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MIKETZ – PROVISIONS, BREAKING AND HOPEWhat did Jacob See? As Joseph’s prediction of a famine that would devastate the residents of Egypt and Canaan came...
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CHANUKAH – CHANUKAH MENORAH AND THE MEZUZAHWindow or Doorway? Where does one light the Chanukah Menorah? In many communities the custom is to light it near...
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VAYISHLACH – LEARNING FROM EVILJacob’s Message to Esau Jacob fled the wrath of his brother Esau and stayed with his uncle Laban for 20...
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VAYEITZEI – NUMERICAL SUPERIORITYJACOB’S DREAM In this week’s parsha, Jacob flees from his brother Esau’s wrath. On his way, he falls asleep and...
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TOLDOS – THE THIRD BAIS HAMIKDASHIsaac’s Three Wells The Patriarch Isaac engaged in digging wells. The Torah, in this week’s parsha, recounts how the first...
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CHAYA SARA – THE FALL OF YISHMAELTHE FALL OF YISHMAEL Yishmael Falls The week’s parsha concludes with a list of Yishmael’s progeny and where they resided....
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VAYEIRA – DON’T FORGET THE LOW WHEN YOU GO HIGHAbraham Delegated Abraham had just undergone circumcision at the age of 99 and was sitting at the entrance of his...
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LECH LECHA – ISRAEL THE PEOPLE AND ISRAEL THE LANDWhy the Hatred? The Jewish nation is presently in a state of war. It is not only the Jews living...
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NOACH – A HAMAS-LESS WORLDDefinition of Chamas By Divine providence, we are going to read the parsha of Noah at a time the Jewish...
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BEREISHIS – THE WAR AGAINST EVILHow Could Humanity so Regress? We are all shaken up and in a state of profound sorrow at the barbaric,...
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THE THREE PILGRIMAGE FESTIVALSThe Season of Our Rejoicing The Festival of Sukkos is the third of the so-called pilgrimage holidays. The first is...
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SHOFAR THERAPYThe Meaning of the Word Shofar The central Mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah is to hear the sounding of the Shofar;...
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HAAZINU – RECEPTIVITY TO TORAHTranslating Torah Into Action The Torah portion Ha’azinu is a song in which Moses first rebukes the people and then showers them...
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NITZAVIM VAYEILECH – MOSES’ PARADIGM SHIFTWhere Did Moses Go? The second of the two sections of the Torah that we will read this Shabbos begins...
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KI SAVO – THE MISSING LETTER VOVBlessings and Curses: A Discrepancy Parshas Ki Savo is known for the blessings and curses that were promised to the...
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KI SEITZEI – CORRUPTING THE POWER OF SPEECHDvar: A Superfluous Word? Ki Seitzei is the richest parsha in terms of its number of commandments. One of those commandments...