Why must one feel gratitude?
Why must one feel gratitude?Why must one feel gratitude?Why must one feel gratitude? We must take nothing for granted and view everything as a gift. The ability to show gratitude…
Why must one feel gratitude?Why must one feel gratitude?Why must one feel gratitude? We must take nothing for granted and view everything as a gift. The ability to show gratitude…
Shemos – Moshe and Zipporah –Is this a strange match or a match of convenience?Moshe and Zipporah –Is this a strange match or a match of convenience? Once Moshe discovered his Hebrew background,…
Shemos – carry your friend’s burden “Carry your friend’s burden”:_to be aware and share the pain of your true friends “And it was in those days that Moshe grew up…
Beshalach-whatever you do, do it enthusiastically! “And you shall safeguard the matzos” (12:17) ’ushmartem es hamatzos’ (Shemos(12:17)) The literal interpretation of the above verse is that one should approach the preparation…
One of the most beautiful customs in Jewish life is for parents to bless their children at the start of the Friday night Shabbat meal. Girls receive the blessing: “May…
Vayechi- Jacobs sensitivityWhen Joseph brought his two sons, Menashe and Ephraim to his father, Jacob, to bless them before his death, Joseph positioned Menashe, his older son, at Jacob’s right…
Vayigash-No man is an island No man is an island Often we do something which is not acceptable to others or is not conventional and say to ourselves that whatever we do…
The Haftara of VayeshevThe Haphtarah of Vayeshev The exact meaning of the word “haphtarah” is not entirely certain. However, according to Rabbi David Abudraham15 (14th century Spain) all the haphtarah of the year are inextricably bound up…
Vayechi-Body Language in the BibleBody Language in the BibleIn his parting words to his children, Yaakov admonishes Shimon and Levi for having killed the inhabitants of Shechem after Dina was defiled. Yaakov prays that his soul not been associated with them because BE’APAM…
Va'yeshev – the power of words The power of words The words that changed the world The Midrash Rabbah on Vayikra (16:2) relates the following incident: There was a certain peddler who would travel around the towns…