Parshah is the term to describe the section of the Torah read each week (in total 54 Parshah’s spread over the year). The Parshah’s are divided according to their position within the five books that make up the Torah. Each week we add to the Parshah section of that week. We have 60 second and longer formats to suit your interest.

Vayakhel-Pekudei – Where Lies Our Strength of Survival?

Vayakhel-Pekudei – Where Lies Our Strength of Survival?

The two parshiot this week are contrasts in emphasis – do we work on the whole, or strengthen the component parts? One wonders which of the two is more significant – a strong individual input, or a major collective effort? The answer encompasses both: personal integrity coupled with a sense of community mission.

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Tetzaveh – What’s in a Name

Tetzaveh – What’s in a Name

Moses’ name doesn’t appear in this week’s Parsha even though he is its central figure. A name doesn’t express the essence of a person. It only identifies him for third parties. So, when G-d refers to Moses in the second person, ‘you’, that is even a more specific reference to Moses than his name.

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Vaeira – Breathe Easy

Vaeira – Breathe Easy

When Moshe Rabbeinu first approached his enslaved brothers and sisters, they ignored him. Rashi notes their breathing was stressfully shallow and short. A person of faith sidesteps anxiety and stress to move forward in life, as did the Jewish people who regained belief after the ten plagues.

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Toldot – Reason or Commitment

Toldot – Reason or Commitment

Why circumcise a child at 8 days?  Should we not wait till the child attains the age of reason and make decisions then?  Commitment goes beyond reason. It is the axiomatic bond that underlies the relationship, not reason. The baby, at 8 days, commits to G-d.

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Genesis Playlist

The Genesis Secrets

This 5 part series is an exploration of the secrets contained in the beginning of the book of Bereshit (Genesis). Drawing on the teachings of the scholars and mystics, Rabbi Menachem Wolf reveals the incredible messages and timeless lessons that are encoded in the words of the Torah. Introduction: The relationship of science and religion,

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