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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 Chayei Sarah 5782

by | Oct 29, 2021 | Parsha

Parshat Chayei Sarah 5782 – in a nutshell (reprinted from Chabad.org with permission) Sarah dies at age 127 and is buried in the Machpelah Cave in Hebron, which Abraham purchases from Ephron the Hittite for four...

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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