Parshat Yitro – Modesty Above Wisdom – 2010
Parshat Yitro February 5, 2010 Rabbi Moshe Goldsmith This week’s Torah portion is named after Yitro, Moshe Rabeynu’s father-in-law a former Midyanite priest. Our sage
Parshat Beshalach – 2010
Parshat Beshalach January 28, 2010 “And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on thei
Parashat Bo – 2010
Parshat Bo January 23, 2010 Leah Goldsmith Like a big fish in a small pond, Pharoh ruled from his throne on the Nile. As this watering place replenished itself (and there was n
Parashat Vaera – 2010
Parshat Vaera January 15, 2010 “And G-d spoke to Moshe and said to him. I am the Lord, and I appeared to Avraham, to Yitzchak, and to Ya’akov, by the name of G-d Almigh
Parashat Shemot – G-D Watches Over His righteous Nation 2010
Parshat Shemot January 8, 2010 King Solomon in his book of Proverbs 13:23 writes “Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there are others that perish without judgment.&
Parshat Vayechi – 2010
Parshat Vayechi January 1, 2010 Leah Goldsmith The root of the word Mitzrayim, tzar, means a narrow narrow place. When looking at an Atlas one can see this is not the case; it is g
Parashat Vayigash – 2009
Parashat Vayigash December 25, 2009 VayiGASH (coming near), GASHmiyut (material bounty) and the Land of GOSHen (the place the tribes set up housekeeping in Egypt), are all of the r
Parasaht Vayeshev – Yosef – 2009
Parasaht Vayeshev December 11, 2009 Yosef’s life wasn’t easy, even from a tender age. When he was a little boy he became orphaned of his mother, which is why his father
Parasaht Vayishlach – Let Our People Grow
Parasaht Vayishlach December 3, 2009 King Solomon in his book of proverbs writes in chapter 26:17 He that passes by, and meddles with strife belonging not to him, is like one that
Parshat Vayeitzeh – Serving G-D – 2009
Parshat Vayeitzeh November 26, 2009 The classic way of serving Hashem is through the three principles of learning torah, prayer and good deeds. These are all within the realm of th
