Rabbi Haim Shaul

Our tradition relates that when Moshe was given the commandment to build the sanctuary which would house the Divine Presence, he was bewildered.   “The entire universe cannot contain the…

“Naasei Venishma”,   There are two components that formed the groundwork for the preparation for receiving the Torah Character refinement and national unity.   The most significant event in human…

“Let There Be Light” In describing the ninth plague of darkness, the Torah contrasts the light that lit up the dwellings of the children of Israel and the darkness and…

Moshe, the great defender of the Jewish people, was initially skeptical about the worthiness of the people to be chosen to receive G-d’s Torah. Years before, he had fled for…

“It’s the economy, stupid”   Yosef became the most powerful economic leader of the land. He was an astute economics genius who sustained the population through a devastating famine and…

The moment of confrontation is the “Golden Period”   Yosef, a young attractive man all alone in a foreign land, finds himself the focus of the wife of the household…

Rachel’s envy When Leah conceived and gave birth to her forth child she declared, “This time I will be grateful to G-d.” Leah named her son Yehuda and as a…

Of all the stories the Torah tells, the one concerning a young girl giving a thirsty man and his caravan water hardly seems to be an earth shattering event, yet…

“Abram left Egypt laden with cattle,silver and gold” Although Abraham was blessed by G-d and had been assured of success, his leaving Egypt was nevertheless slowed by his insistence on…

As we celebrate the return of our hostages and the end of the two year long war that strengthened our bond to Israel and our national destiny we start the…