ח’ בחשוון תשפ”ב / October 14, 2021
In this week’s Parsha Abraham goes to war. This seems rather odd that a man of religion and spiritualty should go to war. Why did he not be a man of peace. Sometimes war is the answer.
Author: Shlomo Bar-Ayal
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Agreement in the Flesh
ז’ בחשוון תשפ”ב / October 13, 2021
This week Abraham receives the commandment to perform a circumcision, or Brit Milah. We look at the reason for this commandment and what it means to us today.
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When to Rescind Permission
ו’ בחשוון תשפ”ב / October 12, 2021
What was the problem between Abraham and Lot. What was the real reason that they separated.
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Holiness in the Center
ה’ בחשוון תשפ”ב / October 11, 2021
Abraham is sent on a holy mission to be at the center of the ancient world. This so that others may learn from him.
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Go For Yourself
ד’ בחשוון תשפ”ב / October 10, 2021
In Parshat Lech Lecha Abraham is told to leave his country, nation & family and to travel for himself. That he, through the Torah, is the master of his fate. As opposed to the theory that we are doomed by our birth, country class, etc.
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Better Rather Than Perfect
ב’ בחשון תשפ”ב / October 8, 2021
The story of the flood starts off saying that Noah was a righteous man in his generation. Why the qualifier? Either he was righteous or not. Here we see why.
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What Was Wrong with the Tower of Babel
כ”ט בתשרי תשפ”ב / October 5, 2021
Why was the generation of the Tower of Babel punished? What was the real problem from God’s point of view.
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Why Noah Was Chosen
כ”ח בתשרי תשפ”ב / October 4, 2021
Unlike ancient cultures which recorded the flood but gave no moral reason for the flood or why the survivor was chosen, the Torah stresses that Noah was chosen because he was righteous.
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Why Begin with the Creation
כ”ה בתשרי תשפ”ב / October 1, 2021
Why does the Torah begin with the Creation and not with the first Mitzvah? Rashi gives the real reason
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Atoning in Joy
י”א בתשרי תשפ”ב / September 17, 2021
While we are judged on Yom Kippur, the final judgement is on Simhat Torah. We promise to do better on Yom Kippur but Simhat Torah is the first real test. How will we behave when we are having a good time.