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Parashat Miketz

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, Paroh is in a state of confusion. He has a strange dream and can’t understand the meaning of it. Paroh’s advisers and sorcerers aren’t helpful. There’s this Hebrew kid sitting in the dungeon, maybe he can help. They bring him in and he […]

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Parashat Vayeshev

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov What is Chanukah and why do we celebrate it? Why do we say Hallel for eight days and and why do we light candles? Many people think the reasons are because Israel was liberated from the Greeks after being controlled by them for decades […]

Parashat Vayishlach

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho In this week’s parashah, Yaakov has three choices before him as Esav approaches: to appease Esav through gifts, to prepare for war with him, and to pray. Yaakov chose to utilize all three options, but the order in which he chose to implement them […]

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Parashat Vayetzei

This week’s Dvar Torah is dedicated for a full recovery of Daniel Moshiach Ben Tamar Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh וַיִּפְגַּ֨ע בַּמָּק֜וֹם וַיָּ֤לֶן שָׁם֙ כִּי־בָ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ וַיִּקַּח֙ מֵאַבְנֵ֣י הַמָּק֔וֹם וַיָּ֖שֶׂם מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃ He came upon a certain place and stopped there for the night, for the sun […]

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Parashat Toldot

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen יאמר הקל קול יעקב והידים ידי עשו And he said the voice is the voice of Yaakov and the hands are the hands of Esav. The midrash expounds that at the time the voice of Yaakov is heard in the Beit Kenissiot and Beit […]