Noach: Hark! Two Arks! ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
We are all familiar with two very different arks that are mentioned in the Bible: The Ark of Noah and the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark of...
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Oct 30, 20214 min read
Lech Lecha: Names of a People ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
Reuven Chaim Klein My wife and I were once traveling in the subway in Los Angeles, and a friendly African-American stopped us to ask,...
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Oct 29, 20213 min read
Lech Lecha: Energizing the Tired and Exhausted ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
In one of Isaiah’s prophecies (that happens to be read as the Haftarah for Parshat Lech Lecha), he describes G-d as, “The Giver of...
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Sep 28, 20214 min read
Vayeira: The Man With Enough Light ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
The Hebrew word for a blind person is iver. Cognates of that word appear in such Biblical quotations as “Do not put a stumbling block in...
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Aug 29, 20214 min read
Chayei Sarah: Take a Bow ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
The two seemingly unrelated stories in this week’s Parshah find common ground in bowing. When telling of Abraham buying the plot that...
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Aug 29, 20214 min read
Chayei Sarah: Maybe Yes, Maybe No ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
The word “maybe” in English is neutral; it belies not the speaker’s preference regarding the possibility of which he speaks. The same is...
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Jul 29, 20214 min read
Toldot: Names of a People ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
My wife and I were once travelling in the subway in Los Angeles, and a friendly African-American stopped us to ask, “Hey! Are you guys...
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Jun 29, 20216 min read
Vayeitzei: Like a Rock ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
I’m not a geologist, nor do I pretend to be one. But I do think that we can draw some fascinating insights into the Holy Language by...
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May 31, 20215 min read
Vayishlach: The Gift of Giving ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
The Gift of Giving Ahead of the epic meeting of brothers, Jacob sent his older brother Esau quite a generous tribute, consisting of 550...
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May 29, 20214 min read
Vayishlach: Angels and Agents ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
A “messenger of G-d” refers to either an angel or a prophet, but what about a “messenger of Jacob”? When Jacob sent a message of peace to...
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Apr 29, 20214 min read
Vayeishev/Chanuka: Olives and Oil ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Olives and Oil During these days of Chanuka, everybody is talking about the miracle of the Menorah and the jug of shemen zayit zach (pure...
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Apr 28, 20214 min read
Vayeishev: Words for Nations ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
When a very pregnant Rivka consulted with the prophets Shem and Ever to find out what is in store for her unborn child, she was informed...
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Mar 30, 20215 min read
Mikeitz/Chanukah: Playing with Fire ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Playing with Fire When telling of the future downfall of the descendants of Esau, the prophet Ovadiah (Obadiah 1:18) refers to the House...
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Feb 27, 20214 min read
Vayigash: Speaking in Tongues ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Speaking in Tongues In the Hebrew language, there are two different words for “language”—safa and lashon. If taken hyper-literally these...
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Feb 27, 20214 min read
Vayigash: Speaking in Tongues ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
In the Hebrew language there are two different words for “language” — safa and lashon. If taken hyper-literally, these two words actually...
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Jan 30, 20213 min read
Vayechi: Say Your Prayers ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Upon his deathbed, Yaakov bequeaths to his favorite son Joseph the city of Shechem “which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my...
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Dec 30, 20204 min read
Shemot: Prophets and Visionaries ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
When G-d appoints Moshe as His emissary to redeem the Jewish People from their Egyptian bondage, He splits the leadership position into...
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Dec 30, 20205 min read
Shemot: The Pharaoh and The King ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The Pharaoh and the King I still remember my fifth grade Rebbe, Rabbi A. Y. Berman, asking the one...
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Nov 29, 20203 min read
Va'era: Down by the River ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Before bringing the Plague of Blood, G-d tells Aharon to stretch out his staff over the different bodies of water in Egypt. He tells...
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Nov 29, 20203 min read
Va'era: Just Because ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Just Because Before the Plague of Hail, Moshe warns the Pharaoh that he truly deserves to be killed, but that G-d had said, “nonetheless,...
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