Words Give Life

parasha Toldos 5784 - The Wellsprings of Wisdom

weekly Torah reading: parasha Toldos 578 - The Wellsprings of Wisdom

“And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham.” – Genesis 26:18, JPS 1917 Tanach

Prayer Ladder

parasha Vayeitze 5784 - Prayer Ladder 

parasha Vayishlach 5784

Implications of Guilty Conscience

weekly Torah reading: parasha Mikeitz 5784

“And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew him not.”

– Genesis 42:8, JPS 1917 Tanach

parasha Vayigash 5784

weekly Torah reading: parasha Vayigash - The Revelation of Joseph

"Ani Yoseph (I am Joseph)." - Genesis 45:3

parasha Vayechi 5t84 - Bundle of Life

weekly Torah reading: parasha Vayechi 5784 - Bundle of Life

“Vayechi Yaakov (And Jacob lived).” – Genesis 47:28, JPS 1917 Tanach

Freedom and Responsibility

Soul Maintenance: The Scriptural Origins of Free Will -

“I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse; therefore choose life, that thou mayest live.” - Deuteronomy 30:19, JPS 

Humble Origins, Humble Beginnings

weekly Torah reading: parasha Shemot 5784 - Humble Origins, Humble beginnings

“And the woman conceived, and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.” – Exodus 2:2

motzei Shemot 5784 - Message of the Burning Bush

motzei Shabbos shiur - The Message of the Burning Bush

The symbolism of the burning bush, as brought out in Nesivos Shalom. The flames of tumah (impurity) could not consume the Children of Israel A message of hope for our times in Galus, waiting for the Redemption.

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Holy Ground, Ordinary Lives

The Consequences of Moral Choices

Our choices in life make a difference each and every day. Living on holy ground, recognizing the sacredness of the ordinary; realizing, that in every moment we can choose to side with our values, as informed by our belief, or run counter to our sense of morality.