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Section: Bereshit

From Galut to Geula

Posted on 06 August 2008

Parshat Vaera introduces us to the pattern of the makot and the onset of the ultimate geula from Mitzrayim. It also presents us with Moshe Rabbenu’s stardom as the leader through whom miracles will be performed and the geula will be realized. The Torah highlights his “rise to fame” by focusing on his genealogy ...

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The Two Faces of Heritage

Posted on 06 August 2008

The first few pesukim in Parshat Vaera discuss the four terms of geula (redemption), that we correlate to the four cups of wine that we drink on Pesach: (6) Therefore say unto the children of Israel: I am the L-RD, and I will bring you out (ve’hotzeiti) from under the burdens of the Egyptians, ...

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Unity At All Costs?

Posted on 05 August 2008

“Yosef recognized his brothers but they did not recognize him. Then Yosef remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them: You are spies, you have come to see the nakedness of the land.” (Bereishit, 42:8-9) Rashi, quoting the Talmud, explains that Yosef was younger than his brothers. When he was ...

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Just Do It!

Posted on 31 July 2008

Shmuel Fixler A"H, a wonderful Jew who lived in Buffalo, NY, when I served as Rabbi there, once taught me a valuable lesson. Reb Shmuel was a Holocaust survivor. He had been through Hell and the Nazis not only murdered most of his family, but they also killed his patience. Once after morning services, I ...

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The Battle of Words

Posted on 31 July 2008

Those who study the background to the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust may be aware how much of an emphasis Adolph Hitler (yimach shmo v’zicro--may his name and memory be erased), put on speech. In his inciting, yet seminal work, Mein Kampf, he writes: “The broad masses of the people can be moved only ...

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Ma’arat HaMachpela: The Roots of the Jewish People

Posted on 31 July 2008

The Torah teaches us that as Avraham sat outside his tent following his brit milah, he saw three men approaching and ran to fix them a meal. When he entered the sheep pen to prepare fresh meat, a calf ran away. As Avraham chased the calf, the animal suddenly disappeared. As he searched for ...

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Acquiring Territory in the Land of Israel

Posted on 31 July 2008

The Torah portion of Chayei Sarah teaches about Avraham Avinu purchasing the Cave of Machpelah in Hevron. We may ask ourselves what this story has to do with us? How can we apply this to our lives? My teacher, Rav Tzvi Yehudah Ha-Cohen Kook, explains that we must view the history of our ancestors in ...

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Submit a dvar torah

Posted on 17 March 2008

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