PARASHA PERSPECTIVE

BY JACK E. RAHMEY
FROM THE TEACHINGS AND GUIDANCE OF RABBI AMRAM SANANES

BRING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO YOUR SHABBAT TABLE.

LEARN NEW LIFE LESSONS FROM AGE-OLD AND CURRENT STORIES.

STIMULATING TORAH CONVERSATIONS.

ENGAGE YOUR FAMILY IN STIMULATING CONVERSATION.

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Parashat Va’et-hannan

Dedicated Leilui Nishmat Aunt Amy Yakoel A’h by Freddie Moyal Parashat Va’et-hannan The following is from Rabbi Biderman’s Nachamu נחמו נחמו עמי יאמר אלקיכם, "Console, console, My nation, says your G-d." This Shabbat is one of the most special Shabbat of the year. On this Shabbat, Hashem consoles us and gives us hope for the future. There's an ancient Sefer called Minhag Tov, which writes, "It is a custom not to take a haircut before Erev Shabbat Nachamu, but on this Friday,

Parashat Devarim

Dedicated in Honor of my wife Jeanette Moyal Parashat Devarim This parasha of Devarim begins the fifth and final book that Moshe received on Har Sinai, which together make up the Humash. In this parasha, Moshe, near death, gave his last speech to B’nei Yisrael before they entered the Land of Israel. Giving Rebuke The first passuk begins with the words, “Eleh hadevarim asher diber moshe el kol yisrael be’ever hayarden — These are the words that Moshe spoke to B’nei Yisrael on

Parashat Matot-Massei

Dedicated Leilui Nishmat our Grandparents Fred and Florence Erani A’h by Freddie Moyal and Family Parashat Matot-Massei This parasha begins by discussing nedarim. The English word closest to neder is “vow.” When someone makes a neder it becomes as binding as a commandment of the Torah, to the point that if the person violates the neder, there is a court-imposed penalty. For instance, if a person takes a neder to abstain from drinking wine, the wine now takes on the same statu

Parashat Pinhas

Dedicated Leilui Nishmat our Grandparents Fred and Florence Erani A’h by Freddie Moyal and Family Parashat Pinhas The story of Pinhas begins at the end of last week’s parasha. In that parasha, Balak realized that B’nei Yisrael could not be cursed, not even by the great prophet Bilaam. Bilaam’s Plot Chazal tell us that Bilaam advised Balak to work on a different plan. Bilaam knew that sexual morality is the foundation of B’nei Yisrael’s holiness, and that Hashem does not toler

Parashat Hukat

Dedicated Leilui Nishmat Moshe Ben Sarah A'h by Julius Faham and Family Parashat Hukat Machloket Last weeks parasha was Korach and we read about the danger and disaster caused by Machloket so Rabbi Sananes wanted me to start off this week with a positive and amazing story of Shalom through a phenomenon that occurred in our Community with 2 families that were in the middle of a Machloket for many years. It turns out that because of the Coronavirus they were both affected in a

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