Parasha Insights
Avraham and Lot had long since parted ways; the dispute between their shepherds was the catalyst for the protégé Lot leaving his famous uncle to forge his own path – better to be the judge in Sodom than in the…
Every Step Counts!
It was a scorching hot day, and Avraham was recovering from his Brit Mila. The Torah relates what happens next: “And he lifted his eyes and saw, and behold, three men were standing beside him, and he saw and he…
Parasha Insights
“And Noach the man of the earth profaned and he planted a vineyard and drank from the wine and he became drunk” “Vayachel” Rashi explains that he profaned himself as he should have first planted something else. The Midrash Rabbah…
The Lazy Son!
How are you feeling this week? Exhausted!?! Why? Well, where do I start? After a month of waking up early for Selichot, two deep days in prayer at Rosh Hashanah, ten days of repenting followed by a beautiful fast on…
Parasha Insights
As we complete the first book of the Torah we are left with a subconscious message hinted throughout the Parasha. It all begins with the name of this week’s Parasha - Vayechi. In essence, the Parasha relates Yaakov’s last years…
Women’s Liberation
At the conclusion of the Book of Bereshit, our forefather, Yaakov, blessed each of his sons before he died. Yosef, who merited becoming second-in-command of Egypt, was blessed by his father to have special favour in the eyes of all…
