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Parashat Chayei Sarah

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Aharon Seleh In this week’s parsha, the possuk states, “Avraham was old, well on in years.” The medrash expounds that Avraham filled all his days with Torah and mitzvos. There was a rav who was appointed to lead a certain city. The townspeople took him around […]

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Parashat Vayeira

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, In this week’s parasha we learn that Avraham Avinu has to travel yet again and this time to Gerar (a Philistine territory). His wife is taken away by the king after he claimed she was his sister. HaShem appears to the king in […]

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Parashat Lech Lecha

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov In this week’s portion Hashem tells Avraham to leave his homeland. Hashem promises him that his life will be much better. He will have children and will be made into a nation. He will have money, sustenance, and will become famous. Rashi states that […]

Parashat Noach

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho “But Noah found favor in the eyes of Hashem.” Rav Avraham Halevi z”l says that a curse will not come upon someone who is humble. David Hamelech says in Tehilim 131 ” לֺא גָבַה לִבִּי,” “My heart was not haughty.” The chapter right before […]

Parashat Bereshit

Parasha Thoughts By Shemuel Akhamzadeh עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב־אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃ Hence a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, so that they become one flesh. We live in a society where marriage is seen as a tool of pleasure, either physical, emotional, […]