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Do not be Fooled by Appearances…… It is written in Mishlei (Proverbs) 16:32 that: “It is better to be patient than mighty, to have self-control than to conquer a city”. Pirkei Avot 4:1 referring to this, says, “Ben Zoma said: Who is powerful? He who controls his inclination [to evil], as it is said: “He […]
2 Kislev 5783 Rejoice, O barren one! https://youtu.be/kOEEORSpSEY Isaiah 54:1 says: “Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband, says the LORD.” Today, many of us […]
Overcoming Negative Influences from our Upbringing In Toledot we learn about two special brothers, Jacob and Esau, their upbringing, and their relationships with their parents in a dysfunctional family. No matter how dysfunctional they were, the stories in the Torah are meant to teach us principles that we can apply to our lives. Let us […]
The History of our people 5 Kislev 5781 This parashah speaks about the toledot (history) of Isaac, Esau and Jacob, but there are other Toledot: Toledot Adam (Bereshit 5:1-6:8); toledot Noah (Bereshit 6:9-9:20) Toledot Shem, Ham, Japheth (Bereshit 10:1-11:9); Toledot Shem (Bereshit 11;10-26); toledot Terah (Bereshit 11:27- 32); Toledot Ishmael (Bereshit 25:12-18); Toledot Isaac Bereshit 25:19-35:29; […]
The Influence of our Upbringing Kislev 2 5780 תּוֹלְדֹת, ב’ כסלו תש”פ In Toledot we learn about two special brothers, Jacob and Esau, their upbringing and their relationships with their parents in a dysfunctional family. No matter how dysfunctional they were, the stories in the Torah are meant to teach us principles that we can […]
