Rabbi’s Articles
TAL is very lucky to have new articles each week written not only by their well known and respected Rabbi Tawil, but also by guest Rabbis.
Rabbi Tawil
Each week Rabbi Tawil writes an article welcoming in Shabbat and giving us his thoughts and insights on the weekly Parasha. Rabbi Tawil’s articles incorporate an amazing understanding of the weekly Torah content as well as its meaning and how it relates to our everyday lives.
In addition to Rabbi Tawil’s articles, TAL is honoured to have a guest Rabbi write for them each week in their Parasha Sheet. Their article is also published live on the TAL website, and provides a further thought provoking insight to the weekly Torah portion.
The articles written by different Rabbis each week are a wonderful way to build knowledge and insight from the Torah and gain values and inspiration to guide us all in our everyday lives.
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Jonathan Shooter
There is an interesting contrast between the language used when Hashem instructed Noach to take the animals with him into ...
The Billion Dollar Purim!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
We live in the billion generation. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but let’s try to put that ...
“Why Purim”
Rabbi Benjamin Stone
Amalek attacked the Jewish people shortly after they left Egypt. At that point the B’nei Yisrael had not yet established ...
Space for Hashem
Rabbi Alex Chapper
The most ambitious construction project was complete and the Mishkan – the portable desert sanctuary – was established according to ...
Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt
Rabbi Aharon Gabbay
We read the famous passage about erasing the name of Amalek. Amalek are a nation who despise the Jews with ...
The Secret Small Aleph
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
There is a story of a US Naval ship travelling on a stormy winter night off the coast of Newfoundland; ...
Out Of Order
Rabbi Daniel Fine
The Gemara (Pesachim 6b) proves that on occasion the events in the Torah do not follow chronological order. This principle ...
G-d’s Gift!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
As the curtain rises on Parshat Vayakhel, Moshe assembles the nation in order to convey G-d’s commandments concerning the construction ...
Two is Better Than One!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
An ignorant patient once approached a doctor asking for his analysis on his brain. The doctor examined the patient and ...
The Ketoret
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
What was Ketoret? The Ketoret was a compound of eleven (11) different spices, which weighed approximately 1,840 pounds [836.36 kg] ...
Rising to the Challenge
Rabbi Yehonatan Salem
At the beginning of the perashah, the Torah instructs the high priest to light the menorah – candelabrum every evening ...
Being a Giver is About Fulfilling What is Needed
Rabbi Elchonon Feldman
Oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the incense (Shemos 25:6) Building upon Rashi’s commentary of this pasuk the Maharal in his sefer Gur Aryeh is ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Steven Dansky
I remember when I was very young I received a model aeroplane as a birthday present. I saw on the ...
Parsha Insights
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Yitro hears about all that Hashem did for the Jewish people when He took them out of Egypt and decides ...
Seeing in the Dark
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
How will the most expensive divorce in history affect Amazon? The world’s richest man Jeff Bezos is splitting from his ...
The Second Splitting of the Sea and It’s Ramifications
Rabbi Meir Markovic
‘Daber el Bnei Yisroel veyoshvu veyachanu… veomar Phaorah levenei yisroel nevuchim heim boaretz’ ‘Speak to the Children of Israel and ...
The Importance of Children for the Jewish Nation
Rabbi Fhima
When I became the Rabbi in Anshei, Rav Basous told me “place all your energy on the children and get ...
Seeing in the Dark
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
The lights could soon be going out all over Britain. The National Grid has warned that demand for electricity could ...
Hashem Melech!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
At a Brit in Jerusalem a great Rabbi stood up to speak and wish well to the grandfather, an accomplished ...
Divine Providence
Rabbi Yehonatan Salem
As we proceed through the book of Shemot, we read about the slavery and persecution that the Jews suffered under ...
Live Forever!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
If there is one thing for certain in life, it is that everyone dies. Sounds depressing, but in actual fact ...
Keep It Simple
Rabbi K Mahiach Kelaty
“Vayechi Yaakov b’Eretz Mitzrayim {And Yaakov lived in the land of Egypt} for seventeen years. And the years of Yaakov’s ...
Shema Yisrael!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Twenty two long years have passed and finally Yosef meets his father: “He [Yosef] fell on his [father’s] neck, and ...
Hashem’s Sanctuary – Mikdash Me’at
David Joseph
The prophet Yehezkel foresaw the demise of the first Beit Hamikdash when the Jewish people were going through a lot ...
How can we know that everything that Hashem does for us is for our good?
Rabbi Dov Harrouch
We know that we do a beracha for the good that Hashem grants us (Hatov ve Ha metiv) but we ...
Finding Parking!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
A man was driving to a very important meeting in town. He was late and any more delay could cause ...
Who is Truly Free?
Rabbi Benjamin Stone
“I have been offered a wonderful shidduch (prospective marriage partner) but I am very young and not ready to get married. On ...
G-d’s Munificence towards Man
Rabbi Yehonatan Salem
This week’s perashah relates about Yaakov Avinu’s confrontation with his brother Esav, and the prelude to this historic meeting. Yaakov ...
Where was Dina?
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Yaakov was preparing for his encounter with Esav. He transferred the entire family across the river. Yet the Torah seems ...
Explain Yourself
Rabbi Yehonatan Salem
Yaakov Avinu was instructed by his parents to go to the house of Lavan to find himself a spouse. He ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
After seven years of working hard for Lavan in order to marry his daughter Rachel, and eager to build the ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Truth is one of the pillars of the world. (Avot 1:18). The Gemara stresses the importance of speaking the truth ...
