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White lies? Truth is Full of Lies It’s hard to admit, but all people lie, to a certain extent. Even those good people who value honesty above most other things, sometimes lie. As a justification, we consider our untruths to be ‘white lies’. Is there really a difference between lies and white lies? Yitzchak & Rivkah’s twins This week’s …
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“Chayei Sarah” Sarah’s Life This week’s Torah reading, Chayei Sarah, the life of Sarah, begins by eulogizing the life of Sarah, who died at the age of 127 (Bereishit 23:1). It’s an interesting paradox, As the title of this Torah portion “The life of Sarah” begins with her death. The Cave of Machpelah Avraham had the task of …
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True, doing the mitzvah of welcoming guests into your home during Covid 19, can be challenging, but not impossible. “Va’era” is our weekly Torah portion, “And he saw”. Who do you see today? it is important for us to see and to be seen. In any given situation I remind myself, when there’s a will, there is a way. Find a way. Zooming might be a good way to start.
Lech Lecha And G-d said to Avram, “Go forth from your land, from your birth place, from your father’s house, to the land that I will show you”. (Breishit 12:1). What a difficult challenging request. What a powerful, life-changing thing to do. It’s not easy not knowing where you are going! Fear of the unknown …
Chasing Rainbows The term “chasing rainbows” comes from the old tale about finding a crock of gold if one digs at the end of the rainbow, where it touches earth. The idea of chasing rainbows as equivalent to a fruitless quest, pursuing illusionary goals, trying to achieve impossible things. Parshat Noach One of the signature …
Making your Own Gan of Eden בראשית…”In the beginning…” (1:1) “Why does the Torah start with the letter beit, the second letter of the Hebrew alef-beit, rather than with the first letter, alef?” my Torah teacher asked, when I was in Kitah Vav (6th grade) The Torah consists of two parts, the Written Torah and …
One of the mitzvot, beside dwelling in the Sukkah for seven days and nights, commemorating the time the Israelites spent in the wilderness after they were freed from slavery in Egypt, and besides commemorating The Seven Ananey Kavod, the pillar of clouds, that were guiding the Israelites in the desert so they could travel by …
AckNOWledging my Hebrew birth date for the first time, in connection to Parashat Nitzavim-Vayelech, the Torah portion that was read all over the world, the week I was born gave me a very unique insight, and a deep appreciation to leading a Jewish life.
Do you want to be Happy? While we all try to find the path to happiness, what if we all consider the possibility that such a path doesn’t really exist. I truly believe that THERE IS NO WAY TO HAPPINESS, HAPPINESS IS THE WAY!
What do you think about when you hear the word Challah? A loaf of braided breads you eat on Shabbat and holidays, right? Actually, the word challah is mainly used to define a special positive commandment that must be observed when preparing dough.