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.

Parashat Ki Tetzeh

Dedicated Leilui Nishmat Yosef Ben Esther A’h By Ezra and Sarah Ashkenazi and Family Parashat Ki Tetzeh The Yetzer Hara This week’s parasha starts off with the passuk, “Ki tetzeh lamilhama al oyvecha untano Hashem elokecha beyadecha veshavita shivyo — If you go out to war against your enemy, and Hashem, your G-d, delivers him into your hands, and you take his captives.” The Zohar Hakadosh interprets this passuk as referring to the internal war a person has with his yetzer har

Parashat Shoftim

Dedicated Refuah Shelemah for Rochel Leah Bat Fraida Basha By Rabbi Diamond and Family Parashat Shoftim The first passuk in Shoftim begins with these words: “Shoftim veshotrim titen lecha bechol shearecha asher Hashem elokecha noten lecha.” The literal translation is: “Judges and officers shall you appoint in all your [city] gates, which Hashem, your G-d, gives you.” Rambam sounds an alarm in his comment on this passage. He explains that if not for these laws and people’s res

Parashat Re’eh/Elul

Dedicated In Honor of my wife Danielle by Ikey Mandalawi Parashat Re’eh/Elul This week’s parasha opens with the passuk, “Re’eh anochi noten lefnehem hayom beracha u’kelala.” According to Hashem’s instructions, Moshe said to B’nei Yisrael, “Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse.” The parasha continues: “The blessing is that you observe the commandments of Hashem your G-d, that I commanded you today. And the curse if you do not follow the commandments of Hashem

Parashat Ekev

Dedicated Leilui Nishmat Abraham Ben Nazirah A’h by Scott Betesh and Family Parashat Ekev This week’s parasha opens with the words “vehaya ekev tishmeun et ha’mishpatim ha’eleh — This shall be the reward when you hearken to these ordinances.” According to the midrash, since the word ekev also means the heel of a foot, this verse alludes to the sort of commandments that people may consider unimportant. In other words, these are mitzvot that people may think they can tread on w

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