Parsha R’ay: Enough Torah

It is time to wake you. Take a stretch.  I have some parsha (Torah weekly portion) thoughts to share.  This shabbat we read from the parsha R’ay which is the command form of the verb to see.  It is the first word in our parsha, which begins by saying, “See – I am giving before you today a blessing and a curse.”  The blessing is to listen to all of haShem’s (god’s) mitzvot (commandments/joinings), and the curse is if you … Continue reading

Parsha Vayakhail: A Torah on Oops

Next week, we wrap up the book of Shmot (Exodus), but before we can do that, let us review what we read this week. The parsha (Torah portion) for this week is called Vayakhail which means, “And he assembled,” as in Moshe (Moses) assembled the whole community of the children of Yisrael. If you recall from last week’s parsha, Moshe goes up the mountain for 40 days and nights, and we build a golden calf.  Moshe comes down and destroys … Continue reading