Noach

By bircasadmin | December 3, 2006

פרשת נח This week’s Parsha opens with the verse, “Noach was a righteous man, perfect in his generation, and Noach walked with God”.  The Sokotchover […]

Lech Lecha

By bircasadmin | December 3, 2006

פרשת לך לך In this week’s Parsha Hashem tells Avraham Avinu to travel away from his home town and to go to an unknown destination.  […]

Vayeira

By bircasadmin | December 3, 2006

פרשת וירא Chazal teach us in Pirkei Avos (Chapter 5 Mishna 3) that God tested Avraham Avinu with ten trials in order to portray his […]

Chayei Sarah

By bircasadmin | December 3, 2006

פרשת חיי שרה This week’s Parsha tells us how Avraham sent his trusted servant Eliezer to go and find a wife for his son Yitzchak.  […]

Chayei Sarah

By bircasadmin | December 3, 2006

פרשת חיי שרה This week’s Parsha tells us how Avraham sent his trusted servant Eliezer to go and find a wife for his son Yitzchak.  […]

Toldos

By bircasadmin | December 3, 2006

פרשת תולדות This week’s Parsha tells us how Yitzchak and Rivka were childless for many years.  The verse says that they both prayed opposite each […]

Vayeitzei

By bircasadmin | December 3, 2006

פרשת ויצא There is a very strange series of verses recorded in this week’s Parsha.  Toward the end of the Parsha, Hashem appears to Yaakov […]

Vayishlach

By bircasadmin | December 3, 2006

פרשת וישלח This week’s Parsha tells us that when Yaakov was about to remake his acquaintance with Eisav after being away for 20 years, he […]

Vayeishev

By bircasadmin | December 3, 2006

פרשת וישב This week’s Parsha opens with the verse telling us how Yaakov dwelled in the land of his fathers.  Rashi brings a very enigmatic […]

Mikeitz

By bircasadmin | December 3, 2006

פרשת מקץ וענייני חנוכה In this week’s Parsha, Yosef gets married to Potiphar’s daughter and has two sons.  The Torah tells us that he named […]