A Nation is Born Shalom, At the end of the previous portion Jacob received a new name from the angel with whom he wrestled: וַיֹּאמֶר, לֹא יַעֲקֹב יֵאָמֵר עוֹד שִׁמְךָ–כִּי, אִם-יִשְׂרָאֵל: כִּי-שָׂרִיתָ עִם-אֱלֹהִים וְעִם-אֲנָשִׁים, וַתּוּכָל And he said: ‘Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel; […]
Which is The “True White”? Shalom, This Shabbat we will read Torah Portion ויצא – “Vayetzeh” in the book of Genesis. In our Torah portion Jacob has do deal with his father in law, Laban. In Hebrew Laban – לבן, means ‘White’. The traditional […]
The “Big Coins” Shalom, This Shabbat we will read the fifth Torah Portion in the book of Genesis – “Khayey Sarah” – The Life of Sarah. The Torah tells us about Avraham who acquires the Cave of Makhpela from Ephron in order to bury his wife Sarah there. (MAKHPELA comes […]
The Power of Seven Shalom, This Shabbat we will read the fourth Torah Portion in the book of Genesis – VaYera – וירא (from the root RA’A – to see: showed himself, became seen). The Torah tells us about Hagar running away from Sarah with her son Ishmael. […]
Changing Destiny? Shalom, This Shabbat we will read Torah Portion לך לך – LEKH LEKHA in the Book of Genesis. In this post we wanted to address the changes in the names of Avram and Sarai, mentioned in this Torah Portion. Names are considered very […]
The Second Beginning Shalom, This Shabbat we will read the second Torah Portion in the Book of Genesis – Noah. Noah represents the “Second Beginning” of the creation, which occurred after the end of the Flood, when Noah and other seven people […]
A Great Beginning Shalom, This Shabbat we will be reading the first Torah Portion בראשית “Be’reshit” – In The Beginning from the book of Genesis. It contains (as well as many other Torah portions) words and expressions which are also used in Modern Hebrew, sometimes […]
The Power of Forgiveness Shalom, This year, Yom Kippur – The Day of Atonement occurs next week Tuesday night, and we wanted to share with you a Kabbalistic story related to it. Rabbi Abba once sat at the gateway of […]
The Transformation Shalom, This coming Sunday night we will be celebrating the 5,780th New Hebrew Year – Rosh Hashana ה’תש”ף ראש השנה Rosh Hashana falls on the first day of the month of Tishrei. Rosh Hashanah (Lit. Head of the Year) is considered to be The […]
A Lesson About Patience Shalom, This Shabbat we will read the Torah Portion “Ki Tavo” in the book of “D’Varim”. “Woe to the pampered one […]