Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Michael Segankohanim During these days between Pesach and Shavuot, we count the Omer everyday. We all know that the reason is we are looking forward and counting to Shavuot, the day of receiving the Torah. The question however is asked: if we are looking forward to […]
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Parasha Thoughts by Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, The Holy Gaon Rabenu Yosef Chaim from Baghdad tells us a story about two Italian Jewish business partners who traveled on a business trip with their merchandise. On the way, a horrible storm cracked and drowned the ship to the depths of the […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yitzchak Ariel On Shabbat Chol Hamoed we read the portion of the Torah following the episode of the golden calf. The Torah describes how Moshe Rabenu prayed on behalf of Bnei Yisrael and how Hashem forgave them and gave them the second pair of luchot. Although […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen If he shall offer it for a Thanksgiving offering. (7:12) One who has survived a life-threatening crisis brings a Korban Todah, Thanksgiving-offering, out of gratitude to Hashem for His beneficence. Regrettably, many of us wait for that crisis to occur before we realize that […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov Pesach was the first holiday given to Beni Israel when they left Egypt. Pesach means pass over. The chag received this name because Hashem said that Beni Israel should make a Pesach sacrifice in their house and eat it there on the night before […]