ב"ה
Va'etchanan 5762 - July 19, 2002
Consolation
When you’re feeling sad, do you go to your father or to your mother? Is it transcendence that you seek, or the solacing embrace that assures us that nothing is meaningless, that everything we are and feel can be borne, inhabited and redeemed?
When you’re feeling sad, do you go to your father or to your mother? Is it transcendence that you seek, or the solacing embrace that assures us that nothing is meaningless, that everything we are and feel can be borne, inhabited and redeemed?
Parshah
Va’etchanan in a Nutshell
In which Moses implores G‑d, describes the Exodus and the giving of the Torah, predicts Israel’s abandonment and return to G‑d, and summarizes the fundamentals of the Jewish faith.
In which Moses implores G‑d, describes the Exodus and the giving of the Torah, predicts Israel’s abandonment and return to G‑d, and summarizes the fundamentals of the Jewish faith.
Va’etchanan in a Nutshell
In which Moses implores G‑d, describes the Exodus and the giving of the Torah, predicts Israel’s abandonment and return to G‑d, and summarizes the fundamentals of the Jewish faith.
In which Moses implores G‑d, describes the Exodus and the giving of the Torah, predicts Israel’s abandonment and return to G‑d, and summarizes the fundamentals of the Jewish faith.
Is G-d Punishing Us?
If you had a child, an only child, who was too much of a wimp to stand up for his rights, would you smack him in the face and watch him fall to the ground?
If you had a child, an only child, who was too much of a wimp to stand up for his rights, would you smack him in the face and watch him fall to the ground?
Story
Beggars at a Wedding
The day of the wedding arrived. Hundreds of beggars took their places around tables laden with the best food money could buy. But then tragedy struck . . .
The day of the wedding arrived. Hundreds of beggars took their places around tables laden with the best food money could buy. But then tragedy struck . . .
Parenting
Auto Pilot
One of the most precious gifts G-d has given us is the capacity to switch our brains to the "auto-pilot" mode. Without that ability, it would be very hard to function. The problem is, we need to learn when and how to switch it off
One of the most precious gifts G-d has given us is the capacity to switch our brains to the "auto-pilot" mode. Without that ability, it would be very hard to function. The problem is, we need to learn when and how to switch it off
A Dialogue on Intermarriage
Dear Rabbi Abrahamson: My name is Juan. Unfortunately, I do not have the honor of being a Jew. I am 26 years old and a year ago I met a Jewish girl whose name I prefer not to reveal. Obviously you must imagine where all this is leading....
Dear Rabbi Abrahamson: My name is Juan. Unfortunately, I do not have the honor of being a Jew. I am 26 years old and a year ago I met a Jewish girl whose name I prefer not to reveal. Obviously you must imagine where all this is leading....
It is the manner of a father to have compassion (rachamim), as
it is written, "As a father has compassion on children [so does G-d have
compassion for those who fear Him]" (Psalms 103:13). It is the manner of a
mother to console, as it is written, "As a man whose mother does console
him [so shall I console you]" (Isaiah 66:13). Says G-d: I shall do both as
father and as mother
— Midrash P’sikta d’Rav Kahana
Print Magazine
It’s G-d’s world. Everything He gives is good, the sweetest good.
But it is often a good far too great for us to understand. We imagine it is not good, because that’s the only way to make sense of it with our small minds.
Yet the truth is, He gives us all the good we can handle. If we could take more, He would g...
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