All posts in: Book of Bereshis
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5 years agoA test of your own medicine
Our forefather Avraham was instructed to “Go for yourself” – to leave his family and hometown and head towards the land of Israel where he was to be blessed ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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5 years agoVisiting the sick-tieth
When our forefather Avraham was recovering from his circumcision, “G-d appeared to him” [1] in order to fulfil the commandment of ‘visiting the sick’ [2]. ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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5 years agoLearn from everyone… even murderers!
Yosef’s brothers were not too fond of him in any case, but they hated him even more for the dreams that he had. Each dream he told them about would increase ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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5 years agoTime to grow… UP!
And the earth had become corrupt before Hashem . . . (6:11) Dayan Abramsky deduced from these words that the earth had become corrupt “before Hashem” but it did not seem ..
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6 years agoFace facts
When Yosef finally revealed his identity to his brothers, they did not respond because “they were left dismayed before him” [1]. A literal translation renders ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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6 years agoFor The (Return) Ride
When Avraham went to perform the binding of his son Yitzchak, he took along with him his other son Yishmael and his faithful servant Eliezer [1]. At a certain point ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years agoA life to die for
And the life of Sarah was one hundred years, and twenty years, and seven years – the years of Sarah’s life (23:1) After being informed that Yitzchak was imminently ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years ago
Song of G-d
Song of G-d The first word in the Torah is Bereishis. The letters of Bereishis are Beis-Resh-Aleph-Shin-Yod-Tav. These same letters rearranged make up the words ..
Written by Anonymous
