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Parashat Toldot

By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: Shalom ; Everyone is familiar with the pasuk in this week’s Parasha: ויאהב יצחק את עשו כי ציד בפיו Meaning that Yitzchak wanted to bring Eisav closer through love, so he will come back to HaShem, and that’s why he behaved in a manner of friendship […]

Parashat Chayei Sarah

By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov: This week’s Torah portion, Chaye Sara, talks about the marriage of Yitzhak and Rifka. Avraham sends his servant Eliezer to his birth city to find a wife for his son Yitzhak because Yitzhak was brought on an Alter as a sacrifice and was not allowed to […]

Parashat Vayera

By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: In this week’s Parsha, Hashem appeared to Avraham. Suddenly Avraham noticed three Arabs walking down the road. He asked Hashem to please wait as he went to invite these Arabs to his house. Avraham’s action seems puzzling. He is in middle of talking to the Creator, […]

Parashat Lech Lecha

By Rabbi David Cohen אעשך לגוי גדול ואברכך ואגדלה שמך והיה ברכה. Rashi explains the three terms/blessings of this pasuk; “And I will make you a great nation”: we refer to this when we say in Shemoneh Esrai – Elokai Avraham, G-d of Avraham; “And I will bless you” – […]

Parashat Noach

By Rabbi Moshe Vosoghi: Noach and his family were chosen to be the few survivors of the catastrophic flood. Though saved from destruction, their job was far from over. Night and day, Noach and his sons fed the many animals under their care, according to each creature’sparticular diet and feeding […]