Torah Thoughts, Stories, and Inspiration on the weekly Parsha
In this week’s Parsha, we learn about Yitzchak Avinu who was 40 years old and still single. He needed to get married. The pasuk tells us, “Vayeitze Yitzchak lasuach basadeh” – Yitzchok went out to pray in the field. The pasuk continues, “Vayisa einav vayar” – he lifted his eyes and his intended bride, his…
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In this week’s Parsha, Hashem compares the Jewish people to the stars in the heavens. The pasuk says, Vayeitzei Oso Hachutzah… – “Hashem brought Avraham outside and said, “Look towards the heaven and count the stars… That is how numerous your descendants will be.” The question is why? Why are Jews compared to stars? What…
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In this week’s Parsha, Noach built a Teiva (ark) to be saved from the Mabul. Noach took in all the different animals and took care of them. He was up day and night feeding them and tending to their needs. The Midrash Tanchuma says that the lion in Noach’s ark injured Noach. There is a…
As Yom Kippur is approaching I would like to share with you a beautiful and powerful story for this special day. On Yom Kippur, over 60 years ago, in Eretz Yisroel, a man was walking to shul when he saw something that perturbed him. He saw something that really bothered him. Not far away, a block away from the shul,…
The Rambam (based on the Gemara in Berachos 34b) writes that in the place where a Baal teshuvah stands, the greatest tzaddikim can’t stand. Why? Because balei teshuvah suppress their desires. They conquer their impulses. That’s how great and special they are. I want to share with you something incredible: In Hashevinu – the prayer…
In this week’s Parsha, Moshe addresses the Jewish people as a whole. From the great leaders to the simple woodcutters, and water carriers, all the different types of Jews were gathered together. The pasuk begins, Atem Nitzavim Hayom Kulchem… you are all standing here today. There is a question here: What does today represent? What day…
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In this week’s Parsha, we are told about the immense blessing that the Jewish people will accrue upon following Hashem’s law. The Pasuk says, U’Vau Aecha kol ha’Berachos ha’Eleh v’Hisigucha, and all these blessings will come upon you and reach you. There is a question here: Seemingly the word V’Hisigucha – “and will reach you” is…
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In this week’s Parsha we learn about a very important mitzvah – the law of burial in the earth. The pasuk says that you should bury a person because an unburied corpse is a curse to Hashem. There is a question here. This pasuk that teaches us the very important precept of Judaism, the mitzvah of burial,…
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In this week’s Parsha, the Jewish people go out to battle. The Torah says that if one solitary soldier feels fear or anxiety, he must be sent home. Why? Because we are afraid that he will lower the morale of his fellow soldiers. We are afraid that his misgivings and apprehensions will spread to the…
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