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Parashat Vayeitzei

Parshat Vayeitzei-He Almost Failed

Parashat Vayeitzei Welcome to this week's Torah reading, Parshat Vayeitzei. Jacob is the father of the 12 Tribes of Israel. He instilled within his children the strength to overcome the ...
Toldot Parshah

Parashat Toldot: Toldot Don’t Be An Esau

Parshat Toldot Parashat Toldot introduces us to the next generation after Abraham. Isaac and Rebecca struggle to have children and it is only after 20 years that they are blessed ...
Chayei Sarah

Parshat Chayei Sarah So You Had A Bad Day

Parashat Chayei Sarah Parshat Chayei Sarah addresses the question of dealing with a stressful situation. A funeral of a loved one is one such moment and how Abraham responds is ...
Vayera in a nutshell

Parashat Vayera-The Power Of Prayer.

Parshat Vayera Dvar Torah This week we read Parashat Vayera. What does Vayera mean? Vayera means that G-d shows himself to Abraham. This refers to the time when the angels ...
Parashat Lech Lecha

Parashat Lech Lecha The Jewish Way

Parshat Lech Lecha In this week’s Torah portion, parashat Lech Lecha we are introduced to Abraham, the father of the Jewish People. Abraham is the trailblazer, the knight of faith, ...
Parashat Noach in a nutshell

Parashat Noach -Educating Children In Difficult Times

Parashat Noach 2023 Parashat Noach is one of the most famous stories in the Bible. The story how Noach and his family are commanded by Hashem to build an ark ...
Bereishit

Parashat Bereishit Did Adam and Eve Sin?

Parashat Bereishit 2019 / 5780 Parashat Bereishit is the first Parasha, the weekly Torah reading that we read since we celebrated Simchat Torah. We start a new cycle in the ...
Simchat Torah

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah The End Of The Beginning

Vzot Habracha, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah Vzot Habracha is the final Parasha of the Torah. It is interesting that in the Diaspora, this Parasha can never be read on ...
Meaning of sukkut

What Does Sukkot Mean?

Sukkot Meaning Sukkot is a seven-day celebration. It is the third of the Pilgrim festivals, together with Pesach and Shavuot, that was celebrated in Jerusalem. In days gone by, it ...