Weekly Parsha Thoughts

The Ramban explains that from the creation and on, Hashem will not give a bracha to create something from nothing. Rabeinu Bachya adds, nor will Hashem give the power to be able to create something from nothing to any person. Rather, Hashem... Read More

The passuk states, “three times during the year, all your males shall be seen before the Master, Hashem.” This teaches that there is a mitzva for Yisrael to ascend to the Bais HaMikdash for the three Yomim Tovim. The Gemara brings that... Read More

This week there were a number of earthquakes that were felt in many places, and heard and talked about, all over the world. What message can we take from this? I’d like to suggest a thought based on the Yerushalmi. The Yerushalmi[1]... Read More

The passuk states about the two sons of Moshe, “שם האחד גרשם כי אמר גר הייתי בארץ נכריה, the name of one of them was Gershom, since he said, ‘I was a dweller in a foreign land.’” The Ramban explains that Moshe... Read More

I’d like to discuss a few miracles which happened with the mon. Midrash Tanchuma brings, come and see how cherished Yisrael is before Hashem that He changed the creation of the world for them by making the top to be the bottom,... Read More

At the beginning of Parshas Va’eira Moshe tells Bnei Yisrael that Hashem will take them out of Mitzrayim, bring them into the land that Hashem promised, and give them the land. The passuk states, “ולא שמעו אל משה מקצר רוח ומעבדה קשה,... Read More