26 Tisrei – 11 October 2023 G-d had made it very clear that the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was not to be eaten, and that “on the day you eat of it you will surely become subject to death” (Genesis 2:17). If that was the case, how… Read More »GIVE ME CLARITY OR GIVE ME DEATH!
Rabbi Nachman teaches, It is a great mitzvah to be happy always! Make every effort to maintain a happy, positive outlook at all times. It is a natural human tendency to become discouraged and depressed because of the hard sh i ps of life: everyone has their full share of… Read More »THE MITZVAH TO BE HAPPY, ALWAYS!
Bereishit (Genesis 1:1-6:8 ) Rebbe Yitzchak said, ‘[God] need only have begun the Torah from ‘This month shall be to you” which is the first Commandment which Israel was commanded. For what reason did it begin with ‘Bereishit’?… So that if the nations of the world will say to Israel, ‘You are… Read More »PARSHAT BERESHIT – THE FIRST RASHI
Bereishit (Genesis 1:1-6:8 ) Bereishis, 1:16: “And God made the two great luminaries; the great luminary to rule by the day, and the small luminary to rule by the night, and the stars.”Rashi, 1:16: Dh: The great luminaries: “They [the sun and moon] were created equal, and the moon was made smaller because it… Read More »PARSHAT BERESHIT – LEARNING FROM THE STARS
בס”ד I (Redemption) Then the L-rd your G-d will turn your captivity, and have compassion upon you, and will return and gather you from all the nations, amongst whom the L-rd your G-d has scattered you. If your outcasts be at the utmost parts of heaven, from there will the… Read More »THE 13 PRINCIPLES OF FAITH #12: THE MESSIANIC ERA
Rabbi Nachman teaches, Within the bounds G-d has set for man’s intelligence it is a great mitzvah, a positive duty, to sharpen the mind and understand as clearly as possible whatever the human mind is capable of grasping. However, there are certain questions (such as the paradox of man’s free… Read More »NONE WHO GO TO HER RETURN
