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A Single Letter Helps Us Understand Many Halachot: D’var Torah for Parshat Toldot
A Single Letter Helps Us Understand Many Halachot In Parshat Toldot, we have the famous dramatic scene when Yaakov presents himself to his father, Yitzchak. However, he wants Yitzchak to Read more... -
One of the Most Dramatic Moments in the Torah: D’var Torah for Parshat Chayei Sarah
One of the Most Dramatic Moments in the Torah In Parshat Chayei Sarah, Rivka, having been identified as the chosen bride for Yitzchak, arrives in the land of Canaan. She Read more... -
The Second Lech Lecha: D’var Torah for Parshat Yayeira
The Second Lech Lecha From the term “מוֹרְיָה” we can gain a perspective on contemporary events. In Parshat Vayeira, Avrahom receives the second mitzvah of “Lech Lecha”. On the first Read more... -
A Torah Verse That Hardly Needs A Commentary: D’var Torah for Parshat Lech Lecha
A Torah Verse That Hardly Needs A Commentary In Parshat Lech Lecha, we find a verse which hardly needs any commentary. Avram and Sarah had just made Aliya – they Read more... -
Where Did The Phrase “Baruch Hashem” Come From? D’var Torah for Parshat Noach
Where Did The Phrase “Baruch Hashem” Come From? No matter what’s happening in our lives, if things are amazing and wonderful, or if life is exceptionally challenging – when people Read more... -
Surrounded By People But All Alone: D’var Torah for Parshat Bereishit
Surrounded By People But All Alone When the first person was brought into the world, was he alone? In the parsha of Bereishit, Hashem declared: “לֹא טוֹב הֱיוֹת הָאָדָם לְבַדּוֹ Read more... -
Jewish Failure: D’var Torah for Parshat Vayeishev
Your failure could be the very best thing that has ever happened to you. We learn this from Parshat Vayeishev. The Torah tells us, “vayehei Hashem et Yosef, vayehei ish Read more... -
The Greatest of All Gifts: D’var Torah for Parshat Vayishlach
The very best gift that a person can give is a Mincha. But hold on, isn’t Mincha the afternoon service that we pray every day? In what way is it Read more... -
To be Jewish is to be Grateful: D’var Torah for Parshat Vayeitzei
The essence of our Judaism is gratitude. Parshat Vayeitzei describes how after the births of her first three children Leah felt particularly despondent and this was reflected in the names Read more... -
Eisav- Our Broken Clock: D’var Torah for Parshat Toldot
Why did Eisav not keep his favourite clothes in his own home? This fascinating detail emerges in Parshat Toldot, from the fact that when Rivka was preparing her son Yaakov Read more...
