Parshat Teruma 5783

Teruma תשפג  The following ideas were taken from The ,שפתי חיים  Rabbi Chaim Friedlander זצ"ל.             Before creating Adam, Hashem consulted with the angels. Since man is the purpose of creation, and the angels were created to serve him, Hashem included them in the decision. …

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Parshat Mishpatim 5783

Parshat Mishpatim תשפג And, Parshat Mishpatim starts off in a peculiar way (Exodus 21:1). The Hebrew text begins with a “ו“, which translates as “And,” a word usually used to connect two ideas or concepts. But this is the beginning of a new…

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Parshas Yisro 5783

Yitro תשפ"ג               Hashem created this world and everything in it with a purpose, which Hashem revealed in the Torah’s very first word. As Rashi explains (Genesis 1:1): א) בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹקים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ: 1) In the beginning…

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Parshat Beshalach 5783

Beshalach תשפ"ג To Take or Not to Take; that is the Question! When our forefather Avraham Avivu was seventy years old, at the ברית בין הבתרים  - the Covenant of the Pieces, Hashem told him (Genesis 15:13-14) that his grandchildren would be slaves…

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