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The parsha starts with Hashem using the name Elokim,  introducing Himself to Moshe with the worlds, ‘I am Hashem’. He then elaborates by explaining that He appeared to Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov with the name E-l Sha-ddai (the all sufficing G-d) but had not become known to them by the name of Hashem and that … More Va’eira – It’s all part of the plan

This week’s sedra describes the world’s first recorded population explosion. Jacob’s family descend to Egypt numbering some seventy souls and within a short time we are told that, ‘The children of Israel were fruitful and swarmed and increased and became very very strong, and the land became filled with them.’ (Shemot 1:7). It is at … More Shemos: Shoulder to Shoulder

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The book of Bereishis concludes with Yaakov blessing his sons prior to his death. This is far more than an emotional good-bye and farewell. Rather Yaakov is bequeathing them moral messages, tools and resources to enable them and their descendants to fulfil their unique roles in building the Jewish nation. Each of the tribes receives … More Vayechi – Brothers in Arms

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Asarah B’Teves seems like the ‘little brother’ of the other fasts that commemorate the destruction of Yerushalayim. In the northern hemisphere we can get up for breakfast and be done in time for an early supper. There is none of the dehydration of the long, hot summer fasts, so all in all it’s a pretty … More Asarah B’Teves – A Tap on the Shoulder