Tag: Sins

  • Own Up to Your Actions

    פרשת בראשית / כ”ו בתשרי תשפ”ג

    The reason for the punishment of Adam & Eve was not that they had violated God’s one commandment. It was that they denied culpability.

  • You Are Responsible

    פרשת כי תצא / י”א באלול תשפ”ב

    The Torah admonishes us not to blame the father for the son’s sins and not to blame the son for the father’s sins. This underscores a major concept that we are responsible for our own actions. Not to blame others.

  • The 10 Martyrs & the Sale of Joseph

    פרשת דברים / ז’ באב תשפ”ב

    On the 9thof Av we recall the story of the 10 rabbis murdered by the Romans. The reason that the Romans give for why they murdered the 10 rabbis is the sale of Joseph by the brothers. What is interesting is that this was a sin of man against fellow man, not against God.

  • Sins against our Fellow

    ג’ בתשרי תשפ”ב / September 9, 2021