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Every newborn baby is a miracle. Yet the birth of Yitzchak, (Isaac), defied all the rules of reason and biology. Rather than bow their heads in awe of the enormity of the miracle that G-d wrought, the pundits and gadflies of the day cast doubt upon the veracity of Yitzchak’s origins. Fast-forward to today, replace “Yitzchak” with “the state of Israel” and gain some insight into Israel’s contemporary denigrators and their pathetic denial of truth and reality.
Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24)
Parashat Vayera is read on Shabbat:
MarCheshvan 15, 5774/October 19, 2013
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To bless and to be a blessing: When G-d told Avraham to leave all he knew and go to Canaan, it was for much more than simply Avraham staking out his future progeny’s claim to the land of Israel. It was so that Avraham could be a conduit and a portal for G-d’s blessings for the family of man.
Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27)
Parashat Lech Lecha is read on Shabbat:
MarCheshvan 8, 5774/October 12, 2013
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In this epic teaching of the opening two parashot of the book of Genesis, B’reishith and Noach, Rabbi Richman reveals what went wrong with a world so perfectly created that G-d Himself declared “It was very good,” and how that world, within a span of ten generations descended into a miasma of human depravity, and the role that water played in the creation of the world, in the punishment of the wicked and in the redemption of the pure at heart.
What was King David’s connection to the hidden waters of the tahom – תהום – buried deep within the bowels of the earth, what is the role that these hidden waters will play in the future redemption of all mankind, and how is this redemptive process presaged and choreographed in the awesome celebration of the Water Libation enacted each day of the Sukkot pilgrimage festival in the Holy Temple?
B’reishith-Noach (Genesis 1:1-11:32)
Parashat B’reishith-Noach is read on Shabbat:
Rosh Chodesh MarCheshvan, 5774/October 5, 2013
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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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