Words Give Life

parasha Va’era 5784 A Crushed Spirit Redeemed

weekly Torah reading: parasha Va'era 5784 A Crushed Spirit Redeemed

“And Moshe spoke so unto the Bnei Yisroel; but they did not listen unto Moshe because of their kotzer ruach (shortness of spirit, broken spirit), and for avodah kesheh (cruel bondage).”  – Exodus 6:9

parasha Bo 5784 - Chamber of Darkness

weekly Torah reading: parasha Bo 5784 - Chamber of Darkness

HaShem said to Moses, in a manner of speaking, Come with me, into the abode of the serpent, and My Presence will be with you when you confront Pharaoh.

Soul Maintenance: Awe, Reverence & Solitude

Approaching life in a reverential manner requires a distance between the self and the sacred. It is also helpful to foster an inwardly silent mind...

Soul Maintenance: Shifting Values

Shifting Values - When culture falls below the standard of morality

The psychical structure known as the superego, within a Freudian context, represented the inculcation of values from society, that served to moderate the inappropriate impulses that originated in the Id. The ego is the mediating factor, between an individual’s impulses and the constraints learned from societal norms.

parasha Beshalach 5784 - Moving Forward Through the Waters of Renewal

weekly Torah reading: parasha Beshalach 5784 -

Moving Forward Through the Waters of Renewal

parasha Yisro 5784 - Fire on the Mountain

“Na’aseh v’nishmah,” we will do and we will understand. In other words, first we will do, then we will understand; only after performing the commandments, will we begin to fully comprehend their value, meaning, and intent.

True Freedom - parasha Yisro 5784

Bringing freedom to our lives, through following the path of righteousness.

parasha Mishpatim 5784 - Revelation of the Ordinary

parasha Terumah 5784 - Everlasting Tabernacle

parasha Tetzaveh 5784 - Light Within & Without

weekly Torah reading: parasha Tetzaveh - Light Within & Without

“For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but upon thee the L-RD will arise, and His glory shall be seen upon thee” (Isaiah 60:2, JPS).