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Last week’s parashah ended with Moshe’s face being so radiant that they had to cover it with a veil – they were afraid to come near him. Why would God’s radiance make the people back away? Perhaps the light from his face reminded them of their dark side, their yetzer ha rah, bringing the failure […]
What Type of Person Am I? Everything that the Eternal has said, we will do, and we will listen! (Shemot 24:7). At first glance, it seems that the order of this crucial expression in Judaism “na’aseh venishma” goes against logic, since we would usually do it after we hear it, and not without knowing what […]
Is God Hidden from us Today? Prior to writing this message for Shabbat, a verse written in the letter to the Hebrews constantly came to my mind. It says: “GOD, having spoken at many times and in many ways at another time…” (Hebrews 1:1). This led me to meditate on how often God speaks to […]
25 Adar1 5782 We’ve been watching the news about the war in Kiev, Ukraine and we need to pray for the people of Ukraine. We have friends here who have family there. My great-grandparents were born and lived in Kiev until they moved to Canada in 1906. I thank God for their courage and because […]
Are we transparent before God and man? With this double Parashah Vayakhel-Pikudei, we complete the book of Exodus, HaSefer Shemot. It speaks of how Moshe gathered (vayakhel) the people of Israel to hand them ordinances about the sanctuary and once again emphasizes the importance of keeping the Shabbat. Even the very work of building the […]
Be Strong! Be Strong! Be Strengthened! Adar 25 5780 חזק חזק ונתחזק Chazak! Chazak! V’nitchazek! At this time of the reading of this double portion Vayakhel Pikudei which ends the Book of Shemot, as we do with each Book of the Torah, we say, חזק חזק ונתחזק Chazak! Chazak! V’nitchazek! Be Strong! Be Strong! Be […]
