Abraham’s servant took Abraham’s bounty and ten of Abraham’s camels and traveled to Aram-Naharaim, the city ofNahor. He made the camels kneel by the well outside the city at evening, when women come out to...

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  Chayei Sarah | Gen 23 | Part One Chayei Sarah, (חַיֵּי שָׂרָה — Hebrew for “life of Sarah,” the first words in the parashah) is the fifth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in...

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The is the conclusion of The soul and It’s Influence and the beginning of Sections III Chapter two “Theurgy”, which is the art of affecting change in the world through the recitation of Divine...

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This parashah tells of Abraham moves to Gerar, His dealing with king Abimelech who attempts to take Sarah as a wife. G‑d intervenes and stops Abimelech from defiling Abrahams wife. G‑d remembers His promise...

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Vayeira, Vayera, or Va-yera (וַיֵּרָא — Hebrew for “and He appeared,” the first word in the parashah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutesGenesis 18:1–22:24 The parashah has the most words (but not the most letters or verses) of any...

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The Way of G-D, Section III, Chapter One, Paragraph 1-4 There’s no doubt that the Heavens speak to us — the transcendent forces, angels, G-d Himself. The only question is, through which medium? Through...

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This lesson is part two of two lessons on Lech Lecha. We pick up in chapter 14 at the daring rescue of Lot by Abram and his fighters. Abram presents the spoils of war...

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  This lesson in part on of two lessons on Lech Lecha. We will follow Abraham from the Ur Kaśdim to Canaan. Discover the how Abrahams journey has parallels to ones spiritual journey.  Lech...

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The Way of G-D | Chapter Eight Ramchal explains our suffering in terms of G-d “disciplining” us, His “children”, the way any good parent would discipline his children (by either withdrawing things from them,...

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Today we will discover a connection between Noah’s flood narrative and the end of days judgment of the nations (Gog and Magog). Humanity can rise above this judgment by building a vessel of repentance...

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