Parasha
Parashat Shmini: Guarding a pure heart
The Hebrew word timtum means “blockage” or “dullness.” Forbidden foods can lead to this blockage – to emotional numbness and a diminished ability to perceive spiritual depth.
Parashat Tzav: True freedom begins in the mind, not in physical circumstance
Shabbat Hachodesh: A time to cleanse and begin again
Parashat Zachor: Remembering Amalek in every generation
Refusing Milk Saved Them from Death
Only through Torah study can life’s challenges be confronted
Parashat Vayetze: A ladder on the Earth
The ladder symbolizes the mission of a Jew: to ascend and elevate, to sanctify the physical, and to uplift the mundane toward the sublime.
Parashat Vayetze: Light in dark times
To try, to fall, to fear, and yet to keep going: that is what it takes to be a leader. That was Jacob, the man who at the lowest ebbs of his life had his greatest visions of heaven.
A living death: A warning for generations
Rabbi Pinto explains: How to live a balanced and peaceful life
“And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.” Words of Torah from the Admor Rabbi Yeshayahu Pinto, Parashat Chayei Sarah.
Vayera: Having the courage to answer God's call to responsibility
Jews do not accept the world that is. They challenge it in the name of the world that ought to be. Walk ahead. Take personal responsibility. Judaism is God’s call to responsibility.
Rabbi Pinto reveals: A practical Segula for protection against the Evil Eye
Parashat Noah: Upholding the world
Our sages remind us that even in a time of chaos, our world relies on values and principles. Our learning, prayer, and good deeds can contribute to the stability of the world.
Parashat Noah: Perhaps they will repent
No matter how deep the sin or how severe the corruption, if a person repents and resolves to become better, God will welcome him or her back.
