Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen They shall make a Sanctuary for Me so that I may dwell among them. (25:8) It is apropos that the first week Yachad Kollel begins learning in the new building is Parshat Terumah, the portion dealing with the building of the Mishkan. The Alshich […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh וְכִֽי־יַכֶּ֨ה ×Ö´Öœ×™×©× ×ֶת־עֵ֥ין עַבְדּ֛וֹ ×ֽוֹ־×ֶת־עֵ֥ין ×ֲמָת֖וֹ וְשִֽ×חֲתָ֑הּ לַֽחָפְשִ×Ö¥×™ יְשַ××œÖ°Ö¼×—Ö¶Ö–× Ö¼×•Ö¼ תַּ֥חַת ×¢Öµ×™× Ö½×•Ö¹×ƒ When a man (master) strikes the eye of his slave, male or female, and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye. Many question Hashem’s fairness and mercy […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov This week’s portion contains the most important incident in the Torah which is Matan Torah. Rambam states our belief in Judaism is not because of the miracles Moshe performed, but rather because 600,000 Jews from age 20 and up were at Har Sinai and […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho וַיִּרְ×֣וּ ×‘Ö°× ÖµÖ½×™Ö¾×™Ö´×©Ö°×‚×¨Ö¸×ֵ֗ל וַיֹּ֨×מְר֜וּ ×Ö´Ö¤×™×©× ×ֶל־×ָחִיו֙ מָ֣ן ×”Ö”×•Ö¼× ×›Ö´Ö¼Ö›×™ ×œÖ¹Ö¥× ×™Ö¸×“Ö°×¢Ö–×•Ö¼ ×žÖ·×”Ö¾×”Ö‘×•Ö¼× â€œWhen the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?â€â€”for they did not know what it was†(Shemot 16:15). Says the Ben Ish Chai the maan was one of the […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh The mitzva of tefillin is mentioned in four places throughout the entire Torah, two of which are written in our parasha, Parashat Bo. This week’s parasha commands us to write all four parts where the mitzva of tefillin is being discussed and tie them […]