Rebecca said, “Now my son [Jacob] listen to me and heed my instructions. Go to the sheep and take two choice young kid-goats. I will prepare them the way your father likes. You must then bring it to your father, so that he will eat and bless you before he …
One day as I was waiting for a friend, an old woman sits down next to me. Suddenly she jumps out of her seat, turns to me and yells, “I should have never left Mexico!” I look at her and ask, “When did you leave Mexico?” “Thirty years ago!” she …
Abraham spent his whole life teaching the message of the G-d of love and protesting against the idolaters’ cruel practice of sacrificing their children. Why would G-d ask Abraham to sacrifice his son? How would he ever face the world after committing the same crime as idolaters? Imagine the scandalous …
“The Jew is eternal. He is the embodiment of eternity.” ~ Leo Tolstoy “All things are mortal, but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?” ~ Mark Twain When G-d said to Abraham “Go to yourself–Lech Lecha” what was He actually …
Podcast: Break Free from Your Slavery to God [27 mins] The Service of God The concept of serving God, when it is defined in lowly terms, corresponds to a person’s limited understanding of what he means by God. It is the service of a slave. It rises in stature …
In this weeks’ Torah portion we read: The whole earth was of one language and of common purpose. And it came to pass, when they migrated from the east they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there. They said to one another…….. “Come let us build …
Torah is about gaining the wisdom and empowerment to maximize the quality of your life and fully celebrate each day, specifically by reclaiming your inner godly self and connecting with the source of all life — God. Torah clarifies the essential beliefs that inspire and enable us to live a …
Said R. Simeon: Alas for the man who regards the Torah as a book of mere tales and everyday matters! If that were so, we, even we could compose a Torah dealing with everyday affairs, and of even greater excellence. Nay, even the princes of the world possess books of …
The generations following the sin of Adam and Eve proceeded upon a path of moral degeneration. Cain, in a jealous rage, impulsively killed his brother Abel. In the next generation, Tuvel-Kain perfected the crime of Cain through manufacturing weapons. Then, Lemach boasted to his wives of committing pre-meditative murder. Idolatry …
In addition to living in the sukkah and waving the four species, it is customary on Sukkot to read the Book of Ecclesiastes written by King Solomon. Our sages tell us that King Solomon was inspired to write this book when he realized in a psychic way that the Temple …