Weekly Parsha Thoughts

Toldos

The passuk says, “Esav said in his heart… ‘and I’ll kill Yaakov my brother.'” The next passuk continues “and it was told to Rivka…” Rashi explains it was told to her with ruach hakodesh, because Esav only thought in his heart what...
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Chayai Sarah

The passuk says ויפתח הגמלים. What is the meaning of ויפתח? Rashi explains that Eliezer undid the muzzles of the camels. He had closed their mouths so they wouldn’t pasture on other peoples fields. Earlier the passuk says “the servant took ten...
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Vayeira

The pesukim mention that Avraham sent away Hagar and Yishmael. Yishmael was sick, quickly finished up the water and was in need for more. They davened and a malach called out and said, “Don’t worry because Hashem listened to the tefillah of...
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Lech Lecha

Hashem tells Avraham “לך לך מארצך” and the passuk says “and Avram went as Hashem told him… and Avram was 75 years old when he left Charan.” Further on in the parsha by the bris bein habesarim it says “and He said...
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Noach

At the end of Parshas Breishis the passuk says concerning the Dor HaMabul, “Hashem said, ‘I will dissolve the adam (as Rashi explains: he’s made of earth; I’ll bring water and dissolve him) that I created, from upon the face of the...
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Breishis

The Gemara brings: Rav Simla’ee was doresh: the Torah starts with chesed and ends with chesed. It starts with the chesed of Hashem making cosnos or, clothing for Adam and Chavah.  The Torah ends with the chesed of Hashem burying Moshe Rabeinu. ...
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