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.

Home: Welcome

Home: Subscribe

Parashat Vayelech / Yom Kippur

Dedicated for the Refuah Shelemah of Moshe ben Rachel, Yehudah ben Rachel, Miriam bat Rachel, Leah bat Rachel, Daniel ben Rachel, and Rav Eliyah Dov Ben Chavah Esther Parashat Vayelech/Yom Kippur The Jealousy Of Moshe Rabbenu This week, in Parashat Vayelech, Hashem informed Moshe of the sad news that “The day of your death is approaching (31:14).” Moshe Rabbenu did not want to die, and on that last day, he wrote 13 Torah scrolls, one for each tribe plus a master copy that wou

Parashat Nitzavim / Rosh Hashanah

Dedicated in Honor of My Friend Victor Setton by Sol Ayal Parashat Nitzavim / Rosh Hashanah Still Standing The parasha begins with the passuk, “Atem nitzavim hayom kull’achem lifnei Hashem Elokechem. – You are standing today, all of you, before Hashem your God.” Moshe is telling B’nei Yisrael, “You made it! You came through the desert for 40 years and you reached your destination! Israel is just beyond the Jordan River.” Rashi presents a midrash that explains why Moshe spoke

Parashat Ki Tavo

Dedicated for the Refuah Shelemah of Moshe ben Rachel, Yehudah ben Rachel, Miriam bat Rachel, Leah bat Rachel, Daniel ben Rachel, and Rav Eliyah Dov Ben Chavah Esther Parashat Ki Tavo Bikkurim – First Fruits This week’s parasha contains the mitzvah of bikkurim – bringing the first produce from one’s crops to Yerushalayim. The Mishnah tells us that as Jews from the towns and farms made their journey to Yerushalayim carrying the Bikkurim, delegations of elders from the cities o

Parashat Ki Tetzeh

Dedicated for the Refuah Shelemah of Moshe ben Rachel, Yehudah ben Rachel, Miriam bat Rachel, Leah bat Rachel, Daniel ben Rachel, and Rav Eliyah Dov Ben Chavah Esther Parashat Ki Tetzeh Yetzer Hara “Ki tetzeh lamilchamah al oyvecha untano Hashem Elokecha beyadecha veshavita shivyo — If you go to war against your enemy, and Hashem, your G-d, delivers him into your hands, and you take his captives (21:10).” The Zohar Hakadosh interprets this passuk as referring to the internal

Parashat Shoftim

Dedicated Leilui Nishmat Moshe ben Frieda, A'H, Mark Gindi by His Children and Grandchildren Parashat Shoftim Guarded Gates 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 l

Home: Blog

Home: Contact

Home: Subscribe

Sponsor a Parasha

"Anyone interested in Dedicating this Divre Torah L'ilui Nismat or Refuah Shelemah or In Honor of someone, can email that information."

Address:

For Sponsorship Opportunities Please make your checks payable to “Mikdash Melech” for $101 and mail to:
1326 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11230
(please put in the memo Divre Torah Food for Shabbat)