Blog Korach 3 Tamuz 5778 בלוג קֹרַח, ג’ תמוז תשע”ח In Korach we read about a couple of uprisings in the camp of Israel. Our sages differ in their opinions about Korach and the other men; some consider their behavior as wrong while others see them as being righteous men. Often, those who have a […]
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What Fears are Holding me Back?
Blog Shelach-Lecha 26 Sivan 5778 בלוג שְׁלַח-לְךָ, כ”ו סיון תשע”ח The part of this portion Shelach-Lecha that I would like to focus on refers to the 12 princes of each tribe who were sent to scout out the land that the Israelites were about to enter. These leaders were not wishy-washy rather they were men […]
Are you Real or are you Putting on an...
Blog Beha’alotecha 19 Sivan 5778 בלוג בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ, י”ט תשע”ח In Numbers 10: 34-36 in this portion Beha’alotecha, there is a prayer which lies in between an inverted Hebrew letter “nun – נ” written twice. We recite it every Shabbat as we walk around with the Torah. It is a promise that our enemies would be […]
Without commitment, there is no growt...
Blog Naso 12 Sivan 5778 בלוג נָשֹׂא, י”ב סיון תשע”ח The word Naso means to be lifted up to be counted. The main idea here is “are we being counted?” In Parashat Bamidbar we read about the census taken when Moses received the order to build Israel’s army and now in Naso we read about […]
Are you content with your role in soc...
Blog Bamidbar 5 Sivan 5778 בלוג בְּמִדְבַּר, ה’ סיון תשע”ח In this book Bamidbar (In the Wilderness), (in Latin Numbers) we will see how the Bore Olam will bring order and organization to the community of Israel to set us in the right direction. When we disregard His order, the result is chaos and destruction. […]
Be Forewarned!
Blog Behar Bechukotai 27 Iyar 5778 בלוג בְּהַר-בְּחֻקֹּתַי, כ”ז אייר תשע”ח It is so important to me that I bring a message about Torah which will help us to be true “Shomer Torah” which means that we can apply the principles that we learn to our lives. Most people don’t want to read the book […]
Human Duality: The Eternal vs. The T...
Blog Emor 20 Iyar 5778 בלוג אֱמֹר, כ’ אייר תשע”ח The full message can be heard at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAY22cGv98g Parashat Emor speaks of the importance of the role of the kehunat the priesthood, of Israel. The Creator chose Aaron, the elder brother of Moshe to be the head of this priesthood. We could wonder why Aaron was chosen […]
Do not be imitators; be genuine!
Blog Acharei Mot- Kedoshim 13 Iyar 5778 בלוג אַחֲרֵי מוֹת – קְדֹשִׁים, י”ג אייר תשע”ח A very important element in this double portion that will be developed later is Yom Hakippurim, the day of Atonement when we will go before the Creator to make things right with Him. We will see this in Lev. 23:27 […]
Life or Death, which do I choose?
Blog Tazria- Metzora 5778 6 Iyar 5778 בלוג תַזְרִיעַ – מְּצֹרָע, ו’ אייר תשע”ח These double parashot speak of being tahor – טָהוֹר and tamei – טָמֵא ¬which are poorly translated as pure and impure or clean and unclean. We also read of the disease, tzara’at – צָּרַעַת which affected people, clothing and even the […]
Who are you trying to impress?
Listen and Subscribe to Rabbi’s weekly message on Youtube: Blog Shemini 29 Nissan 5778 בלוג שְּׁמִינִי, כ”ט ניסן תשע”ח Parashat Shemini is a very difficult portion and its stories have been used by various religions to promote their own doctrines. It is always important to remember these stories in order to understand the lessons we […]