R. Genish, David

A Parable For The End of Days

May 31, 2021 Drops of Light Project Mashiach, R. Genish, David

The Talmud from over 2000 years ago tells a fascinating story about Rabbah bar bar Hana, who was on a boat in the ocean, and happened upon an island. Little did he know, that this island was the back of a giant fish. They stopped the boat for a break, and took out a barbecue to cook some food. The heat from the fire triggered the fish, and it flipped over. Had it not been for the boat near by, they would have drowned. The Netivot HaMishpat, (a great Rabbi from around 250 years ago) explains the parable to be referring to what will be when the Jews finally make their return to Israel, the land of Israel…

When Challenges Come, Take Responsibility (2 min)

May 20, 2020 Drops of Light Project Covid-19, R. Genish, David

An Incredible story of an IDF veteran who went on a trip to the African jungles with some friends after[…]

Covid-19: Giving Others A Little Respect (70 Sec)

April 27, 2020 Drops of Light Project Covid-19, R. Genish, David

A true story of a couple that moved to an apartment in Jerusalem. The wife noticed that the woman from across the way was not cleaning her laundry properly, but she kept quiet and did not say a word. Later on she discovered what was wrong – and it was not what she had expected! Through this story Rabbi David Genish shares a lesson about the importance of respecting one another…watch and learn

Arriving at Meron, Lag BaOmer – What they saw… (100 Sec)

January 13, 2020 Drops of Light Project Jewish Holidays, Lag BaOmer, R. Genish, David

In life things don’t always work out the way we want them to. Sometimes we get angry, we get frustrated. Although in reality, you can get rid of that anger and frustration with a rather simple technique. It’s called reframing. By looking at the exact same situation through a different lens. In this video Rabbi David Genish shares a somewhat humorus example of how each person sees the exact same scenario differently.

Chanukah – Turning Darkness Into Light (70 Sec)

December 25, 2019 Drops of Light Project Chanukah, Jewish Holidays, R. Genish, David

The Midrash tells us that the Ancient Greek exile is referred to as Darkness. Imagine a beautifully furnished castle – now imagine as you are walking through enjoying the fine details and someone turns off the lights! All that furniture which was once beautiful now becomes an obstacle! But weren’t they so intelligent? Weren’t the Ancient-Greeks the harbingers of science, philosophy and math? The problem was that they loved wisdom so much, they saw it as an end in itself. They focused on the ‘what’ and not the ‘why’.