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Parashat Vayeira

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, In the Parasha, we find that after Yitzchak is born and grows more: וַתֵּ֨רֶא שָׂרָ֜ה אֶֽת־בֶּן־הָגָ֧ר הַמִּצְרִ֛ית אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָ֥ה לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם מְצַחֵֽק׃ Sarah saw the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Avraham playing. וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם גָּרֵ֛שׁ הָאָמָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את וְאֶת־בְּנָ֑הּ ×›Ö´Ö¼Ö£×™ לֹ֤א יִירַשׁ֙ בֶּן־הָאָמָ֣ה […]

Parashat Lech Lecha

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov Avraham Avinu had 10 tests. In the test of Lech Lecha, the Almighty asks Avraham to leave his country, his city, and his father’s house. Meanwhile, Hashem assures him that in a new place he will be rich, famous, and able to have children. […]

Parashat Noach

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh The following question is asked by the commentators on this week’s Parasha. On one hand, the Torah tells us that the world at that time was full of adultery. On the other hand, from the Torah it is clear that the reason for the […]

Parashat Bereishit

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen Hashem Elokim called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” (3:9) The word Ayeca, “Where are you?” has the same letters as Eichah, which implies, “How could you?” Ayeca, “Where?” also intimates, “Do you know where you are; Do you […]

Sukkoth

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ יוֹם שִׂמְחָה יְתֵרָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ויקרא ×›×’ מ) “וּשְׂמַחְתֶּם לִפְנֵי ×”’ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים”. Although we are required to rejoice on all festivals, there was special rejoicing in the Temple during the Sukkoth festival, as it is written: “You shall rejoice before the Lord […]