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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!

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”

Matot 5779

The beginning of our parsha talks about the laws of vows and oaths. “Moshe spoke to the heads of the tribes of the Children of Israel, saying: This is the thing that Hashem has commanded: If a man takes a vow to Hashem or swears an oath to establish a prohibition upon himself, he shallContinue reading “Matot 5779”

Pinchas 5779

“Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying: “Pinchas son of Elazar son of Aharon the Kohen, turned back My wrath from upon the Children of Israel, when he zealously avenged My vengeance among them…” (Chapter 25, Verses 10-11) At the end of the previous parsha, Balak, Pinchas put an end to the plague which killed 24,000 peopleContinue reading “Pinchas 5779”