Bereishit archive
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Vayeitzei: After Covid, will we go back to sleep?
Transcript How do we respond to extraordinary experiences? If I were to give a subtitle to Sefer Bereishit, the Book of Genesis, it would be the Book of Dreams. Not Read more... -
Toldot: The key to our survival in a missing letter!
Transcript: A missing letter provides a clue to the survival of the Jewish people. In Parshat Toldot, we read how Jacob deceived his father Isaac into thinking that he was Read more... -
Chayei Sarah: In this world, we’re all just passing through
Transcript: In this world, we’re all only passing through. The commencement of Parshat Chayei Sara provides the sad details of the burial arrangements for Sara carried out by Avraham. Presenting Read more... -
Vayeira: True kindness has empathy at its heart
Transcript: Being kind is not good enough. One of the greatest examples of altruism within the whole of Tanach is presented to us at the beginning of Parshat Vayeira. Avraham, Read more... -
Lech Lecha: Jewish History in a Nutshell
Transcript Jewish history in a nutshell. This is what is presented to us at the commencement of Parshat Lech Lecha (Bereishit 12:3), when Hashem gives seven blessings to Avraham, the Read more... -
Noach: How responsible was Noah for the flood?
Transcript: Is it possible that Noah bore some responsibility for the flood? Such a seemingly preposterous suggestion arises out of the haftarah for Parshat Noach, Isaiah 54. There is a Read more... -
Vayechi: Our Covid-19 journey – how should we respond to its uncertainty?
The Chief Rabbi’s weekly insight for Parshat Vayechi. Transcript It has no beginning. Every parsha starts at the beginning of a fresh paragraph. There’s either a short gap or a Read more... -
A Fast on a Friday? Asarah B’Tevet: Treating the root cause, not the symptoms.
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Asarah b’Tevet and Parshat Vayigash Transcript This week shabbat will commence in a most unusual way. We’ll be fasting, and we’ll only be able Read more... -
Mikeitz: By sharing, we receive more than we give
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Mikeitz Transcript: What is the best way to share? In last week’s Parsha of Vayeishev, and at the beginning of this week’s Parsha of Read more... -
Chanukah: We can always climb higher!
The Chief Rabbi’s weekly insight for Chanukah and Parshat Vayeishev Transcript: The way in which we light the Chanukah candles teaches us how to achieve our full potential. The Famous Read more...
