Everything is contained in Torah. In this weeks Torah portion of Vayetze, Yaakov our forefather goes to live by the House of Lavan. Yaakov works for him for 20 years, he gave him his all – he worked hard for Lavan. He became wealthy and successful at which point Lavan”s attitude towards Yaakov changed. God tells Yaakov what to do in such a situation…
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Since the unprecedented attacks on Israel, the weekly Torah reading has been replete with allusions to current events – from Bereishit, Noah and now Lech Lecha… The Torah is not just a guide for life, but it also contains within it, all that is was and will be…
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Fear Your Mother & Father is a famous commandment in the Torah – and one of the ways to fulfill commandment is to “Not sit in your father’s seat” – it’s pretty straight forward, but Rabbi Pessin shares another approach
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“His father scolded him (Joseph) and said: What is this dream that you have dreamt! Your mother and I will bow down to you?!” A fascinating message is hidden within the letters of this verse…
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We read in the Torah about Jewish soldiers who are drafted for war. We are told that there are certain transgressions, which if done, would exempt a person from serving in the army. Among these it’s explained, are, those who speak between the arm tefillin and the head tefillin. This seems quite odd, why is this so important to uphold – what’s so special about not having an interruption between the arm and head tefillin? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares a lesson about Tefillin and a lesson for life…
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We read in the famous verse that “Man does not live on bread alone” – but we need food to live, so what exactly does this mean? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares the spiritual aspect to eating food.
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Red usually represents anger, bloodshed or even danger – although when we look into the weekly Torah portion of Chukat, the RED COW is discussed – and we see that this red cow is used to make someone who is impure, pure. In other words, we see it’s quite positive. Menachem Weinreb shares a positive spin on the color red.
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The 33 days between Passover and Lag Ba’Omer, are days which have some aspects of mourning. We don’t listen to music, shave, cut hair or have celebrations. The question that’s asked is, why are these weeks treated differently than other national tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares
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In the Torah portion of Va’eira – Moses notifies Pharaoh that the Jewish people need to leave Egypt for 3 days to serve God. Pharaoh did not agree to it. Only afterwards Moses asked that the Jewish people be allowed to leave for permanent freedom. The question is asked, why was Pharaoh asked for the 3 days first? Rabbi Enkin shares an important lesson for life.
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In the Torah portion of Shemot – Moses’ mother places him in a wicker basket and sends him down the Nile river with hopes that he would be saved from the decree that all boys be killed. Miriam, his sister, kept an eye on him from behind the bushes, while Batya, Pharaoh’s daughter found him and took him in, adopted him as her own. Our Sages teach us that these 2 women were both rewarded – Miriam greater than Batya, and the question is Why? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares the lesson…
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