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December 30, 2018

Parashat Va’eira | Rabbi Avraham

The dramatic story of the redemption of the enslaved people of Israel from their Egyptian masters takes up the first four portions of the book of Exodus. Of these, the second – our present...

Parshat Vayeishev / Rabbi Abraham / Torah Portion

November 25, 2018

Vayeishev: Rabbi Avraham

By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: VAYEISHEV Gen. 37:1-40:23 “FROM THE DEPTH OF HEBRON”: JACOB & HIS CHILDREN “These are the generations of Jacob. These are their dwellings and rollings (GILGULIM) until they came...

Parshat Chayei Sarah / Rabbi Abraham / Torah Portion

October 27, 2018

Chayey Sarah: Rabbi Abraham

By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: CHAYEY SARAH Gen. 23:1-25:18. Haftara I Kings 1, 1-31 THE LIFE OF SARAH The parshah opens with LIFE — the LIFE of Sarah — even though it goes...

Parshat Lech Lecha / Rabbi Abraham / Torah Portion

October 14, 2018

Lech Lecha: Rabbi Avraham

By Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: Gen. 12.1-17.27. Haftara Isaiah 40.27-41.16. No spiritual seeker fail to be thrilled by the challenge in G-d’s words to Abraham with which this parshah begins: “Go to YOUR SELF.”....

Parshat Re'eh / Rabbi Abraham / Torah Portion

August 5, 2018

Re’eh: Rabbi Abraham

By Abraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: RE-EH, Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17. Haftara: Isaiah 54:11-55:5. AND YOU SHALL CHOOSE LIFE “See: I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse.” (Deut. 11:26). Moses asks us to...

Parshat V'etchanan / Rabbi Abraham / Torah Portion

July 22, 2018

Va’etchanan: Rabbi Abraham

By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11. Haftara: Isaiah 40:1-26. “AND I TRIED TO INGRATIATE MYSELF.” In the opening word of our PARSHAH of VO-ESCHANAN, Moses tells how “I tried to ingratiate myself” with G-d —...

Parshat Matot / Rabbi Abraham / Torah Portion

July 8, 2018

Matot: Rabbi Avraham

By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum On this and the following Shabbos we complete our annual study of the book of BAMIDBAR (Numbers) by reading its two lengthy closing parshiyos, MATOS and MAS’EY, together. This year...

Parshat Naso / Rabbi Abraham / Torah Portion

May 23, 2018

Naso: Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum

By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftara: Judges 13:2-25 THE LONGEST PARSHAH Parshas NASO, with 176 verses, is the longest parshah in the whole Torah, and the Midrashic commentaries, particularly the aggadic...

Parshat Behar / Rabbi Abraham / Torah Portion

May 9, 2018

Behar: Rabbi Abraham

UNIVERSAL TORAH By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum BEHAR, Leviticus 25:1-26:2 THE LAND BELONGS TO G-D “To G-d belongs the land and its fullness, the earth and its inhabitants.” (Psalms 24:1). “The heavens, the heavens belong...

Parshat Acharei Mot / Rabbi Abraham / Torah Portion

April 22, 2018

Acharei: Rabbi Abraham

Rabbi Abraham shares his commentary on the weekly Portion Acharei. Discover the value of guarding the Torah in our lives. Leviticus 16:1-18:30 AFTER THE DEATH OF AARON’S TWO SONS Our parshah, ACHAREI MOS, introduces...

Parshat Ki Tisa / Rabbi Abraham / Torah Portion

February 25, 2018

Ki Tisa: Rabbi Avraham

By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: KI TISA Exodus 30:11-34:35 Haftara: I Kings 18.1-39 (Sephardi ritual: I Kings 18.20-39). PROVIDING THE MEDICINE BEFORE THE ILLNESS The lengthy first section of our parshah of KI...

Rabbi Abraham / Torah Portion

February 11, 2018

Terumah: Rabbi Avraham

By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: TERUMAH Exodus 25:1-27:19 ABOVE SHALL BE BELOW, BELOW ABOVE From this week’s parshah of TERUMAH onwards until the end of the book of Exodus — five parshahs —...

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