Last week, the Torah portion described how our forefather Yaacov went to sleep on Mount Moriah and had a prophetic dream. Our Sages teach us that the sun set earlier then its regular time so that Yaacov would go to sleep in that holy place. The Chasam Sofer, Rabbi Moshe Sofer o.b.m. points out that …
Category: 5782
Nov 11
My Brothers!
- By Dovid Saks in 5782, Beraishis
Our forefather Yaacov following the instructions of his parents to find a wife, traveled from Israel to the Land of Charan where his uncle, Lavan, resided. G-d speeded up his travels and Yaacov made it to Charan in record time. The Torah describes that Yaacov arrived in Charan at midday at the outskirts of …
Nov 04
Reclaim!
- By Dovid Saks in 5782, Beraishis
After twenty years of marriage, our matriarch Rivka finally became pregnant. Her joy dimmed when she noticed something peculiar; when she passed the study halls of the great sages Shem and Aiver, she felt her fetus move as if it wanted to exit, and then when she passed a place of idol worship she also …
Oct 28
Always with a Smile!
- By Dovid Saks in 5782, Beraishis
I begin my remarks with a thank you. The thank you goes the Almighty for giving me and my seven siblings the great fortune of being born into, and raised by, the most wonderful, loving and caring parents. My parents o.b.m. were true role models. My dear mother, Malka, passed away 36 years ago, and …
Oct 14
Conclude With!
- By Dovid Saks in 5782, Beraishis
Possibly one of the most fascinating Medrashim on the Torah, is the story of our forefather Avraham who was cast into a fiery furnace and miraculously emerged completely unscathed. The Torah does not openly tell us this story; it alludes to it leaving it to our oral tradition, the Medrash, to fill us in with …
Oct 07
Searching For..!
- By Dovid Saks in 5782, Beraishis
Writers and speakers keep their eyes open for interesting things to incorporate into their columns or weave into their speeches. It may be a news item or a personal encounter. For some reason certain things stood out for me this week and compelled me to write about them. I was able to merge them with …
Sep 30
Awesomely Good!
- By Dovid Saks in 5782, Beraishis, Devorim
This past Wednesday, during the Holiday of Simchas Torah, we completed the Torah – the Written Law – also known as the five books of Moshe. Because Moshe was chosen by G-d to teach the Jewish people, G-d’s Torah is attributed to Moshe. Following G-d’s Revelation on Mount Sinai, Moshe ascended to the Heavens for …
Sep 09
Closed!
- By Dovid Saks in 5782, Devorim
This Shabbos is called Shabbos Shuva, the Shabbos of return or repentance. The term Shuva is borrowed from the first word of the Haftorah “Shuva Yisroel ― Return Israel ― for you have tripped up in sin.” We are taught that if we do something special this Shabbos in honor of and in the spirit …
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