PARSHAS BEREISHIS

  • Rabbi Mayer Erps
  • March 5, 2020
  • 7:45 pm
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It Doesn’t Make “Scents!”- Parshas Vayeishev
We’ve all seen, either first-hand or via the media, the terrible destruction that Hurricane Sandy wrought. Imagine an individual who decides to volunteer and help those whose homes experienced great damage. He visits one such homeowner who is assessing the damage to his home, standing in his basement and looking at his waterlogged foundation, which […]
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  • Rabbi Moshe Rockove
  • March 5, 2020
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Take a Break and Resolve- Parshas Vayelech
In this week’s Torah portion, Vayelech, Moshe once again exhorts the Jewish People before he dies to adhere to the Torah’s commandments. Moshe introduces the final two commandments of the Torah:  each person should write his own Torah scroll, and the mitzvah of Hakhel.  The Hakhel ceremony takes place every seven years, in the year […]
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  • Rabbi Shlomo Landau
  • March 5, 2020
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Life is a Journey, not a Destination- Parshas Vayechi
All of the discussions, all of the hype, all of the FB postings, all of the t-shirts, all of the blogs, and even the movie about the end of time…they’re all passé. (BTW, my all-time favorite is  FB post from this past Friday: “People are posting about the end of times like there is no […]
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  • Rabbi Gedaliah Liebes
  • March 5, 2020
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Mistakes Were Made- Parshas Vayechi
January 3rd, 2012. The first full work day of the new year. The parties are over, the last of the confetti has been cleaned up, and life is getting back to normal once again. For most of us that means settling into the old routine, but for a few individuals this date officially marks the beginning of something […]
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  • Rabbi Mayer Erps
  • March 5, 2020
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An “A” for Effort- Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei
Antonio and Sons came highly recommended as the contractor of choice to build the home of your dreams. After several meetings with architects and designers, a blueprint is drawn up and a date is chosen to begin construction. On the morning of the big day, your doorbell rings. Standing at your threshold is Antonio himself! […]
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  • Rabbi Moshe Rockove
  • March 5, 2020
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Living History- Parshas Vaeschanan
History gives us a context in which to better appreciate the world around us. For example, knowing American history gives people a better appreciation of the freedom and opportunity that our nation affords its citizens. The “land of the free and the home of the brave” has given the Jews, in particular, the opportunity to […]
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  • Rabbi Yitzchok Oratz
  • March 5, 2020
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Busy and Important- Parshas Vaeiyra
Wife (calling husband at work): "Hi Honey, I have a great idea. Let's get a babysitter and go check out that new restaurant tonight. We haven't been out together in a while." Husband (barely hearing her): "What did you say? Oh, go out together? Sounds like a good idea, but not tonight, working late." Child: […]
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  • Rabbi Gedaliah Liebes
  • March 5, 2020
  • 5:12 pm
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Becoming Great on the Great Shabbos- Parshas Tzav
“Come on everyone, today's the big day!” “But Daddy, are you sure? Are you really sure we'll be safe and nothing will happen to us? I'm still so scared that once the Egyptians see us tying their sheep – which they worship and revere – to our bedposts, they'll react so violently and they'll beat […]
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