz de 5776 Si examinamos los credos de muchas de las religiones vemos hoy que la mayoría tienen una obsesión con la muerte, colocándole sobre un pedestal. La gente está en un apuro a morir porque la vida después de la muerte es mucho mejor que […]
The Creator asks us to choose life. 10 Tammuz 5776 If we examine the creeds of many of the religions today we see that most have an obsession with death, placing it upon a pedestal. People are in a hurry to die because life after death is so much better than this one. Many believe today […]
10 Tammuz 5776 חֻקַּת, י’ תמוז, תשע”ו פרשת In this parashah we jump forward to the 40th year as the Israelites are getting ready to enter the Promised Land. It includes the passing away of Miriam and Aharon, whose son Eleazar will inherit his position of Cohen Hagadol. Moshe and Aharon will both not be […]
Are we serving with the right motives? 3 Tammuz 5776 Most of us who live in our western society believe that democracy where majority rules, is the best of all systems. In my experience I have never found this to be true. Majority imposes itself upon others even when it is wrong. Our Creator has […]
¿Estamos sirviendo por los motivos correctos? 3 de Tamuz de 5776 La mayoría de nosotros que vivimos en la sociedad occidental, creemos que la democracia, donde la mayoría manda, es el mejor de todos los sistemas. En mi experiencia nunca he encontrado que esto es cierto. La mayoría se impone sobre los demás, incluso cuando […]
3 Tammuz 5776 פרשת קֹרַח, ג’ תמוז, תשע”ו This parashah is a very crucial and holds the name of a very controversial person. Why would our elders give Korach so much importance by naming a portion after him? Our Creator clearly shows us that our heroes are shown for whom they really are— human beings […]
¿En quién Ud. confia? 26 de Sivan 5776 Yo he estado en Montreal desde 1992 pasando altos y bajos, después de haber sido atacado por todos los lados, pero lo peor que he experimentado es “lashón hara” – לשון הרע, la mala lengua. Rashi explica que lashón hara fue la razón por la que […]
