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How do we combat Antisemitism? As usual, the words of this parashah, Reeh, jumped off the pages at me. I’ve had many discussions with friends and family who are deeply involved in the New Age. When I tell them how sad I am that our people are so involved in that, they accuse me of […]
As usual, my mathematical, logical mind looks for formulas, algorithms, and principles hidden in these marvellous books of the Torah, applicable for all time. Parashat Reeh, begins with: “Reeh, See, I set before you this day blessing and curse: blessing, if you obey the commandments of your God יהוה (YHVH) that I command you this […]
Is it too late to turn the tide? How many people are going through some challenging times in their lives, in all aspects – family problems, health issues from physical and emotional distress, financial troubles, and that is in this so-called free country which has not yet become a warzone, like so many others around […]
Do We Have Eyes? Let’s Use Them. This week’s portion, Re’eh describes various topics that are related to sight – to seeing, in other words, “perceiving and correctly interpreting the light waves that we receive”; we make decisions according to what we see. According to modern science, vision occurs when light is processed by the […]
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 […]
Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up! I have tried over these past many years to bring our Messiah Yeshua not only to my own Jewish people but also to the non-Jews. There is a great misunderstanding in both communities about who Yeshua really was. If we closely examine his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew, […]
Not All That Glitters is Gold! Av 25 5780 בלוג רְאֵה, כ”ה אב תש”פ This parashah Re’eh (See) begins with a blessing (brachah)בְּרָכָה and a curse (klalah) קְלָלָה. Moshe was warning (tokhechah – תוכחה) his people, for their own good, that if they obeyed the principles that the Bore Olam handed him at Mount Sinai, […]
30 Av 5776 פרשת רְאֵה, ל” אב, תשע”ו The greatest gift that our Creator has endowed us with is “bechirah chofshi” – בחירה חופשי – free will. This doesn’t mean that we can do whatever we want rather that with free will comes responsibility. I have been asked why I have been focusing so much […]
