We Are Family – Parshat Bamidbar
The Jewish People are like one soul in many bodies.
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The Power of Prayer – Parshat Va’etchanan
Praying every day isn't easy. But if you've ever prayed well - even once - it leaves you a different person. Moshe says in Parshat Va'etchanan, “And I beseeched God at that time saying,” the phrase “at that time saying” seems redundant, but Moshe was hinting here to a prayer for the future."
The Jews Run the World! – Parshat Va’etchanan
Every person is priceless. A smile says, ‘You matter.’ A hello says, 'I noticed you – I didn’t cancel you.' A nod says, ‘You are in my world - I didn’t remove you from my radar. I respect you because you have a neshama – even when you make choices I wouldn’t make; even when you’re wrong.'
Inventing Religion – Parshat Behar
In life, it's not what you say, it's who you are.
Mystical Worlds – Ki Tissa
Why is the word for a 'thing' in Hebrew - 'davar' - from the same root as the word for 'speech' - 'dibbur? As solid as 'things' seem, they are no more than God 'speaking' them - keeping them in existence by His word.
Boycott Israel? – Parshat Vayechi
The BDS lobby is a powerful force in world politics. Where does its power come from?
Rabbi Uri Zohar – Parshat Behalotecha
It’s difficult for someone who’s not Israeli to understand the impact of Rabbi Uri Zohar. Uri Zohar was the leading actor of his generation, the leading film producer and the leading stage producer all rolled up into one person. In 1977 he made a life change and became a Torah scholar and a highly influential Rabbi. He passed away at the beginning of June 2022
Big on the Little Things – Parshat Eikev
The whole human frame stands on the tiny heel bone, so too our relationships 'stand' on the little things.
The Promise of the Land – Parshat Bechukotai
As long as Yisrael does not dwell on its Land, the Land does not give her fruits as she is accustomed. When she will begin to flower again, however, and give of her fruits, this is a clear sign that the end — the time of the Redemption — is approaching when all of Yisrael will return to its Land. The Maharsha
40 minute audio shiur on Machtzit HaShekel for Parshat Shekalim
Rabbi Sinclair’s on-line art gallery – http://www.seasonsofthemoon.com/ Rabbi Sinclair’s book on the weekly Parsha – https://www.israelbookshoppublications.com/store/pc/The-Color-of-Heaven-54p652.htm
The Lobbes – Parshat Toldot
Lobbes" is a Yiddish word that British Jews are familiar with, but I've met few American Jews who know what it means. What is a 'lobbes" and what does it have to do with Parshat Toldot?
When Will This End?: Coronavirus
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