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. […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh The following question is asked by the commentators on this week’s Parasha. On one hand, the Torah tells us that the world at that time was full of adultery. On the other hand, from the Torah it is clear that the reason for the […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen Hashem Elokim called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” (3:9) The word Ayeca, “Where are you?” has the same letters as Eichah, which implies, “How could you?” Ayeca, “Where?” also intimates, “Do you know where you are; Do you […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh ×‘Ö·Ö¼×žÖ´Ö¼×§Ö°×“Ö¸Ö¼×©× ×™×•Ö¹× ×©Ö´×‚×žÖ°×—Ö¸×” יְתֵרָה שֶ×× Ö¶Ö¼×ֱמַר (×•×™×§×¨× ×›×’ מ) “×•Ö¼×©Ö°×‚×žÖ·×—Ö°×ªÖ¶Ö¼× ×œÖ´×¤Ö°× Öµ×™ ×”’ ×Ö±×œÖ¹×”Öµ×™×›Ö¶× ×©Ö´×בְעַת יָמִיה. Although we are required to rejoice on all festivals, there was special rejoicing in the Temple during the Sukkoth festival, as it is written: “You shall rejoice before the Lord […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho We are are right after Yom Kippur and Sukkot is in just a few days. We have a lot going on this time of year. How can we connect it all? We know that we had Rosh Hashanah first to crown Hashem as our […]