Slave of Slaves
Noah was a “complete tzadik.” A tzadik clings to truth, is consistent. Thus Noah was both complete and consistent, but in a confined system. Shneur Zalman (the first Rebbe of Chabad) = “complete...
View ArticleAbraham Began to Shine Light
The first 3 verses of the Torah correspond to the first 3 weekly portions. “In the beginning God created…” corresponds to Genesis “And the earth was formless and void…” alludes to the 2nd weekly...
View ArticleSarah and the Binding of Isaac
Sarah, although not physically present, was the catalyst in the Binding of Isaac to unite father and son. In the Binding of Isaac, “the two (Abraham and Isaac) walked together” appears twice, before...
View Article“Hey, you know what’s really fun….”
“And these are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham, Abraham begat Isaac.” Know who your father really is; he can make you potent. Isaac and Rebecca had two sons, Jacob and Esau, one righteous...
View ArticleSpiritual Photosynthesis: Torah Color Theory
Photosynthesis harvests the sun’s energy. It is the biological process that transforms light into life. Much can be learnt from it. Both blue and red light activate photosynthesis, but red light works...
View ArticleIsaac’s and Rebecca’s Prayers
When we perform a mitzvah we hug God (and He hugs us) as it were. When we learn the sweet words of Torah we kiss. In prayer we cling. Isaac prayed for children in one corner of the room and Rebecca in...
View ArticleMiscellaneous Tweets, Part 2
Meditative prayer lifts us up and out of our mundane reality. The early chasidim would meditate an hour, pray an hour, then meditate an additional hour. What is meditation? Breaking through hard...
View ArticleRectifiying Edom and Ishmael
The two great exiles of the Jewish People in our days: Edom (אדום, 51) and Ishmael (ישמעאל, 451) equal 502 = “Cursed be Haman” (ארור המן) = “Blessed be Mordechai” (ברוך מרדכי). The joyous wine of Purim...
View ArticleFleeing from God
An angel asked Hagar, Sarai’s maid, “where are you coming from and where are you going?” She answered, “I’m fleeing from Sarai my mistress” (“אֵי מִזֶּה בָאת וְאָנָה תֵלֵכִי וַתֹּאמֶר מִפְּנֵי שָׂרַי...
View ArticleSurviving catastrophe
In Parashat Noach, humanity undergoes two great catastrophes. The first is the flood – the holocaust that annihilates all of humanity and all land-life except those who survive in Noach’s ark. The...
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