Parshah • August 2022
Va Etchanan – Be Careful What You Pray For
We are all familiar with the anecdotal traveller who argues vehemently with the gate steward to allow him onto the plane though he has arrived too late, but to no…
Parshah • August 2021
Va Etchanan – Appeal to Their Heart
Moses appeals to G-d and pleads to enter the promised land. Why not argue his case, especially as justice is on his side? A plea appeals to the heart. Argument…
Parshah • August 2020
Va Etchanan – The Power of Prayer
Are all prayers answered? We may not always see changes in front of our eyes but a sincere request with a contrite heart always facilitates change – even changes we…
Parshah • August 2018
Va Etchanan – Transcending the Strange and Foreign
The Ten Commandments strangely begin with an an ancient Egyptian word, Anochi, meaning ‘I’, referring to G-d. Why begin with a foreign word from an idolatrous society? To teach us…
Devarim - Deuteronomy • August 2016
Va Etchanan –
Effective communication is more than diction, articulation and clarity. There is also the need to speak from the heart.
Parshah • August 2015
Va Etchanan – Always Please Others More Than Yourself
Moses pleads to enter Land of Israel. The word is Chanan, as opposed to Lish’ol, or Levakesh. Because Chanan means gratuitous. Moses knew he didn’t deserve it.