Parashat Lech-Lecha begins with Hashem speaking to Avraham Avinu and commanding, Lech Lecha – to go forth from his homeland, and journey to an unknown place, which, of course, turned out to be Eretz Yisrael. Hashem promised Avraham...
In enumerating those who a c c o m p a n i e d Avram on his journey from Charan, the Torah mentions that he took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, the property that they acquired,...
Every morning at the end of our Birchas HaShachar, we petition Hashem, “Us’neinu hayom uv’chol yom l’chein, ul’chesed, ul’rachamim b’Einecha...
INGREDIENTS: 2 pounds thinly sliced chicken cutlets 1/2 cup flour Salt and pepper to taste 2 pints cherry tomatoes 3 to 4 cloves of garlic, minced 1/4 cup sliced Kalamata olive 1/4 cup capers 1/2 cup white wine DIRECTIONS: All the flavors I...
Hashem told Avram to go El Ha’aretz Asher Arecha, “To the land that I will show you.” The Baal HaTurim writes that arecha is gematriya 222, the same as b’ananim, clouds. The Baal HaTurim writes, “This tells us that there were...
May I use a warming drawer on Shabbos? Warming drawers on Shabbos is indeed a serious issue. There are a number of things to consider. First of all, you have to make sure that if you’re putting cold food into the warming drawer,...
And your name will no longer be called Avram, and your name will be Avraham for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. Bereishis 17:5 The Significance of Names Several teachings in Chazal express the...
Breakups are never easy This week’s parsha tells the story of Avraham and his nephew, Lot. For many years, the two had lived together in harmony, until a bitter fight broke out between their respective shepherds. As...
We read in Parashat Lech-Lecha of Hagar, an Egyptian woman who become the maidservant of Sara Imenu. The Midrash teaches that Hagar was actually a princess, Pharaoh’s daughter, and Pharaoh gave her as a maidservant to Sara upon seeing...
Now that all the living hostages are home, we are learning more and more about their amazing inner strength, and their powerful spirit. My zeide, HaRav Avraham Jungreis zt”l, used to say that the term...