Parashat Ki Tisa (When You Lift Up)

harehemot (Exodus) 30:11-34:35 In our Scripture portion this week, we can see that whatever God asks or requires of us, He will also give us the tools through which to do it. When we read … Read More

Parashat Terumah (Offering)

Shemot (Exodus) 25:1-27:19 What are you holding onto in this world that is more important than God? Genesis 1:1 opens with the words, “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.” God is … Read More

Parashat Yitro (Jethro)

Shemot (Exodus) 18:1-20:23 Do you know that your testimony of what God has done in your life can change others’ lives? In this week’s Scripture portion, we see a very interesting occurrence: “Now Jethro, the … Read More

Parashat Beshalach (When He Sent)

Shemot (Exodus) 13:17-17:16 In our Scripture portion this week, Pharaoh releases the Children of Israel from slavery in Egypt. It is a very dramatic exodus, and we witness the mighty hand of the Lord working … Read More

Parashat Bo (Come)

Shemot (Exodus) 10:1 -13:16 Our weekly portion opens with a very interesting call that God had for Moses: “Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come to Pharaoh, for I have made his heart heavier (hardened … Read More

Parashat Ve’eira (And I Appeared)

Shemot (Exodus) 6:2-9:35 In my most recent blog entry, I wrote that our faithful God heard the cry of the Children of Israel, and He remembered His covenant that He made with Abraham, Isaac, and … Read More

Parashat Shemot (Names)

Shemot (Exodus) 1:1-6:1 This week, we begin studying a new book in the weekly parasha called Shemot (Exodus). The literal translation of the Hebrew is “Names”, which comes from Exodus 1:1: “These are the names … Read More

Parashat Vayechi (And He Lived)

Beresheet (Genesis) 47:28-50:26 The Bible is God’s Word; it is one book starting from the book of Beresheet (Beginnings, also known as “Genesis”), and ending with the book of John’s Vision (also known as the … Read More

Parashat Vayigash (And He Approached)

Beresheet (Genesis) 44:18-47:27 Our lives are all a matter of perspective! Do we look at everything that happens in our lives from a self-centered perspective, or from a godly perspective? The answer my dear brothers … Read More