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Have you ever felt utterly and completely alone? Yosef must have. He was separated from his loving father and his brothers wanted to kill him. Ultimately he was thrown in a pit filled with scorpions and snakes and then sold to some passing Ishmaelites, who in turn sold him into slavery. Yet we’re never alone, and if our hearts are turned to G-d, we will identify His fingerprint upon our lives.
Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23)
Parashat Vayeshev is read on Shabbat:
Kislev 20, 5771/November 27, 2010
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Ya’akov avinu’s (our forefather Jacob’s) midnight encounter with a mysterious angel: Who was this angel, what was his purpose, and by what name was he known? Ya’akov overcomes the angel, and by doing so gains insight into all these questions. He also acquires for himself a new name, a new identity, and a new role to play in establishing the Divine presence here on this earth.
Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43)
Parashat Vayishlach is read on Shabbat:
Kislev 13, 5771/November 20, 2010
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” …and he took some of the stones of the place and placed them at his head, and he lay down in that place.” (Genesis 28:11) What was “that place,” and what was the nature of those stones that Ya’akov gathered together, and which, upon his awakening from his dream of a House of G-d, formed a single stone, which became the very “foundation stone” upon which all creation is established? And how could the “foundation stone” upon which the entire world rests find itself in that place and at that very moment when Ya’akov chose to take his sleep? It was Ya’akov’s consecration of the stone with olive oil that made the transformation possible.
Vayeitzei (Genesis 28:10-32:3)
Parashat Vayeitzei is read on Shabbat:
Kislev 6, 5771/November 13, 2010
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Chapter 4 Mishnah 6
Rabbi Yishmael bar Rabbi Yose says: One who studies Torah in order to teach is given the means to study and to teach…
One whose intention is to teach or to observe is clearly dedicating their life to HaShem, and therefore HaShem grants him the means to fulfill their intentions.
Why does one studies with the intention to teach or to practice have their intentions fulfilled?
Torah is the essence of existence, and hence every attempt to imbue this world with the theory and practice of Torah enhances the world’s existence. The Creator helps efforts succeed because they contribute to His Creation.
The work of the patriarchs, Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov was to establish in this world an eternal bond between man and G-d. Toldot chronicles the struggle for supremacy between two radically different approaches toward leadership: the way of Yaakov, and the way of Esav. Esav excelled in so many ways he seemed a natural for the part. And after all, he was the first-born. There was but one thing missing from Esav’s understanding of life: the fear and the acknowledgment of G-d. Forever stymied by his own egotistical take on life, Esav languished, while Yaakov assumed the mantle of leadership
Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9)
Parashat Toldot is read on Shabbat:
Cheshvan 29, 5771/November 6, 2010
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The celebration and the sanctification of life are the keys to the gates of the Garden of Eden through which we can pass into life eternal.
Chayei Sara (Genesis 23:1-25:18)
Parashat Chayei Sara is read on Shabbat: Cheshvan 22, 5771/October 30, 2010
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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:
Cheshvan 15, 5771/October 23, 2010
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