Torah Thoughts, Stories, and Inspiration on the weekly Parsha
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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You Can Reach Your Potential – Just like Moshe! In this week’s Parsha, Moshe says, Re’eh anochi nosen lifneichem hayom bracha u’klala – see, I have placed before you today two potential paths to take in life. The Medrash says that re’eh anochi literally means see me. Moshe was adjuring the people to be like him. He was telling them Re’eh…
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This week’s Parsha begins, “V’haya eikev tishmo’un – If you will listen to Hashem with your heel.” This sounds very strange. It’s possible to be attentive and to listen with one’s ears but how can someone listen with his heel? What precisely does this mean? This is also the only Parsha that is named for a part…
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In this week’s Parsha the Torah commands us, V’nishmartem Meod Linfashosichem Ki Lo Reisem Kol Temunah… – we must take care of and safeguard our health because when Hashem came down to Sinai he didn’t come down in a form or image. The Torah is charging us to be strong and healthy when serving Hashem….
