Do Your Best – Parshat Toldot
Esav mocked the privilege of the firstborn - the Korbanot.
TORAH SHORTS: Parshat Toldot: Famine-Proof
Unbelief starves the soul; faith finds food in famine. -Richard Cecil
The Soft Loud Voice: Pashas Toldos
From the time of Avraham we are told that the Jewish people are aliens on this planet. We don’t belong here. Our very birth was miraculous and our survival remains a phenomenon.
Everlasting Impact
If Eisav received the blessing there was the possibility that Torah could be propagated in the future, and he would beget descendants who were Torah scholars.
The All-Powerful Prayer Of Mincha
When you want to get the most bang-for-your-buck, you try to go to someone who is a specialist in what you need. When it comes to prayer, Yitzchak is the specialist for, while Avraham is the Amud HaChesed, the pillar of kindness, and Yaakov is the Amud HaTorah, the pillar of Torah, Yitzchak is the Amud HaAvodah, the pillar of Divine service, which is prayer.
A Matchless Match
Rivka’s righteousness in spite of her origins is noteworthy, but the Sages also point out that when it was necessary to pray for Hashem to open her womb, the Torah tells us that Hashem was moved by the prayers of Yitzchak.
Money In The Right Hands
If the rest of the world is to survive, you cannot bequeath the blessing of wealth to evil people. Only if you place it in the custodianship of Am Yisrael, will the rest of the world prosper – because of Am Yisrael.
Messages for Hebron and Parshat Chayei Sara
PM Netanyahu, Ministers and MKs talk about Parshat Chayei Sara and Hebron.
Everyone’s in a Rush – Parshat Chayei Sarah
We should perform Mitzvot B'simcha, with alacrity.
The FIRST ‘Shidduch’
“Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match … ”
TORAH SHORTS: Parshat Chaye Sara: The Matriarch is Dead. Long Live the Matriarch!
I could well imagine that I might have lived in former centuries and there encountered questions I was not yet able to answer; that I had been born again because I had not fulfilled the task given to me. -Carl Jung
No Man Without A Woman, No Couple Without The Shechina
There are apocryphal sources that describe a period of separation between Adam and Chava during which time they took other partners. Avraham and Sarah, on the other hand never deviate from their commitment to one another, even when it becomes evident that Sarah cannot conceive children and in spite of the great value Avraham places in producing offspring.
Sensitivity Training
True chesed is the ability to intuit when another person is in need and to be sensitive to his deprivation.
The Mysterious Personality Of Lot
The Gemara tells us that if one should encounter the pillar of salt which Lot’s wife turned into, he should make two blessings: Baruch Dayan HaEmes, Blessed is the true Judge [Who punished Lot’s wife], and Baruch Zocheir tzaddikim, Blessed is He who remembers the righteous.
Proof Of Ownership
The field of Efron had a bad reputation; it was said to be haunted. Anyone happening to wander into the field reported encountering a demon wielding a sword. As viable real estate it was worthless.
The Basics of Life – Parshat Vayeira
Hashem knew Avraham will pass on to the next generations - to keep the way of God.
Torah Shorts: Parshat Vayera: Angel, Merchant, Prophet, Doctor
I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person. -Audrey Hepburn
A Glimpse Of Greatness
It is at this time that the kindness of Hashem becomes evident, for Hashem will repay him many times over for all his generous acts of tzedakah in the past, corresponding to his singular deed of selflessness now.
The Mitzvah Of Bikur Cholim (Part I)
Rav tells us that whoever goes to visit the sick, Nitzol m’dino shel Gehennom, will be saved from the punishment of Gehennom.
Roped In
Who said anything about tying Yitzchak up? Hashem certainly didn’t tell Avraham to tie Yitzchak up, He told him to offer Yitzchak as an olah.
Knight Of Faith
Rav Shagar points out certain thematic similarities between the trial of Avraham and that of Iyov. But Avraham excels and demonstrates his qualities by virtue of the outcome of his test while Iyov is criticized by Chazal for his responses.
The True Birchas HaBayis
Hashem chose this precise juncture to teach us the importance of respecting a wife. This is to teach us that even in trying times, when under extreme stress, we must hold dear to the responsibility to cherish and treat with great care our soul mate.
An Opportune Moment
Despite all the awesome miracles that Og observed as the world was destroyed during the flood, and later at the time of the Dor Haflagah, he nevertheless remained a villain.
TORAH SHORTS: Parshat Lech Lecha: A Rose by Any Other Name?
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name. -Confucius
Unbroken Chain
Hashem’s greatest desire is to bestow His kindness upon us and to rejoice in our success.
Divine Sense Of Humor
The former kind of humor that simply makes one laugh, without denigrating anyone or anything is OK and more than that, it is encouraged.
Preparations – Parshat Noach
There seems to be an emphasis on preparation in the parsha of Migdal Bavel.
It Just Doesn’t Pay To Cheat
The Chofetz Chaim, zt”l, zy”a, remarked that the partnership between Sheker and Pachata is still thriving thousands of years later in our time so that any activity built upon falsehood, any business deal formulated through lies, is doomed to eventually end in loss and damages since it is handed over to Pachata who ensures its doom and ruination.
Ahavas Yisrael
Reaching out to bring others close to Hashem, and to pray for them, is an integral component of the mitzvah of loving one’s fellow Jew.
Building A Tower To Go Low
For the Tower of Bavel, the punishment of scattering them and confusing their languages was, in fact, a punishment befitting the crime.
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