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, […]
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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, […]
Parashat Matot Masei 5782
2 Av 5782 To hear the recorded message, click on https://youtu.be/ocPqQNjcSC0 Here is our Discussion following the message: https://youtu.be/WtyUyV8eIsk God’s Mercy is so Great! Matot and Masei are two parashiot that often go together, but these two words have opposite meaning. The word “Mate” whose plural is “Matot” means “rod”, “stake”, a piece of dry […]
Parashat Pinchas 5782
24 Tammuz 5782 Today’s Actions Will Affect the Future To listen to the recorded message, click on https://youtu.be/JH5MW05P3RA Parashat Pinchas presents a variety of enriching themes; we see how, by his quick action, Pinchas was rewarded for his zeal towards the Eternal; we see how the daughters of Zelophehad obtained their right to the land […]
Parashat Balak 5782
17 Tammuz 5782 To listen to the recorded message click on: https://youtu.be/xkS3h3-wvRg Our Rabbi taught us to read the words of the Torah, to step back to see the bigger picture like a mosaic after which we are to glean the principles that we can apply to our lives today. This parashah is named Balak […]