By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: In this week’s Parsha, the Or Hachaim asks the following: when Lavan is mentioned for the first time, the Torah says,”his name is Lavan.” Usually when mentioning the righteous, the Torah says, “Their name is…”, for example,”his name is Boaz.” But when mentioning the wicked the […]
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By Rabbi Nuriel Zargari ותאמר שרי אל אברם הנה נא עצרני ה’ מלדת בא נא אל שפחתי אולי אבנה ממנה וישמע אברם לקול שרי [טז ב] ”And Sarai said to Avram; see now Hashem has restrained me from bearing, consort now with my maidservant perhaps I will be built up […]
By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov: Midrash says one time Eliezer the slave of Avraham met Shem son of Noah long after the flood and asked him about their one-year journey on the ark with all the animals. Shem answered that the trip was very difficult and they didn’t have a moment […]
By Rabbi Moshe Vosoghi: In this week’s Parsha, we find a startling statement in regards to the creation of Adam. Hashem, seemingly in consultation with the angels, says (א,כו) נעשה אדם. “Let us make Man.” Clearly, Hashem did not need any assistance or advice from the Angels whatsoever. But he […]
By Rabbi David Cohen: The Chag of Sukkot serves as a reminder that we only live in this world temporarily. Just as the flimsy structures we sit in for seven days are temporary dwellings and we would never wish to end up there permanently, so too, our entire sojourn in […]