Category Archives: Torah Portion

There Is No Despair Correct, your situation is lousy and you have fallen into all of the pits and bumped into all of the walls.  There is still one place that you haven’t been, in the ground. Indeed you know the ground very well and are friendly with it, you tread with your nose sunkenContinue reading “Parashat Pinchas”

The Power of Choice When we think about this deeply, we are shocked.  As long as we discuss the evil Bilam and his choices, we can look at him from the side and become angry at his inflexibility and his horrifying impurity however when it comes close to us and touches our choices, it begins toContinue reading “Parashat Balak”

Without Blows Think about this situation: A dry and desolate desert, an entire nation hysterical from dehydration, and one big, hard and dry rock. What everyone wants right now is only water, a lot of water, and enough water. How can they receive this water? Harav Israel Asulin Tuesday, 6th of Tammuz, 5775 BS”D InContinue reading “Parashat Chukat”

Don’t Be Swallowed Up All day long we are in a race with the outside world.  We have a lot on our heads and so much to do: tasks and obligations, going to work, coming home, going shopping and filling the shelves, and giving everyone attention and making them happy.  We have so many rolesContinue reading “Parashat Korach”

The Purpose of Ascent It sounds like an affront to everything we know, why descend? What strange words- for completion we also need to go down? Descending is a merit? To only want to ascend is the evil inclination? Why? What is the secret that the Tsaddikim are revealing to us about ascending and descending?Continue reading “Parashat Shelach”

To Be Ignited- In Front of the Menorah Can we be ignited anew? Can we be connected to the illuminating strengths of our soul? Can we want something, really want something, like when we were little and innocent? Can we have holy desires, strong will, amidst everything that we are going through? Harav Israel AsulinContinue reading “Parashat Behalotcha”