Would you like to hear a riddle? Did your interest just perk up when you read that question? There’s something about riddles that catch our attention. There must be something […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Insight and themes on the weekly Torah portion (parshah) read aloud in synagogue.
True Love Necessitates Animosity In addition to the regular Torah reading, this week we read about the commandment to remember the episode with Amalek. Shortly after the Jews left Egypt, […]
Making a Home for Hashem This week’s Torah reading revolves around the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God commanded the Jewish Nation (25:8), “And they shall make a sanctuary for […]
Let’s Be Real This week’s Torah reading begins to tell us about the journey of the Jews through the desert on their way to the Land of Israel. They reached […]
Delighting in the Ordinary This week’s Torah reading describes the exciting moment of when the Jews were finally freed from Egypt. We can only imagine the great excitement which filled […]
What does it mean that Jacob compared some of his sons to animals? In this week’s Torah reading Jacob calls all his sons to his bedside to bless them before […]
The Butler and the Baker In this week’s Torah portion, we have the story of Pharaoh’s two servants that are thrown into jail. Before we discuss who they were and […]
By: Rabbi Yitzchok Aryeh Strimber In this week’s Torah reading we have the story of the blessings. Isaac asks his son Esau to hunt some game and prepare him a […]
Parsha Thought brought to you by TorahMates Coordinator Rabbi Shimon Beer
This week’s Torah portion, Parshas Vayeira, picks up our story with Avraham three days after his bris milah, circumcision. In the heat of the day, Avraham is recovering in his […]