Blog Bo Shevat 6 5779 בלוג בֹּא, ו’ שבט תשע”ט Bo means “come”, not “go”. With this simple word the Creator was letting Moshe know that He would go with him to Pharaoh. It’s a beautiful picture for us to see that we are never alone. It is not in my interest to compare religions; […]
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How do you relate to the Creator?
Blog Vaera Tevet 28 5779 בלוג וָאֵרָא, כ”ח טבת תשע”ח In the portion Vaera – וָאֵרָא (I appeared), the Creator would make Himself known to His people in a new way. In Hebrew, the word “yodea – יודע” means to know in an intimate sense. You may think that we know each other here in […]
Do we need to be detoxed from religio...
Blog Shemot Tevet 21 5779 בלוג שְׁמוֹת, כ”א טבת תשע”ט Now we are beginning the second book of the Torah: Shemot – Exodus, in which we see the birthing of the nation, Israel and how they begin to form their identity. It begins with “v’ehle shemot – וְאֵלֶּה, שְׁמוֹת”, “And these are the names…”. Our […]
Unity in Diversity – The Remnant!
Blog Vayechi Tevet 14 5779 בלוג וַיְחִי, י”ד טבת תשע”ט This is the last parashah of Bereshit, and it speaks of the deaths of Yaakov and Joseph. The torch of continuity would now be handed down to the next generation. My own people, Israel have failed for the most part, in properly passing the torch […]
Are you holding a grudge?
Blog Vayigash Tevet 7 5779 בלוג וַיִּגַּשׁ, ז’ טבת תשע”ט This portion Vayigash (And he drew near) pictures the two types of messiah in Judaism, Joseph and Judah both of whom play an important role in our own traditions. The messianic idea is not written in Torah as a doctrine rather it has been developed […]
Are we assimilated or are we free?
Blog Miketz Kislev 30th 5779 בלוג מִקֵּץ, ל’ כסלו תשע”ט חנוכה שבת Hanukkah is a festival of lights and represents Israel’s calling of being a light to all the nations. We were never called to convert the world but to enlighten it with our Torah, the basic Ten Commandments. The root of the problem at […]
Are you a Joseph in this day and age?
Blog Vayeshev Kislev 23rd 5779 בלוג וַיֵּשֶׁב, כ”ג כסלו תשע”ט In this saga, Vayeshev (and he settled) we see the typical dysfunctional family. It would be good if we could learn from the story of others so that we could avoid making the same mistakes. It is important to constantly re-examine ourselves because we have […]
“We do our best, and …”
Blog Vayishlach Kislev 16 5779 בלוג וַיִּשְׁלַח, ט”ז כסלו תשע”ט “We do our best, and to Him, we leave the rest!” In the last three parashot we have been examining Jacob, the last of our three forefathers. According to our sages, Abraham had a merciful heart, Isaac had a servant heart always desiring justice, and […]
“Have You Been Chosen”?
Blog Toldot Kislev 2nd 5779 בלוג תּוֹלְדֹת, ב’ כסלו תשע”ט The Torah needs to be seen not as a book of laws, doctrines and dogmas but as a book of stories which teach us principles by which to live. Our three patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are all mentioned in this portion Toldot each at […]
The Torah is all about life!
Blog Chayei Sarah Cheshvan 25 5779 בלוג חַיֵּי שָׂרָה, כ”ה חשון תשע”ט In this portion Chayei Sarah, we see the passing away of the two initiators of our people Israel, Avraham Avinu and Sarah Imenu, our father Abraham and our mother Sarah. Although both of them would pass on to the next life, Chayei Sarah […]