Chayai Sarah – Toldot 5771

by | Nov 5, 2010

BS”D Chayai Sarah – Toldot 5771 A: God In Search of a People There are many precedents of holy people who requested a sign from HaShem to verify the truth of a prophetic vision they experienced. Avraham asked HaShem for a sign that his children would...

Vayaira – Chayai Sarah 5771

by | Oct 29, 2010

BS”D Vayaira and Chayai Sarah 5771 Part 1 Among the many questions that arise from the parasha, one is conspicuously glaring. When HaShem informed Avraham of His intention to destroy the five totally evil cities of the-then fabulous area of the eastern plain...

Shabbat Yom Kippur 5771

by | Sep 16, 2010

BS”D Yom Kippur 5771 The year 5771 has begun, but it’s yet too early to judge if it entered as a lamb or a lion – time will tell. The alphabetical symbols for the numerals 5771 are: which, in my mind, serves as a double acrostic. The first is: May this...