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 root word- gash- belonging to the cupful of physical ingredients that are the meat and marrow of the function of Yosef HaTzaddik. The spiraling plot rises…

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 had to make for him a special coat, like many of the matriarchs did for their sons ( see Samuel 1 2:19 ” and…

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 takes a dog by the ears. In other words, if you take a dog by its ears it is surely going to bite…

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 the spiritual world. Many people have spent time in their lives in which they went to yeshiva, or took a year off to “sit and…

Parshat Toldot November 20, 2009 In order to understand the variety of psyches and the distinct and unique personal identities of the Avot, a closer look at the redeeming dominant feature of each of them brings us to an intimate understanding of Hashem’s attributes engrained in them, and their purpose for being in that specific…

Parshat Chayeh Sarah November 13, 2009 The substance of Am Yisrael is applied through the generations, it’s destiny preserved as one generation “punches out” and another “punches in”, always accounting for the time. We travel down the corridors of time with different approaches to practice of faith in G-d as exemplified by the first 2…

Parshat Vayera November 5, 2009 In the Talmud it says that our Patriarchs did not depart from this world since they are brought back to life by the continuation of the mitzvoth performed from generation to generation. Being heirs to the legacy of Israel, the Jewish people have forever performed mitzvoth like Brit Mila, inviting…

Parshat Lech Lecha October 30, 2009 Parshat Lech Lecha introduces us to the first individual who was willing to say NO to the accepted norms of corruption and idolatry. He was able to knock down and drag the skeletons not only out of the closet, but out of the store that sold them. Detaching himself…

“Somewhere over the Rainbow”- Parshat Noach 2009 October 23, 2009 After leaving the obscurity of the darkness of the ark, and the winds of change cleared the waters of destruction, in a still doomful sky of clouds, Noach and family witnessed the sign of the brit, the covenant- a sparkling rainbow. “I have set my…

Parshat Bereishit October 15, 2009 The ultimate aim in the creation of man was that he should strive to emulate G-d by following His attributes, like by being compassionate, giving and having a positive influence over the scheme of things. Also in deeds, like keeping Shabbat- just like G-d did. Adam was the forerunner, the…