Parsha: Ki Sisa (2024)
Are we a “stiff necked people?” If you want to excuse someones bad behaviour you would usually say something nice about them. Point out their virtues, demonstrate that they usually are very good. The last thing you want to do is to say something negative about the person you are trying to defend and excuse. […]
Parsha: Tetzaveh (2024)
How can we turn around an Antisemite? Is there a secret to get them to stop hating? Friday marks the day of Purim Katan, (minor Purim). Being that this year is a Jeiwsh leap year, we have two months of Adar. While we Celebrate Purim on the 14th of the second month, we still mark a minor Purim […]
Parsha: Teruma (2024)
How hard is it to make the Menorah? Moshe was ready to make the Menorah out of gold, together with all the decorated pieces that go on its base and branches. He was given all the instructions, to create this beautiful vessel of the Holy Temple. There is one instruction that stands out. “The menorah […]
Parsha: Mishpatim (2024)
This Shabbat we will also celebrate Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of a new month. This new month is the month of Adar, the month of Joy. The Talmud tells us that “when the month of Adar comes, we are to increase in joy.” Simply the reason for this, is due to the joyous holiday of […]
Parsha: Yitro (2024)
*The best way to learn is by asking questions. We have begun a new initiative, to encourage people to ask questions on the Parsha and then endeavour to answer them during the Torah reading. If you have a question that you would like to be addressed feel to bring it to my attention.* Jealousy. It’s […]
Parsha: Beshalach (2024)
I write this message in memory of our heroes, the fallen soldiers who have given up their lives protecting the Jewish people. One of my favourite quotes of the Talmud is אין הקב”ה בא בטרוניא עם בריותיו – Hashem doesn’t overwhelm his creations (us). In simple English this means G-d only gives us […]
Parsha: Bo (2024)
Parsha Bo (2024) What is the very first Mitzvah that we were given as a nation? Shabbat? Yom Kippur? Mezuzah? You may be surprised… The Jewish people are just about to leave Egypt and become a free people. The ten plagues have just concluded, with the final plague of Death of the first born Egyptian, […]
Parsha: Vayeira (2024)
Parsha Vayeira (2024) B’HOne very interesting fact about our leader Moshe Rabeinu (Moses), is that he had difficulty in speaking. The Torah describes it that he was ערל שפתים – “a man of impeded speech.” It’s quite strange that the greatest prophet and leader of the Jewish people should have an issue with talking and […]
Parsha: Shemos (2024)
Shemos (2024) B’H For thousands of years, the Jewish People have been looking to the Torah for insight and guidance through life’s ups and downs. We also look specifically at the week’s Parsha itself for that insight. Sometimes its hard to find that message, sometimes it’s easier. I would like to suggest that this week […]
Parsha: Vayigash (2023)
How do we stay objective? It’s easy to get carried away with self-love, we tend to naturally think we are usually in the right. In a dramatic twist, in this week’s parsha the brothers of Yosef admit to mistakes they have done to Yosef. They always thought they were in the right.In the brothers eyes, […]