FAILURE IS AN OPTION
Senior Rabbi of The S&P Sephardi Community “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” —Mahatma Gandhi Over two centuries have passed in our story from the close of Bereshit. Yosef and his brothers…
Share the pain!
The GemaraSotah (11a) tells us that Pharaoh had three advisers: Yitro, Iyov and Bilam. Pharaoh wished to decide how to deal with the Israelite “problem”. He sought the opinion of each of his three advisers. Bilam was an evil man and…
Parasha Insights
Just over an hour drive from Jerusalem heading south, you will hit an oasis of life in the Israeli desert – EinGedi. A beautiful place with water flowing from the hill tops, refreshing pools and stunning views. It’s a great…
THE HEART!
From the moment it begins beating until the moment it stops, the human heart works tirelessly. In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever pausing to rest. Like a pumping machine,…
Stay Connected!
In this week's Parsha the Torah details a myriad of pecuniary laws, which include torts and damage law, as well as the laws of physical injury and impairment compensation. A nation that has just emerged from a brutal enslavement surely…
Gifts – It’s the thought that counts!
Why did Hashem command that the Jews “TAKE for me a donation” when donating to the construction of the Tabernacle? Conventional language would say that they should “GIVE a donation.” The use of the word “TAKE” reveals a powerful message…