Making Himself Known | Divine Knowledge
The people of Israel achieved this supreme knowledge because they stood together: “… At Mount Sinai and heard “I am the Lord your G-d” from the Almighty himself. From that day on they knew...
Category: Torah Portion
Don’t Be a Slave to Self
We examine this week’s Torah portion to discover the power of slavery on a people. Through the lesson of Pharaoh, we will find that he became a slave to his ego and Hashem hardened his heart....
Va’eira | You Can Trust Hashem
Our parshah of VA-EIRA opens with G-d’s answer to Moses. It contains a profound teaching about faith. G-d promises, and it is up to G-d to deliver! He can be relied upon absolutely to...
Parashat Va’eira | Rabbi Avraham
The dramatic story of the redemption of the enslaved people of Israel from their Egyptian masters takes up the first four portions of the book of Exodus. Of these, the second – our present...
Shemos: Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: SHEMOS Exodus 1:1-6:1; Haftara: Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23 (Sephardi ritual: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3). “AND THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL”: ISRAEL ON THE WORLD STAGE With the beginning...
Vayechi | Leaving a Legacy
In Parshat Vayechi leaving a legacy we will examine how Jacob spent the final “good” years of his life fulfilling the commandment to be spiritually fruitful — by educating the young, especially his grandson Ephraim...
Vayechi: Rabbi Avraham
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: VAYECHI Gen. 47:28-50:26 AND JACOB LIVED. “And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years” (Gen. 47:28). These were “good” years (17 is the gematria of TOV...
Getting The Upper Hand | Parshat Vayeishev
In this week’s Parasha we learn that one of the biggest battles is battling our yezter Hara (evil inclination) The only way we can over come it is through Torah just as our forefathers...
Disgrace to Redemption | How Judah saves the world
Disgrace to Redemption | How Judah saves the world Parhat VaYeishev Discover the connection of the uncomfortable story of Judah having relationship with Tamar (his daughter-in-law) and redemption in the end of days. We...
Vayeishev: Rabbi Avraham
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: VAYEISHEV Gen. 37:1-40:23 “FROM THE DEPTH OF HEBRON”: JACOB & HIS CHILDREN “These are the generations of Jacob. These are their dwellings and rollings (GILGULIM) until they came...
Dealing with difficult relationships | Parshah Vayishlach
Dealing with difficult relationships | Parshah Vayishlach This portion from in Gen 32 we discover a pattern for healing destructive relationships. Jacob was able to normalize his relationship with Esaw after carefully managing his...
Parshat Vayishlach |Rabbi Avraham Ben Yaakov
VAYISHLACH Torah reading: Gen. 32.4-36.43 Further materials by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum relating to this and the ensuing parshahs about Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, can be found in EARTH & SPIRIT THE ENCOUNTER WITH ESAU...
