Weekly Parsha Thoughts

The Mishnah teaches that Nicanor had miracles happen with his doors, and they mentioned him for a great praise, and it was said about him zeicher tzaddik l’vracha. The Braisa teaches that Nicanor went to Alexandria of Mitzrayim in order to make... Read More

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