Monthly Archives: December 2018

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Parashat Shemot

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the first was Shifrah, and the name of the second was Puah. (1:15) Rashi cites Chazal who say that Shifrah and Puah were none other than Yocheved and Miriam, Moshe […]

Parashat Vayechi

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh זְבוּלֻ֕ן לְח֥וֹף יַמִּ֖ים יִשְׁכֹּ֑ן וְהוּא֙ לְח֣וֹף אֳנִיּ֔וֹת וְיַרְכָת֖וֹ עַל־צִידֹֽן׃ Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore; He shall be a haven for ships, And his flank shall rest on Sidon. And Rashi explains: לחוף ימים. … שֶׁהָיָה זְבוּלֻן עוֹסֵק בִּפְרַקְמַטְיָא וּמַמְצִיא מָזוֹן לְשֵׁבֶט יִשָּׂשכָר, וְהֵם […]

Parashat Vayigash

Parasha Thoughts Rabbi Yosef Shemtov The most fascinating subject in this week’s portion is the confrontation between Yosef and his brothers. Now Yosef is the prime minister of a world power, Egypt, and his brothers are strangers who don’t have bread to eat. Yosef remembers his dreams and his brothers […]

Chanukah

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho The Gemara in Shabbat (21b) says the Mitzvah of Chanukah is to light a candle for a person and his household and the “Mehadrin,” someone who is more meticulous, lights a candle for each person in his family. One who is at an even […]