Parasha
The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Ki Sisa- The Third System of Tefillah
“HASHEM said, ‘I shall make all My goodness pass before you, and I shall call out with the Name HASHEM before you; I shall show favor […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Derech HaTeva of the Upper Worlds- Parshas Teruma
“On the Shulchan shall you place the Bread of Surfaces before Me, always.” — Shemos 25:30 One of the miracles of the Mishkan was […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Yisro- The Astonishing Potential of Man
“And Yisro… heard that which HASHEM did for Moshe and Yisrael” With these words, the Torah explains what motivated Yisro to join the […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Beshalach- The Reason and the Cause
“HASHEM didn’t lead them by the way of the land of Philistines because it was near” – Shemos 13:17 After two hundred and ten […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Bo- Do We Need to Respect the Institution?
“And all of your servants will come to me, bow and say, “Leave!” You together with the nation that is with you, and then we will […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Vaera- The Measure of the Man
“This was the Aaron and Moshe to whom HASHEM said, “Take the Children of Israel out of Egypt according to their legions.” — Shemos 6:26 […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Shemos- One Nation, Indivisible
And he said, “Who placed you as a judge and ruler above us. Will you say to kill us as you killed the Egyptian.” […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Vayechi- Gedolim Had it Easy
“And Yaakov lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; and the days of Yaakov — the years of his life — were one […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Vayigash- By What Currency Do You Measure Success?
“And they related to him all the words of Yosef that he had spoken to them, and he saw the wagons that Yosef had sent […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Miketz- Chanukah – The Power Given to Man
Chanukah “The main reason for the decree against the Jewish people was because the Kohanim became lazy in their service.” – Bach, Tur Shulchan Aruch 670 […]
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