By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov: This weekly portion starts with Hashem appearing to Avraham Avinu while he was sitting by the door of his tent. The Torah doesn’t record if Hashem had any message for him. It seems Hashem just came to see him. The rabbis explain that since Avraham had […]
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By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: Shalom, Parashat לך לך takes place when Avraham Avinu enters ×רץ ישר×ל. Soon after, there’s a famine and he is forced to go down to Egypt where HaShem performs miracles for him and he heads back to ×רץ ישר×ל with heavy cattle and much wealth. A […]
By Rabbi David Shasho It says in this weeks Parashah â€œ× Öº×—Ö· ×Ö´×™×©× ×¦Ö·×“Ö´×™×§ ×ªÖ¸Ö¼×žÖ´×™× â€ â€œNoach was a righteous man he was perfect in his generations†Rabenu Efraim writes Noach was a Tsadik because he gave Tseddakah. This is why he was saved from the flood. The Pasuk says in Mishlei   ( מַתָּ֣ן […]
By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh: ו×× ×œ× ×ª×™×˜×™×‘ לפתח חט×ת רובץ “If you don’t do good the sin is lying by the door.” Rabbi Gifter writes in the name of Hagaon MeVilna that the yetzer hara cannot deceive a person unless he finds an emptiness in the heart of that person, […]
By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: Simchat Torah is coming up. And with it- tremendous opportunities. The ר××©×•× ×™× say whoever truly rejoices during the dancing of Simchat Torah, is ensured that all of his descendents will learn Torah. Furthermore, he’ll merit great ×—×›×ž×™× as his descendants. It is well known that ×—×›× […]