Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen And Yaakov went out from Beer Sheva. (28:10) When Yaakov Avinu fled his father’s home, he was sixty-three years old. He was a wholesome, G-d-fearing Torah scholar whose entire life was devoted to studying Torah. Yet, prior to arriving in Lavan’s home, he learned […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh וַיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־זָקֵ֣ן יִצְחָ֔ק וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ ×¢Öµ×™× Ö¸Ö–×™×• מֵרְ×ֹ֑ת ×•Ö·×™Ö´Ö¼×§Ö°×¨Ö¸Öž× ×ֶת־עֵשָׂ֣ו ×€ ×‘Ö°Ö¼× Ö£×•Ö¹ הַגָּדֹ֗ל וַיֹּ֤×מֶר ×ֵלָיו֙ ×‘Ö°Ö¼× Ö´Ö”×™ וַיֹּ֥×מֶר ×ֵלָ֖יו ×”Ö´× ÖµÖ¼Ö½× Ö´×™×ƒ When Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.†He answered, “Here […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho We know the famous first Rashi in the beginning of this week’s parashah which talks about why the pasuk separated the years of Sarah Imenu’s life. The next part of the pasuk repeats, “these were the years of Sarah.” Did it not just tell […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, In the Parasha, we find that after Yitzchak is born and grows more: ×•Ö·×ªÖµÖ¼Ö¨×¨Ö¶× ×©Ö¸×‚×¨Ö¸Öœ×” ×ֶֽת־בֶּן־הָגָ֧ר הַמִּצְרִ֛ית ×ֲשֶ×ר־יָלְדָ֥ה לְ×Ö·×‘Ö°×¨Ö¸×”Ö¸Ö–× ×žÖ°×¦Ö·×—ÖµÖ½×§×ƒ Sarah saw the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Avraham playing. וַתֹּ֙×מֶר֙ לְ×Ö·×‘Ö°×¨Ö¸×”Ö¸Ö”× ×’Ö¸Ö¼×¨ÖµÖ›×©× ×”Ö¸×ָמָ֥ה ×”Ö·×–Ö¹Ö¼Ö–×ת וְ×Ö¶×ªÖ¾×‘Ö°Ö¼× Ö¸Ö‘×”Ö¼ ×›Ö´Ö¼Ö£×™ ×œÖ¹Ö¤× ×™Ö´×™×¨Ö·×©×Ö™ בֶּן־הָ×ָמָ֣ה […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov Avraham Avinu had 10 tests. In the test of Lech Lecha, the Almighty asks Avraham to leave his country, his city, and his father’s house. Meanwhile, Hashem assures him that in a new place he will be rich, famous, and able to have children. […]