Weekly Parsha Thoughts

The Rambam in hilchos Chanukah says “the mitzvah of ner Chanukah isחביבה היא עד מאד, cherished very much. A person needs to be careful to make known the nes and add praise for Hashem and give thanks to Him for the nissim... Read More

The passuk says Yisroel loved Yosef from all his sons “ki ven zekunim hu lo and he made for him a kesones pasim.  The brothers saw that their father loved him from all his brothers and they hated him.” The Gemara brings:... Read More

The Gemara brings Rav Kafra said: one who calls Avraham, Avram, is over on an aseh, as the passuk says, “והיה שמך אברהם.” Rav Elazar says one is over on a lav as the passuk says “ולא יקרא עוד שמך אברם.” The... Read More

The passuk says ויצא יעקב מבאר שבע וילך חרנה. The mefarshim ask: it should have been sufficient to say “and Yaakov went to Charan.” Why mention that Yaakov left Be’er Sheva? The Bais HaLevi explains that these two leshonos of “leaving” and... Read More

“Vayisrotzitzu habanim bikirbah”, Rivka’s children were “rotzitzim.”  Rashi explains this means running, from lashon ritza.  When Rivka passed by the entrance of the beis hamidrash of Shem and Aver, Yaakov wanted to come out.  When Rivka passed by the entrance of avoda... Read More

The passuk says, “and I (Eliezer) said to my master אלי לא תלך האשה אחרי.” Rashi explains it is written as אלי without a ו. Eliezer had a daughter whom he wanted Yitzchak to marry. Avraham said “my son Yitzchok is boruch,... Read More