(י) ה’ אֲדֹנֵינוּ מָה אַדִּיר שִׁמְךָ בְּכָל הָאָרֶץ: Hashem our Master, how mighty is Your name in all the earth! After a long journey we reach the final pasuk of this chapter  the classical commentaries are surprisingly silent. The Radak says that this pasuk encapsulates the theme of the chapter. After having finished expressing all … More The Grand Finale!

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Dedicated le ilui nishmas Braina Mariasa Bas Dovid Efrayim, Mrs Barbara Shenkin a’’h a true tzadekes who passed away this week in Yerushalayim ir Hakodesh. I have always found it beautiful that the parsha that deals with the death of Sarah is called Chayei Sarah, the life of Sarah. For Jews, death is not the … More Chayei Sarah – Everlasting Life

(ט) צִפּוֹר שָׁמַיִם וּדְגֵי הַיָּם עֹבֵר אָרְחוֹת יַמִּים: The birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, indeed, He strides over the paths of the seas. The final Malbim on the chapter says that birds and fish are further removed than the sheep and cattle mentioned previously. He explains that this is why … More The View from the Top

(ט) צִפּוֹר שָׁמַיִם וּדְגֵי הַיָּם עֹבֵר אָרְחוֹת יַמִּים: The birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, indeed, He strides over the paths of the seas. This piece of Rav Hirsch is truly remarkable, writing some 150 years ago he foresaw the changes that have taken place in the world as we approach … More Walking on water

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ח) צֹנֶה וַאֲלָפִים כֻּלָּם וְגַם בַּהֲמוֹת שָׂדָי: ט) צִפּוֹר שָׁמַיִם וּדְגֵי הַיָּם עֹבֵר אָרְחוֹת יַמִּים: Flocks and cattle, all of them, and also the beasts of the field; the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, he traverses the ways of the seas. This perek draws to a close with a description … More All creatures great and small

The Malbim explains that man is a miniature universe to the extent that all the laws of nature that exist in the universe can be found in some way within the human body. For this reason man is actually referred to as עולם קטן, a miniature world. For this reason, man has dominion over the … More A Mini Universe

ז )  תַּמְשִׁילֵהוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ כֹּל שַׁתָּה תַחַת רַגְלָיו You gave him dominion over Your handiwork, You placed everything under his feet. Rav Hirsch says that the word תמשילהו  comes from the root משל, this is a term we see in this week’s sedra regarding Avraham’s faithful servant Eliezer. The pasuk says המשל בכל אשר … More The Servant Leadership Model

Last week we were introduced to Avraham Avinu, but it is in this week’s that sedra we really get to know him. Avraham is a dynamic individual, who moves from place to place sharing his unshakeable emunah with Hashem. He has actively set himself aside from all of humanity, as shown by his decision to … More Parshas Vayera