18 Adar 5783 – 11 Maart 2023 “…And in the heart of every wise man I have put wisdom” (Exodus 31:6). We find a similar statement in Daniel 2:21, “He gives wisdom to the wise.” There is an obvious problem here. If G-d gives wisdom only to those who are… Read More »18 Adar 5783 – Wisdom to the wise-hearted?
15 Adar 5783 – 8 Maart 2023 Exodus 33:23 “…and you will see My back, but My face will not be seen”. This chapter of Exodus is one of the most mysterious and difficult in the Torah. Something very profound is clearly being communicated by Hashem to Moses in the… Read More »15 Adar 5783 – Passing of time
Zaterdag Adar 11 5783 – 4 Maart 2023 Usually I do send email cards when we have been on holiday, not this time. But I did send people a photo from time to time. Upon returning home, however, an “old-fashioned” card was waiting for me in the mailbox, from a… Read More »11 Adar 5783 – The postcard
Thursday 9 Adar 5783 – 2 Maart 2023 The breastpiece shall be held in place by a cord of blue from its rings to the rings of the ephod, so that the breastpiece rests on the decorated band and does not come loose from the ephod. (Exodus 28:28). The Choshen… Read More »9 Adar 5783 – Let your word connect with your heart
Wednesday 9 Adar 5783 – March 1, 2023 The Modzhitzer Rebbe based his answer on the verse in Genesis where G-d said that He will create for Adam “a helper opposite” him (2:18). If there is something you find very difficult to do and you avoid and resist doing it… Read More »9 Adar 5783 – How do you you know what your life’s mission is?
Tuesday 7 Adar 5783 – 28 february 2023 It is important and necessary for us Bnei Israel and Bnei Noach to know that we are emissaries of Hashem. Important because when you know that you are an emissary you also know that you must properly research, learn and understand what… Read More »7 Adar 5783 – Be an Emissaray
“You shall command the children of Israel to take for you clear olive oil, crushed for illumination, to keep the lamp burning continually” (Exodus 27:20). The Midrash teaches: When someone wants to make a window, he makes it wide inside and narrow outside. Why? To bring the light inside. But… Read More »3 Adar 5783 – How to make a window?
“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood, two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height” (Exodus 25:10). The Baal HaTurim points out that the dimensions of the ark are all fractions and… Read More »2 Adar 5783 – Be Humble
“Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot” (Exodus 21:24). If you close one eye and look ahead, you will be able to see a lot. But if you open both eyes, you will have clearer perception with more depth and perspective. The Bible… Read More »Adar 5783 – An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
February 10, 2023 Song of Songs 8:7 How an overwhelming river leads to the sea מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֗ים לֹ֤א יֽוּכְלוּ֙ לְכַבּ֣וֹת אֶת־הָֽאַהֲבָ֔ה וּנְהָר֖וֹת לֹ֣א יִשְׁטְפ֑וּהָ Many waters cannot quench love, And rivers cannot wash it away. Many waters, explain our Masters in their discourses, refer to all of the financial concerns… Read More »19 Shevat 5783 – How an Overwhelming River leads to the Sea
