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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 […]
