Terumah: I recently read a story of a certain, so called, Rabbi who had decided one December to accept an invite to play the role of “Santa” for a bunch of underprivileged kids in his community. Upon reading his account and how inspiring the experience had been for him, I could not help but puzzle over the man’s conflicted identity and values.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Teruma, titled ‘Bring in the Copper!’.
Mishpatim: Upon returning from a recent Simcha, my wife and I arrived at the gate of our connecting flight only to discover that the flight was delayed, this was after the first leg of our trip had been postponed and rerouted. Of course, it was all “Due to weather conditions.” So what else is new?
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Mishpatim, titled ‘Become a Free Slave!’.
Yisro: We all encounter moments of inspiration that contain the potential to transform our entire perspective; moments of mystical exposure that can lift us above the mundane fray of our daily routine. But instead of stopping to observe, we just keep moving, oblivious to the presence of heavenly splendor and grace.
Beshalach: Is Judaism a static religion? Or is it a living; “Breathing,” religion? To explain the question: Has G-d communicated all the knowledge and guidance He ever wished to share, albeit with eternal relevance, in a prior era and limited form, or does He, according to Jewish faith, continue to communicate and guide his people in “Real time?” The answer is yes and no. How is that for rabbinical verdict?
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Beshalach, titled ‘Problems Shmoblems’. Update: Video embed fixed!
In honor of Yud Shvat CrownHeights.info put together a collection of three different Rabbis teaching the Maamar Bosi Lagni, in three different languages – English, Yiddish and Hebrew.
Bo: Our Parsha; Bo, portrays the continued saga of Egypt’s insubordination to G-d and its resultant self destruction. More plagues more shuttle diplomacy on the part of Moshe and Aharon, more changes of heart on the part Pharaoh…
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Bo, titled ‘Be Consistent to Be Free’.
Va’eira: Anger and intolerance seem to have lost all place in modern civilization. Such emotions are considered taboo; entirely unacceptable in any shape or form. In fact many a brilliant career has gone down the tubes – instantly shattered – in a moment of unmitigated and heartfelt emotion.
In this week’s Parasha the Torah tells us about the hard work the Jews were forced to do in Egypt. In an answer the Rebbe writes to a Jew who wanted to leave his current employment since he was having difficulties, the Rebbe tell him that he is not to quit so long that he is certain that he has other employment.
Shemot: Jewish anti-semitism is far more sinister than we would like to believe. Western campuses are crawling with Jewish anti-semites, many of which are tenured professors. These self-haters are at the forefront of most every smear campaign against the Jewish creed and the Jewish land. They play a leading role in the campaigns to boycott and “Divest” from Israel.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Shemot, titled ‘Get out of De-Nile’.
Vayechi: Vast cosmic secrets appear couched in the dramatic events surrounding the deathbed blessings bestowed upon Yosef’s two sons Menashe and Ephraim by our saintly forebear Yaakov. The cryptic narrative seems to alert the reader to uncanny Divine insight on the part of Yaakov, the purveyor of the blessings, regarding the future of the two emerging tribes and the nation of Israel as a whole.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, teamed up recently with CrownHeights.info to provide his weekly Parasha thought on the Torah portion.
The fast begins Sunday at 5:34am and ends at 5:09pm (NYC)
On the 10th of Tevet of the year 3336 from Creation (425 BCE), the armies of the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem. Thirty months later — on Tammuz 9, 3338 — the city walls were breached, and on Av 9th of that year, the Holy Temple was destroyed. The Jewish people were exiled to Babylonia for 70 years.
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