בס”ד Genesis 23:1-25:18 The expression, “baruch Hashem!” (meaning, “thank G-d”, or “praised be G-d”), is probably the most commonly-used phrase in the cultural sphere of Orthodox Jewry. It is a catch-all expression that is used to answer questions like, “how are you?”, or to indicate gratitude when things have gone… Read More »Parshat Chayei Sara – True Grattitude
Genesis 18:1-22:24 One Story or More then One? At first glance, the Torah portions from Shemot to Beshalach contain one story—the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. The sequence of events is familiar to all of us: the cruel enslavement of the Israelites; Moses cast upon the water in a… Read More »Parshat Va’era – So that Egypt will know G-d
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Genesis 6:9-11:32 B”H וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹקים אֶל־נֹחַ זֹאת אוֹת־הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר הֲקִמֹתִי בֵּינִי וּבֵין כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאָרֶץ׃ “That,” God said to Noah, “shall be the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and all flesh that is on earth.” (Genesis 9:17) In this week’s Torah portion, we read of… Read More »Parshat – Noah: When the Rainbow Does Not Appear
I The Unique Relationship of Bnei Yisrael to Shabbat And you, speak to the Children of Israel saying, nevertheless you will guard My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and your children, for your generations, to know that I, Hashem, have sanctified you. וְאַתָּ֞ה דַּבֵּ֨ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר… Read More »CAN NOAHIDES OBSERVE SHABBAT?
In the previous blog, we read that G-d’s name does not appear in the role of Esther but that He is, of course, the One who determines everything, regardless of what people wish and plan. In this blog, I want to look at the prayer of Mordecai and Ester. It… Read More »Purim (2) Where is the Prayer?
In the role of Esther, G-d’s name is not mentioned anywhere. The whole story seems to play out as a normal sequence of events. When the time of 70 years of exile for the Jewish people seemed to be coming to an end, at least Achashverosh thought so, and it… Read More »Purim (1) No name of G-d?
