Our parsha begins with the powerful encounter between Yehudah and Yosef. “Then Yehudah approached him and said, ‘If you please, my lord, may your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears and let not your anger flare up at your servant- for you are like Pharaoh.” (Chapter 44, Verse 18) Based on Yehudah’s wordsContinue reading “Vayigash 5780”
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The Healing Power of Prayer Today
When we have a bit of time to take a step back and contemplate our lives today and the world at large, it’s not hard to see that everything is sped up. Our lives are busy. Things move at a dizzying pace. People want everything to be done as quickly and as easily as possible. Continue reading “The Healing Power of Prayer Today”
Parshat Vayera 5780
May we all merit to connect to the special light of kindness and faith that our forefather Avraham brought to the world and to the Jewish people. Shabbat Shalom! https://www.breslev.co.il/articles/torah_portion/heart_of_the_parsha/vayera__keep_trying.aspx?id=35202&language=english
Bereshit 5780
BH, the Parsha articles which I merited to write last year are now being syndicated on the website Breslev.co.il. Here is a link to Parshat Bereshit: https://www.breslev.co.il/articles/torah_portion/heart_of_the_parsha/bereishit_the_power_of_renewal.aspx?id=35071&language=english Blessings for a healthy and successful winter!
Nitzavim- Rosh Hashana 5779
During this time of the year, at the end of the month of Elul, we say Selichot, special prayers said before the regular morning prayers, asking Hashem for forgiveness for our transgressions and for mercy. Part of the Selichot prayers is a confession of our transgressions. The above ‘confession’ is actually a ‘confession’ ofContinue reading “Nitzavim- Rosh Hashana 5779”
Ki Tavo 5779
Our parsha opens with the mitzvah of bringing the first fruits to the Holy Temple. Farmers in the land of Israel were commanded to take the first ripened fruits to the Temple and present them to the Kohen, and to thank Hashem publicly for saving us from our enemies and bringing us to the HolyContinue reading “Ki Tavo 5779”
Ki Tetze 5779
One of the many mitzvas taught in our parsha is the mitzvah of returning a lost item. “You shall not see the ox of your brother or his sheep or goat cast off, and hide yourself from them; you shall surely return them to your brother. If your brother is not near you and youContinue reading “Ki Tetze 5779”
Shoftim 5779
It’s good to be back, Baruch Hashem! Our parsha begins with the command to establish courts in every city in the land of Israel to settle disputes between people: “Judges and officers shall you appoint in all your cities- which Hashem, your G-d, gives you- for your tribes; and they shall judge the people withContinue reading “Shoftim 5779”
Devarim 5779
We have now begun the 5th and final book of the Torah, Devarim. We also find ourselves in the final week of the three week mourning period before the fast of Tisha B’Av. As I mentioned previously, Rebbe Nachman teaches in the 7th lesson of Likutei Moharan, Part One, that the main expression of exileContinue reading “Devarim 5779”
Masei 5779
“These are the journeys of the Children of Israel, who went forth from the land of Egypt according to their legions, under the hand of Moshe and Aharon.” (Chapter 33, Verse 1) In this opening verse of the final chapter of the book of Bamidbar the Torah begins to summarize the entire path of theContinue reading “Masei 5779”