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Captured!

In this week’s portion the Torah records the first war in history. Four powerful kingdoms fought against five weaker kingdoms and during the war Lot the nephew of our forefather Avraham was captured. Og, the great giant, notified Avraham who immediately gathered a small group and without arms went to save Lot. Targum Yonason Ben …

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Name Calling!

There is a lot of ‘name calling’ in the first portion of the Torah, but I mean it in a good way. The Torah relates that G-d called His creations by name, such as; Ohr – light, Laila – night, Yam – ocean, Aretz – land, and of course Adam – man. The Torah explains …

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What About Me!

The Talmud relates that the Torah preceded the creation of the world by many years. The Kabalah – the source of our mystical teachings – relates that when G-d was ready to create the world He peered into the Torah using it as a blueprint for creation. When G-d gave us the Torah He commanded …

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Game Plan!

We are currently in the special ten day period between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. The verse in Isaiah says, “Seek out G-d when He is in close proximity.” Our Sages teach us that this refers to the closeness that G-d has with us during these ten days of repentance. The verse is actually surprising …

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