6 Tishrei 5783 What does it mean “ To Fear God”? To hear recorded message, click on: https://youtu.be/nqwfnFw1AE8 The context of this parashah, according to our sages, is that it takes place on the last day of Moshe’s life on this physical plane. He is aware that he is going to die that very day, […]
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Parashat Nitzavim 5782
28 Elul 5782 How then shall we live? To listen to the recorded message: https://youtu.be/4iXhXB0TJu4 Parashat Nitzavim is the last parashah of the Jewish year 5782. Tomorrow evening, we begin the year 5783, on the 1st day of Tishrei. According to the Torah, our new year should begin at Pesach, on the first day of the month […]
Parasha Ki Tavo 5782
21 Elul 5782 Se préparer à une vie ensemble pour toujours… Je me souviens quand j’étais célibataire, il n’y avait pas d’école qui nous préparait à vivre une vie conjugale. Le mariage qu’Evelyn, ma femme et moi avons construit ensemble a été le résultat d’essais et d’erreurs, de succès et d’échecs, pas le conte de […]
Parashat Ki Tavo 5782
21 Elul 5782 To listen to the message: https://youtu.be/u0boGq7hy8Q Preparing for a life together forever …. I remember when I was single, there was no school that could prepare us to live a married life. The marriage that Evelyn, my wife, and I have built together has been the result of trial and error, success, […]
Parashat Ki Tetze 5782
14 Elul 5782 The Personal Revolution To listen to recorded message, click on https://youtu.be/Z2SGSaTCHYU As I watch the progression of madness upon this planet, I can understand how frantic Moshe was to give his people as much wisdom as he could before leaving them. Our Creator has given us the principles of the Torah so that […]
Parashat Shoftim 5782
7 Elul 5782 Listen to the recorded message: https://youtu.be/tyO0x18zhsA Am I headed in the right direction? This parashah, Shoftim is the most significant portion in the Torah for me because it represents the beginning of my Teshuva, “turning” to the Bore Olam where He restored the years that the locust had eaten. I know that I have […]
Parashat Re’eh 5782
30 Av 5782 Is anyone listening? To listen to the recorded message, click on https://youtu.be/HYnK0bImfrE In this parashah, Re’eh, God gives us a type of “formula” for the blessing and that formula is to “listen to” God. Hearing is perceiving a sound, which requires a sense of hearing and an auditory system to interpret its […]
Parashat Ekev 5782
23 Av 5782 How do we Balance the Material World with the Spiritual? To listen to the Recorded message, click on https://youtu.be/QUV–x7Fj2U For this Shabbat, trying to synthesize so much richness in this parashah, Ekev has been a real challenge because when analyzing each verse, it is so deep with application for practical living. The […]
Parashat Vaetchanan 5782
16 Av 5782 Why do we make things so complicated? Do listen to the recorded message, click on: https://youtu.be/5r2RGlwTI7o I can’t tell you how excited I was as I was reading this portion, Vaetchanan. It’s a long one but it is such an important message for us today. I could hear Moshe’s desperation; first, as he […]
Parashat Devarim 5782
Adapted from Ranebi’s message 5777 9 Av 5782 To listen to Rabbi’s message, click on https://youtu.be/jmq5q-x8Vd0 Why is this world in such a mess? We are beginning the 5th book of the Torah, Devarim, also known as Deuteronomy (Second Law) or as our sages call it, Mishnei Torah, a copy of the Torah. In my opinion, […]