Vayigash 5782
The days of Chanuka exhibit an extraordinary feature of the Jewish national character – the willingness to make a ‘leap of faith’ – but never give up. Have you taken, or are you ready to take, the greatest ‘leap of faith’?
The days of Chanuka exhibit an extraordinary feature of the Jewish national character – the willingness to make a ‘leap of faith’ – but never give up. Have you taken, or are you ready to take, the greatest ‘leap of faith’?
The JCPOA: learning from the past, the Prophets, and current events, what does the future hold for the world when Iran achieves nuclear capability?
Today’s challenges between halacha and science & technology have resulted in some dead-ends. One example is the determination of a child’s status – Jew vs. gentile. Then the environment factors in – is it conducive to the child growing up in both fear and love of HaShem?
HaShem created out of nothing energy that concentrated into matter (according to latest scientific thought), which no man or angel can do. HaShem instilled into man the ability to change that which exists, but man cannot return existence into nothingness, nor can man turn nothingness into existence. Yet, HaShem’s deeds surpass even that, for HaShem causes good to emerge from evil.
This week’s topics are:
A: FAREWELL TO OUR HOLY MOTHER SARAH
B: GLOBAL WARMING
C: WHAT IF….
Our paraha reveals that Avraham was a man of faith, courage, and Jewish pride. Is there a leader such as Avraham today?
Over the past 3,500 years, the Jews are the only people to have ruled over the land of Israel as a sovereign state. Let’s take a brief glimpse into history.