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. Itâs…
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 ××× ××§×”× ×× ××ר×× ×× ×˘× ×ר××ת×× â Hashem doesnât 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) BâHOne very interesting fact about our leader Moshe Rabeinu (Moses), is that he had difficulty in speaking. The Torah describes it that he was ×˘×¨× ×Š×¤×Ş×× – âa man of impeded speech.â Itâs quite strange that the greatest prophet and leader of the Jewish people should have an issue with talking and…
Parsha: Shemos (2024)
Shemos (2024) BâH For thousands of years, the Jewish People have been looking to the Torah for insight and guidance through lifeâs ups and downs. We also look specifically at the weekâs Parsha itself for that insight. Sometimes its hard to find that message, sometimes itâs easier. I would like to suggest that this week…
Parsha: Vayigash (2023)
How do we stay objective? Itâs 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 weekâs 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,…
Parsha: Mikeitz (2023)
After a beautiful and joyous Chanukah we reach the end of the school year and when people will be going on holidays. This weeks’ parsha is called âmikeitzâ which comes from the Hebrew word for âEndâ.  Perhaps we can find some wisdom in how to end a year and begin a new one  The parsha lays out the…
Parsha: Vayeishev (2023)
BâH As we kindle the Chanukah lights this year, and gaze at its flames, we can reflect on its message to us as a people. One very important element of the Chanukah lights is âPirsumei Nisaâ (publicity of the miracle).There is a Halachik requirement to display the lights in a way that all can see,…
Parsha: Vayishlach (2023)
How do we respond to success? Whatâs the Jewish way to react when we finally achieved what we have been working for, over a long period of time? In many circles it can be a moment of feeling bigger and better about ourselves, perhaps even haughty and overconfident. Yaakov our forefather has a completely opposite…
Parsha: Vayeitzei (2023)
It seems to be a trend to find your spouse by a well. Many of our forefathers and leaders found their soul mate by a wellThis story seems to repeat itself over and over. Why by the well ? What is unique about a well that this becomes the meeting place for marriage and building…