Parsha Perspectives

“The L-rd, your Gd, shall you follow and Him shall you fear; His commandments shall you observe and

“It is a land where you will not eat rationed bread, and you will not lack anything - a land whose

As I sat around a campfire in the wilderness of Kruger National Park in South Africa entranced by the

Last week I found myself conversing with several non-Jewish European fellows in their mid twenties.

“Moses announced, 'This shall demonstrate to you that Gd sent me to do all these deeds and I did

"And the L-rd spoke unto Moses saying: Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you light the lamps

“Gd said to Moses, 'One prince each day, one prince each day, shall they bring their offering for

We begin the fourth book of the Torah this week, the book of Bamidbar-Numbers. The commentators note

“If your brother becomes impoverished and his hand falters in your proximity, you shall hold on to

“You shall guard My commandments and do them; I am Gd. You shall not defile My holy Name, and I shall

And Gd spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron, your brother – he may not come at all times into the sanctuary

The Shabbos before Pesach is traditionally known as Shabbos Hagadol, meaning, the great Shabbos. One

This past week a Trojan horse (similar to a virus) infiltrated my computer and email, and sent out a

“Moses said to the Children of Israel, “See, Gd has proclaimed by name, Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur

The Sin of the Golden Calf is one of the most confounding chapters in Jewish history. Forty days

Mishenichnas Adar Marbim Bisimcha. Meaning, the Hebrew month of Adar brings with it increased joy!

“They shall make a Sanctuary for Me, then I will dwell in their midst” (Exodus 25:8) Every traveler

“He (the Hebrew servant) shall work for six years; and in the seventh year he shall go to freedom…

To help their congregation better cope with modern times, one local synagogue decided to offer a

“With your kindness you have led this people that You redeemed; You led with Your might to Your holy

“And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you: (Wicked son) what do you mean by

"These are the heads of their fathers' houses: the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel:

“So Moses took his wife and sons, mounted them on the donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt.”

“Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea… Issachar is a large-boned donkey” –Genesis 49:13-14 “

Gd spoke to Jacob in night visions and He said: “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” And He said

“The chief wine steward spoke to Pharaoh.' I must recall my crimes today,' he said. '

"And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie

“And Jacob sent angels before him to Esau his brother ...” –Genesis 32:4 The verse tells us that

“Abraham observed every single commandment in the Torah including [future rabbinic decrees such as]

"He (Isaac) went up from there to Beer-Sheba. Gd appeared to him that night and said, "I am