A man, in his thirties, visited Rav Chaim Kanievsky explaining that he could not find a match and asked Rav Chaim for a blessing. Rav Chaim responded, “Your match hasn’t been born yet…be blessed and successful!” The man left in tears, despondent over hearing these words. Months later, the man… Read More »A CONVERT IS A NEW BORN
Torah Reflections: Conversations on the Weekly Parshah בס”ד Integrating Torah into one’s life through reflection and conversation can be an incredibly fun and engaging experience. It’s a journey of discovery, where ancient wisdom and timeless teachings come to life in our daily experiences. Through reflection, we have the opportunity to… Read More »PARSHAT TOLDOT 5784 – THE BIRTHRIGHT DILEMMA: ETHICAL CHOICES IN THE TALE OF JACOB AND ESAU
2 Kislev 5784, 15 November 2023 “Flee to Lavan, my brother in Charan. Stay with him for a while until your brother’s anger subsides. Until the anger of your brother subsides from you…” (Genesis 27:43-45). Rabbi Abraham Twerski explains that these verses are not redundant. How was Jacob to know… Read More »GENESIS 23:3 – LIKE ONE’S REFLECTION IS SEEN IN WATER
Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9 ) Bereishit, 26:5: “Because Avraham heeded My voice, he observed My safeguards, My commandments, My decrees and My laws.Yoma, 28b: “Rav says, ‘Our father, Avraham kept the entire Torah as it says, ‘because Avraham heeded My voice… In the Torah Portion of Toldot, G-d blesses Yitzchak in the merit of his… Read More »PARSHAT TOLDOT – SHABBAT AND THE LAND OF ISRAEL
בס”ד “Every person possesses unique characteristics and quirks. Personally, I tend to see things as either black or white, struggling with the recognition of necessary shades of gray, particularly in matters of the heart. It makes me either completely happy or deeply sad, full of confidence or on the brink… Read More »BETWEEN DARKNESS AND DAWN: EMBRACING THE PROMISE OF THE MESSIAH
28 Cheswan 5784, 12 November 2023 “Abraham rose up from the presence of his dead” (Genesis 23:3). The Radomsker Rebbe understood this passage according to a teaching by Rabbi Eliezer cited in the Talmud (Shabbat 153a). He would always say we should do teshuvah (return to G-d) one day before… Read More »GENESIS 23:3 – RETURN TO G-D THE DAY BEFORE YOU DIE
Torah Reflections: Conversations on the Weekly Parshah בס”ד Integrating Torah into one’s life through reflection and conversation can be an incredibly fun and engaging experience. It’s a journey of discovery, where ancient wisdom and timeless teachings come to life in our daily experiences. Through reflection, we have the opportunity to… Read More »PARSHAT CHAYEI SARAH 5784 – THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY – UNVEILING MEANING IN LIFE’S NEGOTIATIONS
Rabbi Nachman teaches, When a person falls and is sinking in the mud and mire, he must not allow himself to stay there. He must have one leg outside even while one leg is inside. One leg outside, one leg inside. until the other leg is also outside! Siach Sarfey… Read More »ONE LEG OUTSIDE THE MUD AND MIRE
25 Chesvan 5784 – 9 November 2023 “The goal and purpose of the entirety of the Torah and its commandments is to achieve attachment to Hashem and feeling His closeness…Our holy books teach that all the commandments of the Torah are guidance on how to attach ourselves to G-d.” (Rabbi… Read More »WHAT IS THE GOAL AND PURPOSE OF THE TORAH?
בס”ד I. Introduction And Abimelech said to Abraham, “what did you see, that you did this thing?” And Abraham said, “I said, ‘there is simply no fear of G-d in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife’”. וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם מָ֣ה רָאִ֔יתָ כִּ֥י עָשִׂ֖יתָ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃… Read More »REVERENCE AND HONOR FOR G-D, PART 1
