Parashah B'har Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2 The parashah BeHar, found in the book of Leviticus, means “on the mountain.”All of these instructions, which began when Moses ascended Mount Sinai after Yehovah declared the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20, c ...
Parashah Shmini
The name of this parashah means “eighth,” and refers to the “day after” Aaron and his sons completed the seven-day inauguration process of their priesthood... Interesting that this eighth day is mentioned, isn't it? We always associate the seven-day cycle ...
Parashah Pekudei
In the 7 days of Creation there is a progression from nothing, before Genesis 1:1, until all of Creation was completed, after 6 days. Man was the pinnacle of Creation, the crown. That is why he was created last, when everything else had already been creat ...
Parashah Tetzaveh
In the Garden of Eden, Adam, the first man, was in communion with the Creator and heard His voice. There was nothing he had to do to establish that connection with Yehovah because he lived in His presence.After being expelled, from the earliest times, Ada ...
Parashah Yitro
At this point in the Exodus narrative we find Moses taking on the monumental task of judging the people of Israel. Sitting from morning to evening, Moses attended to the disputes and conflicts among the Israelites, seeking to impart justice according to d ...
Parashah va’Era – I appeared
The God who appeared to Abraham and made a covenant with him is the same God who appeared to Moses in the bush. Curiously, this parashah opens by questioning whether Abraham had known Him by His Name:I appeared to Avraham, Yitz’chak and Ya‘akov as El Shad ...
Parashah vaYgash – He approached
From the earliest childhood Yosef, son of Ya'akov, was considered a special person. Having been born of the one who was “the woman he loved”, and occurring in his old age, Ya'akov considered him as a leader from his youth. All this was confirmed by the re ...
Parashah Vayshlach – The meaning of Israel
The name Israel appears for the first time in this section of the Torah. Jacob is named after the mysterious being with whom he wrestled until dawn on his way back to the land of Canaan.What Jacob did not know at the time is that this name, through his de ...
Parashah Chaiei Sarah – The life of Sarah
Genesis 23:1 - 25:18 The name of this section of Scripture is translated as “The Life of Sarah”. Sarah is known as the first of the matriarchs and from her womb came the son of promise, from whom all the people of Israel descended.Although her life wa ...
Abraham, the chosen one of Yehovah
Abraham stands as a monumental figure in the history of faith, not only revered as the father of nations but also celebrated for his unwavering devotion to Yehovah. His journey is a story of profound challenges, acts of obedience, and a commitment to a co ...