Forward into Time ; Chayei Sarah Genesis 23:1–25:18
The roads of our lives continue to surprise us with unexpected turns. We all want our lives to have meaning. We all want our endeavors to...
Are You A Victim of Your Circumstances?
TORAH PORTION OF CHAYEI SARAH Genesis 23:1–25:18 I love flowers, especially roses. So, soon after we moved into our new home, we...
Chayei Sarah: The Burial of Sarah
based on the writings of Maran Harav Kook TORAH PORTION OF CHAYEI SARAH Genesis 23:1–25:18 Curiously, the Torah dedicates more verses...
"If Not Now, when?"
Life Lessons From the Torah Portion VAYEIRA Genesis 18:1–22:24 In the Torah portion of Lech Lecha we read the following; And Hashem...
Vayeira: Obedience and Lovingkindness
We begin the Torah portion with G-d revealing Himself to Avraham 'Now HaShem appeared to him in the plains of Mamre, and he was sitting...
Why Ishmael Was Rejected
This week's Parshah describes the bitter tension in Abraham’s home. Underlying the tension was the question of succession: which of...
VaYeira: Sanctity in Space
based on the writings of Maran Harav Kook VAYEIRA Genesis 18:1–22:24 “Abraham rose early in the morning, to the place where he had...
Faithfulness and Faith
Life Lessons from the Torah Reading Lech Lecha(Genesis 12-17) We are all familiar with the phenomenon. We yearn for a certain book or...
A Divinely Inspired Journey
There are two ways to enter the land of Israel. Both involve great determination and struggle, yet only one provides an eternal guarantee....
Above the Stars
Lech Lecha(Genesis 12-17) Bereishis, 15:5: "And He [God] took him outside and said, 'gaze, now, toward the Heavens and count the stars...