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” – […]
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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 […]
By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom and מועדים לשמחה; The last day of Yom Tov after Sukkot is called שמיני חג עצרת, as the Pasuk writes: “עצרת תהיה” ( Vayikra 23,36) Rashi writes: “… when it came time to separate, he said: my children, I beg of you, stay with me […]
By Rabbi David Cohen: You shall teach them to your children to discuss them. (11:19) The Torah provides a unique criterion for teaching Torah to one’s children. They should be able to discuss Torah; or, alternatively, when they speak, Torah should emerge from their mouths. Speech is the communication or […]
By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: Shalom, in our Parasha we have the Pasuk: ונשמרתם מאד לנפשותיכם “You shall guard your soul greatly” (4,15) Harav Elyahu Eliezer Dessler זצ״ל writes: “… there’s a natural sense of loving life in a human being and a sense of fear of death. It’s a very […]