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Blog Vayetze 9 de Kislev de 5780 בלוג וַיֵּצֵא, ט’ כסלו תש”פ Cuando digo que no me gusta la religión, quiero decir que las personas confunden la religión con tener una relación con el Creador. La religión le da a la gente todas las respuestas, pero yo, como rabino, te desafío a pensar por ti […]
Blog Vayetze Kislev 9 5780 בלוג וַיֵּצֵא, ט’ כסלו תש”פ When I say that I do not like religion, I mean that people confuse religion with having a relationship with the Creator. Religion gives people all the answers but I, as a rabbi challenge you to think for yourself. Religious leaders can be very wise […]
Blog Toldot Kislev 2 5780 בלוג תּוֹלְדֹת, ב’ כסלו תש”פ In Toldot we learn about two special brothers, Jacob and Esau, their upbringing and their relationships with their parents in a dysfunctional family. No matter how dysfunctional they were, the stories in the Torah are meant to teach us principles that we can apply to […]
Blog Chayei Sarah Cheshvan 25 5780 בלוג חַיֵּי שָׂרָה, כ”ה חשון תש”פ When we read the Midrashim, it is important to differentiate between “illustration” and “truth”. In Judaism, Proverbs (Mishlei) and Parables (Mashal) are meant to teach us principles but the stories are not the Word of God. For example, the Torah tells us that […]
Blog Vayera Cheshvan 18 5780 בלוג וַיֵּרָא, י”ח חשון תש”פ Several words are repeated over and over in this portion Vayera – appear, see, look, to emphasize a principle for us from our Creator. Sometimes things happen to us that get us to open our eyes. Blind faith is not what the Bore Olam wants […]
Blog Lech Lecha Cheshvan 11 5780 בלוג לֶךְ-לְךָ, י”א חשון תש”פ The motto of this community is כִּי בֵיתִי בֵּית-תְּפִלָּה יִקָּרֵא לְכָל-הָעַמִּים “…for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples” Isaiah 56:7b. We are comprised of many nations here and each of us brings experiences from our past. We each […]
Blog Noe le 2 novembre 2019, Chesvan 11 5780בלוג נֹחַ, י”א חשון תש”פ Noé a été appelé un homme juste dans une génération remplie de mal. Nos sages disent que s’il était né à l’époque d’Avraham Avinou, il ne pourrait pas être comparé à lui. Je considère que les Écritures nous donnent une direction et […]
Blog Noach Cheshvan 11 5780בלוג נֹחַ, י”א חשון תש”פ Noah was called a righteous man in a generation that was filled with evil. Our sages say that if he had been born at the time of Avraham Avinu, he could not be compared with him. I look at the Scriptures as giving us direction and […]
Blog Ha’azinu 13 Tishrei 5777 בלוג הַאֲזִינוּ, י”ג תשרי תשע”ז The Creator appears to be conditional meaning if we don’t obey Him then we will be punished. Most people see Him as a God who constantly points a finger at us waiting to punish us the minute we fail. There are other people who say […]
Blog Vayelech 6 Tishrei 5777 The Creator has given each of us “bechira chofshi” free will. This means that we are responsible for our own actions. Today however in this world, we have eliminated the idea of “sin” and replaced it with the notion of “crime”. This causes our society to be secular, devoid of […]