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Devarim: Giving Sound to the Silence ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas דְּבָרִים Giving Sound to the Silence דְּבָרִים: words דָבָר: thing מִדְבָּר: desert דְבִיר: Holy of Holies אַבְּרָא כְּדַבְּרָא:...

Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
Dec 29, 20175 min read


Va'etchanan: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas וָאֶתְחַנַן A Bridge Over Troubled Waters עָבַר: past עִבְרִי: Hebrew (person) מַעַבַר: bridge, crossing עַבֵירָה: sin, a breach...

Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
Nov 28, 20175 min read


Eikev: Heal the Heel and Walk the Straight Path ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas עֵקֶב Heal the Heel and Walk the Straight Path עֵקֶב: if only, to step upon, because of, end reward עֵקֶב: heel עִיקוּב: curved...

Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
Oct 29, 20177 min read


Re’eh: A Sky Full of Stars – Knowing Our Place ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas רְאֵה A Sky Full of Stars — Knowing Our Place שָׁם: there שֵׁם: name הַשֵׁם: Hashem, the name שֵׁם: son of Noach נְשָׁמָה: soul...

Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
Sep 28, 20178 min read


Shoftim: The One Who Has the Light Shines the Way ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas שׁוֹפְטִים The One Who Has the Light Shines the Way שֶׁמֶשׁ: sun שִׁמוּשׁ: to use, to serve שַׁמַשׁ: shammash שַׁמַשׁ: shammash...
yehoshua steinberg
Aug 29, 20177 min read


Ki Teitzei: War – What is it good for? ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas כִּי תֵצֵא War — What Is It Good For? לֶחֶם: bread מִלְחָמָה: war כִּי תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל אֹיְבֶיךָ וּנְתָנוֹ ה’ אֱ-לֹהֶיךָ...

Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
Jul 29, 20176 min read


Ki Tavo: There Is Nothing Greater ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas כִּי תָבוֹא There Is Nothing Greater אָמֵן: Amen אֶמוּנָה: trust אֻמָנוֹת: trade, artisan אוֹמֶנֶת: midwife, nurse, babysitter...

Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
Jun 28, 20175 min read


Vayelech: The Good, The Bad, & The Beautiful ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas וַיֵלֶך The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful רָעָה: evil, bad רוֹעֶה: shepherd מַרְעֶה: pasture תְּרוּעָה: teruah, sound of the...

Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
May 29, 20178 min read


Nitzavim: Sweetening The Din ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas נְצָבִים Sweetening the Din עֶרֶב: evening מַעַרַב: west, מַעַרִב: evening prayers עַרָבָה: desert עַרָבוֹת: willow branch עַרַב:...

Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
May 29, 20176 min read


Ha’azinu: Do We Hear What’s in the Balance? ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas הַאַזִינוּ Do We Hear What’s in the Balance? אָזֶן : ear מֹאזְנַיִם : scales אִזוּן : balance הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה...
yehoshua steinberg
Mar 29, 20176 min read


Chanukah: Chinuch and Chanukah, Walking with Hashem ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Chanukahחַנֻכָּה Chinuch and Chanukah, Walking with Hashem חִנוּךְ: beginning חַנוֹךְ: Chanoch חִנוּךְ: education חַנֻכָּה: Chanukah...
yehoshua steinberg
Dec 7, 20163 min read


Shavuot: Preparing for Kabbalas HaTorah ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Shavuos שָׁבֻעוֹת Preparing for Kabbalas HaTorah כִּלָה: finish, complete כְּלִי: receiving vessel תַּכְלִית: purpose תְּכֵלֶת:...
yehoshua steinberg
Jun 7, 201612 min read


Pesach: The Pele(wonder) of Pesach — “And It Makes Me Wonder” ~ Tzvi Abrahams
פֶּלֶא: wonder נְפִילָה: falling פִּיל: elephant תְּפִילָה: prayer הִפְלָה: separate, distinctive פֶּלֶא: Wonder There are foolish people...
yehoshua steinberg
Apr 19, 20165 min read


Purim: All in the Name of the King! ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Purim טֶבַע: nature מַטְבֵּעַ: coin לִטְבּוֹעַ: to drown, sink טַבַּעַת: ring טֶבַע: Nature If you have ever witnessed a total solar...
yehoshua steinberg
Mar 20, 20167 min read
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