In this portion we have a long list of legal, moral, and ethical responsibilities we have towards each other. These legal matters are very spiritual. This portion gives us the option to uplift the spiritual realms to those of the physical and material. to have a dialog with Divinity. To shift a human behavior. In Mishpatim Torah Portion we have a long list of the legal, moral, and ethical responsibilities we have towards each other. In this Portion we have a long list of laws

In Yithro Portion the children of Israel receives the Torah. This fusion of the material and the spiritual was made possible in the first three words of the Ten Commandments: Anochi Havayah E-lohecha, “I am G‑d, your L-rd.” This recognition has the power to shift a human behavior. This week we will read Yithro portion after we have celebrated Tu B'Shvat - the new years (Rosh Hashana) for the trees. It is well known that the holy land - Israel - isn't just like any other land

In Beshalach Portion, the children of Israel are facing two wars fronts. What do those war fronts represent when it comes to in our inner development of psyche and consciousness and what is the divine command as for how we can overcome both? Beshalach takes us to the shore of Yam Suf – the Red Sea, where the Israeli nation, led by Moshe, faced one of the most terrifying state of affairs in their journey to freedom. As a nation their spirit was broken, some of them even wanted

This week's Torah reading teaches us that just as Pharaoh became the power who urged the Jewish nation out of Egypt, so too, every element of our existence can become a positive and contributory, influence, aiding our involvement and spiritual growth. In this portion, pharaoh and the Egyptian people start to crack. As stubborn as they were, something now pinned to their existence, something transpired that made them change their entire approach. Something happened now, which

This powerful week's Torah reading opens with G-d discovering Moshe his true name, the "Explicit Name". What makes this name so powerful and how its correlates with Moshe's role as a leader. This week prepared to be amazed. We are on the portion of the wrath and fury of G-d toward the Egyptian nation. And therefore, we are going to discover more about the powerful forces of divinity. We are going to see miracles happen; We are going to witness unnatural events taking place on

This week things can get intense, and tend to the extreme and we will need to stay strengthened and focused. This week we would have to become the leaders we are supposed to be. Our entire nation’s survival depends on us Parashat Shemot opens the Book of Shemot, the second book - which is also called - the Book of Redemption. This portion begins with the origins of the Jewish People as a nation. It opens with a list of the names of the Children of Israel as they came down to

Any internal desire is expressed through an external act as we know. and the external form reflects the internal desire. Jacob’s act and desire was to gather his children together. His final act was to unite them all, because only when unite the hidden knowledge can reappear and educate us. This Shabbat is called Shabbat Chazak“ the Shabbat of reinforcement” because of the custom of declaring, Chazak, Chazak, Vinischazaik (“Be strong, be strong, and may you be strengthened”)

There are two types of existence: the upper, pure and holy existence that is to be achieved by careful nourishment of the pure attributes inside us, as opposed to an impure existence that we are in a constant danger of follow while engaging with the lower impure powers inside us. G-d made them mirroring each other and against each other and it is our obligation to be aware of it, to work on our attributes, to always try and have the pure overcome the impure. In Sefer Bereshit

Josef’s story is probably the best example for us, as believers, to examine our faith in divine providence. Joseph's figure is coming to teach us about the importance of cultivating the awareness that for him seems to come so naturally: Awareness that we are seen, cherished and loved by the divine – always We are about to enter to Vayeshev Portion during which we would also find ourselves in a remarkable place in time and a very special date - the 19 of Kislev. The 19 of Kisl

In this portion we witness the reunion of the two twins Jacob and Esau. Vayishlach means 'and he sent' and so in the beginning of this portion, Jacob sent angels ahead of him to his brother Esau, which he did not meet for over 20 years. Vayishlach is the the eighth weekly Torah Portion of the book of Roots - Bereshit. meaning we are in the portion that is signified by the count (attribute) of Bina. The great mother. It it always important to notice the relation between the sc

In this portion Jacob starts a journey. In this journey he will encounter with other sides of his personality as well as with G-d's presence in all Its glory. He would meet and marry his wives, will father his children and accumulate a great deal of fortune. This journey of Jacob into a different environment gives birth to a whole and holistic overview of life. This portion Jacob goes on a journey, living his home in Beer Sheva to meet his extended family, to his uncle lavan

In this portion we meet Jacob as the third forefather. his personality will teach us great deal about our own survival. he will teach us that in worshiping G‑d we are to transcend beyond the natural movement of our feelings, emotions and even knowledgeable consciousness. In this portion, we are facing the birth of Jacob and birth in general. Toldot always comes in the beginning of the Hebrew month of KISLEV, the month of the Hanukkah festival, as if it is suggesting us, or ur

In this portion we meet Rivka and get to know a bit more about Isaac. In Kabbalah we always have a reverse ratio between tools and lights and on those portions we see how this idea manifest itself through Abraham and Sarah and Isaac and Rivka. In the previous portions we talked about Abraham's character, about how he is being the representative of the High Neshama, about the qualities and characteristics that he have. And here in this portion, even if indirectly we get to kno

In this portion we have a divine revelation, we meet the three archangels Michael, Gabriel and Rafael, each one of them with his special task and divine role. We will also meet lot again, but this time in means of saving him from the wicked city of Sodom. On last portion Lech Lecha, we talked about how Abraham signifies our high Neshama, and of how in general every figure or character we would encounter as we read the biblical story, is actually there, as a force we have insi

We are accompanied now by the first figure - Abraham. which contain in its figure a great deal of secrets that clarify us much about our soul – Neshama and the Jewish psyche, both nationally and personally. As we are entering the stories of the founding fathers and mothers of the Jewish nation, we must comprehend something very important. Each of the fathers and mothers - Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Sarah, Rivka, Rachel and Leah are displayed in the scriptures, not only as human

Noah was instructed to build an ark in order to survive the flood. Why Noah? What were the characteristics or human qualities he had? what does one need in order to live a life of righteousness? join me and discover the Baal Shem Tov thoughts about the matter. Last week on Bereshit portion, we talked about the Kabalistic term of seder hishtalshelut – the order of evolution. We learned that all worlds are like dresses or garments to one another, and so does the years of our li

We correspond with higher sources and higher forces, with our past, with our future and with other dimensions. May those would be in the lower realms of our physical existence or in the upper realms of our spiritual existence. Parashat Bereshit which is in the beginning of the entire Torah has a wide variety of interesting and wonderful subjects in it and yet in terms of time, we have a very short time to study it due to the fact it always comes right after Simchat Torah cele

Moshe is summoning the heaven and earth to be witnesses in his last endeavor as a leader for the children of Israel. In his remarkable poetic creation we too can witness the complexity of divine forces, and find ourselves in owe In the beginning of this portion's Zohar, there is an extremely clever parallel Rabbi Yehuda makes between this specific moment in time, of which the children of Israel are at - manifesting their journey by a poetic gesture to G-d, with maybe the best

The ability to recapture and desire again and again a thing we already familiar with requires emotions and not only intellect. This is the first Shabbat of the new year. This time of new beginnings marks a significant time that invites a fresh outlook on life. As we come to open this year, it is helpful to pause for reflection, and to take a look on what is coming ahead. The habit of reflection can build self-awareness and is here to help us establish new and more meaningful

This week we are requested to do more than simply offer a verbal expression of our appreciation but also to make a special effort, a journey – from us to Hashem – to show our gratitude for Him personally in His house – on this world. This week’s Torah reading begins with the Mitzvah of Bikkurim, the first fruits which are brought as an offering to Jerusalem before Hashem. Now days when we are living far away from agricultural communities, it is hard for us to appreciate the s