Parshat Ekev 5777
Parshat Ekev Ekev is the third portion in the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), the fifth book of the Torah. This entire book was told to the Jewish people in the last thirty six days of Moshe’s life, with last three…
Parshat Chukat 5777
Parshat Chukat The name of this week’s Torah reading is Chukat. A חק is an edict, so the word חקת means “the edict of” and in context “This is the edict of the Torah.” The Torah continues to detail…
Parshat Chayei Sarah
Chayei Sarah ספר בראשית פרק כג (א) וַיִּהְיוּ חַיֵּי שָׂרָה מֵאָה שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי שָׂרָה: 1) Sarah lived one hundred years, twenty years, and seven years; the years of Sarah's life. Sarah died in Kiriath-arba,…
Parshat Bo 5778
Parshat Bo The Jews are finally out of Egypt. By killing every first born, Hashem delivered the knockout punch to Pharaoh who could not get rid of them fast enough. This chapter in Jewish history, the slavery and the process…
Parshat Beshalach 5778
Parshat Beshalach This Shabbat, on which we read the Torah portion of בשלח (Beshalach), is called שבת שירה (Shabbat Shira), the Sabbat of the Song, because this portion contains the song that the Jewish people sang to Hashem in appreciation…
Parshat Bereishit 5777
Bereshit What we refer to as the Sukkot holiday in general terms actually comprises two separate holidays: The first seven days are Sukkot when we eat in the Sukkah and shake the lulav on all days except Shabbat. Following Sukkot…
Parshat Be’halotcha 5777
Parshat Be'halotcha This week’s Torah reading begins with the instructions to Aharon the High Priest on how to light the menorah in the Tabernacle. The instructions are, that when lighting the wicks of the menorah, the three wicks on the…
Parshat Balak 5778
Parshat Balak The name of this week’s Torah portion is Balak. Balak is the name of the king of Moab who became petrified of the Jewish nation, after seeing how they decimated the two most powerful kings, Sichon the king…
Parshat Acharei Mot – Kedoshim 5778
Parshat Acharei Mot- Kedoshim This Shabbat, two Parshiot, אחרי מות --Acharei Mot and קדושים --Kedoshim, will be read. The second portion, קדושים - Kedoshim, begins with a seemingly impossible command. (Leviticus 19:1-2) ספר ויקרא פרק יט א) וַיְדַבֵּר יְדֹוָד אֶל…
Parshat Zachor 5778
Parshat Zachor The month of Adar has begun, and we are commanded to increase our happiness! As stated in the Talmud: תלמוד בבלי מסכת תענית דף כט/א אמר רב יהודה בריה דרב שמואל בר שילת משמיה דרב משנכנס אדר מרבין…