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 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 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…
Bereishis: The Genesis of the New You; Part 3
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 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 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…