Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair
A Song For Pesach – Ma Ashiv – The ‘Thank You!” Song
Even though these are difficult times, there's so much to so say "Thank You!" for.
Lions of the Soul – Parshat Tzav
Were The Six Million “Lambs to the Slaughter?” Maybe they were “Lions of the Soul?
Parshat Vayikra – Hearing the Still Small Voice
God communicates with us through our emotions as well as our minds
CoronaVirus – A Last Holiday
What would you do if you knew you only had six weeks to live?
Forgiveness is Forever – Parshat Ki Tissa
However far we feel from God, He is always waiting for us at the dead-ends of our life
Parshat Tetzave – Throw Away Your Props!
Sometimes in life we can mistake the nonsense for the essence. The tallit reminds us to keep our eye on what is really important.
The Jewish People is One – Parshat Teruma
An interesting experience I had as a student in Teheran in 1969
Parshat Mishpatim – The Wisdom of Precision
Why is Judaism so nit-picking? Why can't we just chill?
Escape the Task Master! – Parshat Yitro
Sometimes life just seems to be one obligation after another. Here’s a way to turn your tasks into life-enhancing positive experiences.
Parshat Beshalach – Where is God in the World?
Sometimes it’s difficult to see that there is Someone running this world. If you’ve ever felt that way, you’re in good company because even Moses felt that way. What changed his mind?
Parshat Bo – Throw Away Your Ritalin?
Maybe there’s another reason for ADD/ADHD that we don’t want to admit?
Parshat Va’era: Fame – I’m Gonna Live Forever!
What’s the connection between Pharoah and a 1980’s pop song?
Parshat Shemot – How I Became an Ambassador for Israel
In Egypt the Jewish People didn’t change their names, their dress, or their language. They were a very conspicuous minority. As we began – so we continue…
Parshat Vayechi – The Difference between Fun and Happiness
Rabbi Sinclair reveals a guaranteed way to increase self-confidence.
What does ‘Jew’ mean? – Parshat Vayigash
Dictionary.com says the verb ‘to jew means ‘to bargain sharply with; beat down in price (often followed by down).” But what is the real meaning of this name?
How to Beat Depression – Parshat Miketz
How do you take the wisdom of happiness into the despair of depression? Happiness and depression are like two worlds that have absolutely no point of communication. Based on Parshat Miketz, Rabbi Sinclair suggests a way on lightening the days when everything seems black.
The Secret of the Dreidel
The dreidel – a children’s game, played in the firelight of a cold winter night, the Menorah silently glowing in the window. The dreidel – so seemingly insignificant – and yet this little dreidel contains the story of the Jewish people; the history of the whole world.
‘Tis the Season of Unboxing Videos!
Over the next few days billions of presents will be un-boxed – and many re-boxed! What is the fascination of watching people doing this?
Parshat Vayeshev -What is Life?
Can philosophy answer the question “What is life all about? Rabbi Sinclair suggests there is a way to self-knowledge and God-knowledge which goes beyond philosophy and yet is within the reach of each one of us.
Parshat Vayishlach – The Quinona Miracle
Quinona is well-known as a ‘miracle’ food. However, recent evidence shows that it may have spiritual benefits as well…
Parshat Vayeitzei – TAXI!
An empty synagogue with nine empty taxis outside with their meters clocking up 80 shekels of waiting time. Can you guess what’s going on here? A heart warming story about the children still connecting back to the Fathers – and beyond.
Parshat Toldot – Seeing in the Dark
I never understood what it meant to see until I had an experience of blindness
Parshat Chayei Sarah – A Life Changing Experience
Is disbelief in God logical or psychological?
Parshat Vayeira – The Ugly Duckling.
“There is no man who does not have his hour and no thing that does not have its place” (Ethics of the Fathers 4:3) And that’s true for even a little-used key on your keyboard. Can you guess what it is?
Parshat Lech Lecha – A Hitchiker’s Guide to Eternity
Stress is a killer. How can we deal with it? Rabbi Sinclair offers a solution based on an insight he had while hitchiking
Parshat Noach – “The Greatest Artist That Ever Lived”
The world’s greatest artist wasn’t Michaelangelo or Leonardo da Vinci. So who was the greatest artist ever and why? Rabbi Sinclair gives his vote.
Parshat Bereishit – What’s the Most Important Thing in the World?
The Sabbath is the Jewish People’s greatest gift to the world. Why? Rabbi Sinclair gives one answer in this three minute video