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Vayishlach: Geed Hanasheh—Sciatic Nerve

by | Nov 19, 2021 | Mashiach, Parsha

Parshat Vayishlach 5782 Vayishlach: Geed Hanasheh—Sciatic NerveGeed hanasheh is the sciatic nerve, a sinew in the hip that Jews are forbidden to eat. Many know that kosher meat must be slaughtered and salted. Not many know about neekur, the intricate process that...

Vayetsei: Rising and Falling – the ladders in our lives

by | Nov 12, 2021 | Parsha

Parshat Vayetsei 5782 (Reprinted with permission from Rabbi Lew, Manchester England). Rising and Falling – the ladders in our lives. Our Sidrah begins with a dream in which a ladder features prominently.  You may have heard about the breaking story that...

Parshat Toldot: Delayed Gratification

by | Nov 5, 2021 | Parsha

Parshat Toldot 5782 DELAYED GRATIFICATION Imagine answering a knock on the door one afternoon, to a neighbour offering you $1000 for the beaten-up old vase on your front hall table. It’s a no-brainer; you’d take the money in a flash and slam the door on him...

Parshat Vayeira 5782: Something worth dying for

by | Oct 22, 2021 | Parsha

Parshat Vayeira 5782 G‑d reveals Himself to Abraham three days after the first Jew’s circumcision at age ninety-nine; but Abraham rushes off to prepare a meal for three guests who appear in the desert heat. One of the three—who are angels disguised as men—announces...

Lech-Lecha 5782: Wise ones, watch your words

by | Oct 15, 2021 | Parsha

Lech-Lecha 5782 The portion of Lech-Lecha introduces us fully to Abraham and Sarah – the couple responsible for announcing monotheism to the world. It was they who reintroduced the one and only G-d to a society who had expunged Him. Where civilisation had...

Parshat Noach 5782: Where’s your Ark?

by | Oct 8, 2021 | Parsha

Parshat Noach Earlier this week, we all panicked while  living a few hours without WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram. During this strange time, I realized something: I am just like Noah! For an entire year, Noah was in the ark. One must assume that he didn’t have...

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