Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov The Midrash states that in this week’s parasha Avraham Avinu became a cabinet member of the Almighty. That’s why when Hashem wanted to destroy Sedom and Amorah he said to the angels that he needed to first divulge this secret to Avraham. How did […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Khakshoor In this week’s parasha, the Torah talks about the famine that was in the land of Canaan. “There was a famine in the land, and Abram descended to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.†(Perek 12, pasuk 10). […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh We are all familiar with the story of the Dor Hapelagah and what occurred to them. Rashi tells us that their punishment should have been worse since their sole intention was to go against Hashem’s will. However, because of their unity they were only […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב־×Ö´Ö”×™×©× ×ֶת־×ָבִ֖יו וְ×ֶת־×ִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּ×ִש×ְ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 to gain the most […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Hag Sameyah to all. We are in the midst of the lovely holiday of Sukkot. We started building the Sukkah right after Yom Kippur, so we go from one misva to another; what a joy. In the Zohar Hakadosh the Sukkah is called “the […]