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Blog Mishpatim Shevat 27 5780 בלוג מִּשְׁפָּטִים, כ”ז שבט תש”פ I cannot repeat enough that the Torah is a book of principles for us to live by; it is not a book of rules and regulations which tend to enslave us rather than give us the freedom that the Bore Olam wants for us. This […]
Blog Yitro Shevat 20 5780 בלוג יִתְרוֹ, כ’ שבט תש”פ In this portion, Yitro, we received the Ten Commandments, the constitution for Israel as well as for the entire world. There is so much to learn from the revelation of the Bore Olam but sadly His principles have been warped by elitists who have separated […]
Beshalach , Shevat 13 5780 בלוג בְּשַׁלַּח, י”ג שבט תש”פ Parashat Beshalach begins with the Pharaoh “sending” the Israelites out of Egypt, notice that this was not the Creator. For about 80-90 years, they had been slaves to their Egyptian masters, living under a very oppressive regime after the new Pharaoh had ascended the throne. […]
Blog Bo Shevat 6 5780 בלוג בֹּא, ו’ שבט תש”פ With this parashah Bo, Israel’s slavery in Egypt has ended. The Pharaoh finally had to acknowledge that he was defeated by the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, even requesting a special prayer from Moshe. Yet although Pharaoh seemed to change his mind, we know […]
Blog Va’era Tevet 28 5780 בלוג וָאֵרָא, כ”ח טבת תש”פ In this parashah, Va’era which means “He appeared”, the Creator appeared to Moshe and told him that He had made Himself known to his forefathers as El Shaddai, which has the idea of nurturing like a breast-feeding mother (shad means breast) but now the Israelites […]
Every issue that comes up today no matter what the topic is, always seems to be dealing with the symptoms and rarely the root. Taking a pill for a headache is like going to your car mechanic because a warning light on the dashboard is lit. He opens the hood, takes a scissor and cuts […]
Blog Shemot Tevet 21 5780 בלוג שְׁמוֹת, כ”א טבת תש”פ In Parashat Shemot, the nation of Israel is being developed, beginning with the circumstances that led to the “yetziah יציאה – the exodus” from Egypt. The answer to the question “why did Israel need to be born as a nation from the womb of slavery?” […]
Blog Vayechi Tevet 14 5780 בלוג וַיְחִי, י”ד טבת תש”פ This parashah Vayechi ends the book of Bereshit in which we read about the creation of the world by our Bore Olam and our place within it. We travelled from Adam to Noah and the destruction of the world due to the perversity of mankind, […]
Blog Vayigash Tevet 7 5780 בלוג וַיִּגַּשׁ, ז’ טבת תש”פ Parashat Vayigash shows us the results of true communication as well as how tragedy helps to form our characters. Tragedy can turn out to be a blessing forcing us to go in a direction that we never imagined, even though it is difficult to see […]
Blog Miketz 5780 Kislev 30 5780 בלג מקץ, ל׳ כסלו תש׳׳פ In this parashah Miketz, the brothers acknowledge what they did to Joseph when they sold him to Egypt after planning to kill him. They lied to their father and held that secret from him for many years. Joseph had been wrenched from the comfort […]