Rabbi Haim Shaul

As the genealogy of the Israelite tribes is recorded in the Parashah this week, it is puzzling that when the children of Moshe and Aharon, his brother, are listed, it…

In this weeks Torah portion we are given the Mitzva of counting the Omer for the 49 days leading up to Shavuot. When we think of the wondrous miracles of…

“We don’t see things the way they are, we see them the way WE are.”   This week, the Torah describes the types of defilement that a person can be…

The very first all night educational seminar took place on the night of the Exodus from Egypt.   Mothers and fathers  joined the ranks of teachers and Rabbis investing  in their child’s…

The book of Vayikra is the consolidation of the birth of our nation into an ongoing covenant, completing and affirming the Sinai experience. Most fittingly, the book begins with G-d…

“A person’s drives are related to the degree of one’s intellect.” Rabbi Shneor Zalman of Lidia For example, when children have a strong desire for things that are important to…

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…