At the end of this week’s Torah reading, we are confronted with what we are told is Avraham’s final test, the binding of Isaac. In what must be counted as one of the bible’s most harrowing commandments, God tells Avraham…
A couple came in for counselling. The husband was a football ‘fanatic’. The wife spoke of how every night he would rush to the TV and ensure to watch the game. The therapist assured her it was actually quite the…
As we read about the mabul that destroyed an entire generation, and left only NOACH with his family intact in the safety of the Teivoh, we need to give this a little thought. What was the severity of the sin…
If you think your commute home is bad, well you’re lucky you don’t live in China! Nobody likes sitting in traffic, but in the overcrowded People’s Republic of China, rush hour has an entirely different meaning. Last week saw a…
If there is one thing for certain in life, it is that everyone dies. Sounds depressing, but in actual fact we know that this world is but a corridor to the Real (Eternal) World – the world to come. Yet…
Twenty two long years have passed and finally Yosef meets his father: “He [Yosef] fell on his [father’s] neck, and wept exceedingly” (46:29). Yosef poured out his heart in a sea of tears at the emotional release of seeing his…
