Emunah in HaShem | Passing the Test | Parshat Vayeira He appeared, the first word in the parashah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis...

Abraham’s involvement in rescuing Lot radically changed the course of the war and brought great victory to the kings of the land, who understood as well that this was more than a matter of...

Abraham is known in Jewish tradition for having faced many ordeals: “Our patriarch Abraham of blessed memory was put to the test in ten trials and faced them all successfully” (Abot 5.3). Who was...

In this lecture we will examine the test of Avraham and it parallels to every mans struggle to connect to G-D. Rabbi Nachman states that HaShem is the test, because He is hidden the...

Discover the nature of G-D’s judgment as we explore a passage from the book of Ezekiel. Aside from the flood story, the righteous man Noah is mentioned in the Bible another five times, twice...

Parashat Bereishit  | Universal Torah Study Bereshit,(בְּרֵאשִׁית — Hebrew for “in the beginning,” the first word in the parashah) is the first weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah...

Genesis 1-3 we see the unity of G-D in creation. Discover how the Creator is hidden in His creation and the purpose for creation.

Discover a fresh way to connect and Dwell with HaShem through Sukkot. The word “Sukkot” means “booths,” and refers to the temporary dwellings that we are commanded to live in during this holiday in...

In this lecture, “Who Answers His People Israel” | Yom Kippur.  We discover that the Bible describes prayers of supplication by the three patriarchs, by Moses, Hannah and even the crew of the boat in...

The usual word for sin, averah, is from the root avar, “to pass over,” hence “transgression,” overriding God’s will, The usual word for repentance is teshuvah, meaning “turning”– that is, from sin to God....