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.
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. In the opening passage of this week’s Parsha…
I would never want to be a prophet. It’s a thankless task. You receive instructions from G-d that foretell future scenarios. Invariably you are asked to change the mind of one of the most stubborn stiff-necked peoples in the world. And nearly always your efforts are an abject failure – no-one listens to you. In…
Moshe Rabbeinu, is the central character in the whole of the Book of Exodus. And he is considered the true ‘Shepherd of Israel’. Yet we also extol the virtues of Avraham, Yitzhak and Yaakov. Indeed the opening verses of this week’s Parsha draw this comparison. It is interesting to note that of all these greats,…
The appearance of a white robed savant was a major event in ancient Egypt. But his message of saving the Jewish nation fell on deaf ears. The people wouldn’t listen because of “shortness of breath” – meaning shallow chest breathing associated with stress. By changing the way we breathe we can relax our bodies. The…
Abraham is asked to sacrifice his son Yitzhak. Abraham is the epitome of Hessed – kindness and compassion. We are tested with our dominant characteristic.
