בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT EIKEV 5785Eikev 2 The Blessing After Eating or Drinking In Judaism, it is customary to say a blessing not only before eating or drinking but also afterward, as an expression of gratitude. This after-blessing (beracha acharona) varies depending on the type of food consumed. For… Read More »BLESSINGS – PART 2
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT EIKEV 5785Eikev 1 Introduction Deuteronomy 8:10 lezen we: 10 And thou shalt eat and be satisfied, and bless the L-RD thy G-d for the good land which He hath given thee. י וְאָכַלְתָּ, וְשָׂבָעְתָּ–וּבֵרַכְתָּ אֶת-ד’ אֱלֹקיךָ, עַל-הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַן-לָךְ. This verse forms the basis for the… Read More »BLESSINGS – PART 1
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT VAETCHANAN 5785 And What You Can Do as a Noahide “You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor shall you subtract from it, so that you may keep the commandments of Hashem, your G-d, which I command you.”— Devarim (Deuteronomy) 4:2… Read More »WHY YOU MAY NOT CREATE A NEW RELIGION
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT DEVARIM 5785 11 The L-RD, the G-d of your fathers, make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as He hath promised you!– יא די אֱלֹקי אֲבוֹתֵכֶם, יֹסֵף עֲלֵיכֶם כָּכֶם–אֶלֶף פְּעָמִים; וִיבָרֵךְ אֶתְכֶם, כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לָכֶם. (Deuteronomy 1:11) In the Book… Read More »THE POWER OF PRAYER – A LESSON FROM MOSES
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT MATOT-MASEI 5785 Based on Numbers 32:1–7 With insights from Haamek Davar, Rabbi Mordechai Broyer, and contemporary reflection. The Biblical Story (Numbers 32:1–7) Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had very great livestock. They saw the land of Jazer and the land… Read More »EMUNAH, PRIORITIES, AND THE SPIRITUAL INHERITANCE
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT PINCHAS 5785 The Redemption of Korach’s Sons In Parshat Pinchas, a seemingly brief statement offers a window into one of the most dramatic and redemptive moments in the Torah: 11 Notwithstanding the sons of Korah died not יא וּבְנֵי-קֹרַח, לֹא-מֵתוּ. (Numbers 26:11) This verse stands in stark… Read More »OUT OF THE DEPTHS
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT BALAK 5785 A Message for the Nations 10 Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, or numbered the stock of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let mine end be like his! י מִי מָנָה עֲפַר יַעֲקֹב, וּמִסְפָּר אֶת-רֹבַע יִשְׂרָאֵל; תָּמֹת נַפְשִׁי… Read More »THE DEATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT CHUKAT 5785 On Sin, Forgiveness, and the Power of Humility In Numbers 21:5-7, we encounter a dramatic moment in the journey of the people of Israel through the wilderness. The people complain bitterly against G-d and Moses, prompting a swift and painful consequence: fiery serpents… Read More »MOSES’ HUMILITY AND THE CALL FOR DIVINE EMULATION
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT KORACH 5785 Introduction: Rebellion in the Wilderness In Bemidbar (Numbers) 16, we read about one of the most severe rebellions during Israel’s desert journey. 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields… Read More »WHO WERE DATHAN AND ABIRAM – AND WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THEM?
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT SHELACH 5785 In Numbers 13:33, we read the devastating report of the spies who scouted the Land of Canaan: 33 And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim; and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so… Read More »WHAT THE SPIES GOT WRONG: NEPHILIM, FALLEN ANGELS, AND THE POWER OF HUMAN PURPOSE
