Bereishit archive
-
Parshat Mikeitz: There are still some Pharaohs in our world today.
Transcript: There are still some Pharaohs in our world today. We learn this from the commencement of Parshat Mikeitz. Pharaoh had dreams. The Torah tells us, ‘uPharoh choleim’ – ‘Pharaoh Read more... -
Parshat Vayishlach: In war, there are no winners.
Transcript: In war, there are no winners. In Parshat Vayishlach, we read how Yaakov was just about to meet up with his twin brother Esav, who had threatened to kill Read more... -
Parshat Vayeitzei: We should be positive and never despair.
Transcript: We should be positive and never despair. That’s the message emerging from Parshat Vayeitzei. Yaakov has his famous dream of the ladder, and, in the midst of this prophecy, Read more... -
Chayei Sarah and the tragic war: The whole Jewish people is one family!
Transcript: The name of the main character is missing. That’s what we find in Parshat Chayei Sarah. Let’s say a school were putting on a play of this week’s Parsha Read more... -
Parshat Vayeira: It’s what you do that counts
Transcript: It’s what you do that counts. At the beginning of Parshat Vayeira, Hashem appears to Avraham immediately after he had had his brit milah and Avraham subsequently saw some Read more... -
A special message for the Jewish community from the Chief Rabbi
Transcript: I have just listened to one of the most inspirational radio interviews I have ever heard. Rav Doron Perez, head of world Mizrachi was being interviewed. And when the Read more... -
Vayechi: Our most precious communal organisations!
Transcript: Of all communal organisations, which are the most sacred? In Parshat Vayechi, we read how Yaakov was preparing for his death. He told Yosef his son, “Ve’asita imadi chessed Read more... -
Vayigash: 22 years in 2 words
Transcript: It took just two words to explain everything that had transpired in 22 years. In Parshat Vayigash we read about the epic moment when Yosef revealed his true identity Read more... -
Mikeitz: The most arrogant person in history
Transcript Who has been the most arrogant person who has ever lived? A candidate for this dubious title would certainly be Pharaoh, King of Egypt. Parshat Mikeitz commences with the Read more... -
Vayeishev: To be ‘shomer mitzvot’ does not mean to keep mitzvot!
Transcript To be ‘shomer mitzvot’ does not mean to keep mitzvot! That is the surprising view of the Or HaChaim Hakadosh. If that’s the case, what does being ‘shomer mitzvot’ Read more...
