Weekly Torah
Man has the ability to loose the bonds of time and change his past, his present and his future! The gift of teshuva – repentance – and the blessing of atonement – given by G-d to man, liberate us from our own self imposed shackles and enable us to return to our true selves and better serve G-d. Gmar Chatima Tova – May We be Sealed in the Book of Life!
Yom Kippur is Friday night/Shabbat:
Tishrei 10, 5774/September 14, 2013
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Enter the new year of 5774 with a song in your heart. Ha’azinu, a microcosm of the spiritual history of Israel and G-d, is a beautifully compelling song that challenges all generations of man. We stand before the King in song and prayer as we cross the threshold into a new year. Shana Tova!
Nitzavim-Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52)
Parashat Ha’azinu is read on Shabbat:
Tishrei 3, 5774/September 7, 2013
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The world is in turmoil, but when Israel stands – nitzavim – strong, steady and determined to enter into and inherit her destiny – then nothing can harm her, for G-d is with her.
Nitzavim-Vayelech (Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30)
Parashat Nitzavim-Vayelech is read on Shabbat:
Elul 25, 5773/September 1, 2013
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The twelve massive stones Israel is commanded to to take from the Jordan River bed from the very spot upon which the feet of the priests who held the Ark of the Covenant stood, and to stand upright and build with them an altar and write upon them the entire Torah, are not mere markers or billboards. These stones’ function is to make real Israel’s eternal unbreakable bond to the land promised us by G-d.
Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
Parashat Ki Tavo is read on Shabbat:
Elul 18, 5773/August 24, 2013
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Coarse lust or true love? Superficial yearnings or deep prophecy? Life is full of battles and each battle brings out the worst or the best in us. We are only human, and that is precisely why Torah provides a lifeline, whatever our strengths or failings. Today, in the month of Elul, we need to see ourselves for who we are, and use this special time of reflection and repentance to return to the person we are meant to be.
Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19)
Parashat Ki Teitzei is read on Shabbat:
Elul 11, 5773/August 17, 2013
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“Righteousness, righteousness, you shall pursue… “ Only by righteousness and justice can the nation of Israel guarantee its staying power in the land of Israel. Not by negotiating with the enemy, or releasing murderers, or subcontracting her security, or by subordinating her own needs to the demands of her “friends” and “allies.” Righteousness, by way of righteous judges who sit in judgment in the place that G-d will choose – the Holy Temple on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem.
Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)
Parashat Shoftim is read on Shabbat:
Elul 4, 5773/August 10, 2013
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Parashat Re’eh teaches us how to properly conduct the affairs of the nation of Israel in the land of Israel. It warns us against false prophets who preach transgression and weak leaders who make “painful decisions” which are nothing less than gross violations of everything that Torah teaches us, attempting to lead Israel into pacts with foreign cultures and false gods, foisting a Moloch-like death cult upon the righteous people of Israel.
Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17)
Parashat Re’eh is read on Shabbat:
Av 27, 5773/August 3, 2013
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