Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, In this week’s parasha we learn that Avraham Avinu has to travel yet again and this time to Gerar (a Philistine territory). His wife is taken away by the king after he claimed she was his sister. HaShem appears to the king in […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov In this week’s portion Hashem tells Avraham to leave his homeland. Hashem promises him that his life will be much better. He will have children and will be made into a nation. He will have money, sustenance, and will become famous. Rashi states that […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho “But Noah found favor in the eyes of Hashem.†Rav Avraham Halevi zâ€l says that a curse will not come upon someone who is humble. David Hamelech says in Tehilim 131 â€ ×œÖº× ×’Ö¸×‘Ö·×” לִבִּי,†“My heart was not haughty.†The chapter right before […]
Parasha Thoughts By Shemuel Akhamzadeh עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב־×Ö´Ö”×™×©× ×ֶת־×ָבִ֖יו וְ×ֶת־×ִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּ×ִשְ×תּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר ×ֶחָֽד׃ Hence a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, so that they become one flesh. We live in a society where marriage is seen as a tool of pleasure, either physical, emotional, […]
Parasha Thoughts By Aharon Seleh This coming motzei Shabbos will be Hoshana Rabah. The Zohar says that the last day of the chag is the final day of judgment. Immediately afterwards Hashem will send out his messengers to carry out that year’s decrees. The Zohar explains that until the last […]