Be’ha’alotcha 5771

by | Jun 10, 2011

BS”D Parashat Be’Ha’alotcha The reading of parashat Be’ha’alotcha this Shabbat, three days after the holiday of Shevuot, is not a common occurrence, but when they do appear in close proximity it has more than symbolic importance. Shevuot is the day when HaShem...

Naso 5771

by | Jun 2, 2011

BS”D Parashat Naso, the Kohanic Blessing, Yom Yerushalayim and Chag Hashvuot 5771 Part A: The following is an excerpt which deals with the Kohanic blessing, taken from my book “With All Your Might”: Kohanim recite their daily blessing over 450 times...

Bamidbar 5771

by | May 25, 2011

BS”D Parashat Bamidbar 5771 TWO DAYS IN THE MONTH OF IYAR Part A: Monday, the 19th of Iyar 5771 It is 2:00 PM and I am sitting in my study, peering out of the window onto the main square in the south-eastern part of the Old City of Yerushalayim, pondering the...

Bechukotei 5771

by | May 20, 2011

BS”D Parashat Bechukotei 5771 It was in 1967, two days after reading parashat Bechukotei that the Six Day War erupted. Two days after that, on Wednesday, HaShem restored the holy city of Yerushalayim to its rightful owners – the Jewish people. Two days...

Behar 5771

by | May 13, 2011

BS”D Parashat Behar 5771 Part A: At 11 A.M. today, Memorial Day for the 22,867 fallen Israeli soldiers in the wars that were forced upon us, sirens from across the land will begin their eerie, wailing signal for a two-minute suspension of all activity. Wherever...

Emor 5771

by | May 6, 2011

BS”D Parashat Emor 5771 Written on the the 28th of Nisan, the day designated in Eretz Yisrael as Yom HaShoah – Holocaust day – and the day US Navy Seals killed Osama Bin Ladin. Akeida of Yitzchak NOT Al-Qaida of Yishmael If the marriage between...