Rabbi Haim Shaul

This week we read one of the most tragic events in Jewish history, the making and worshiping of the golden calf. It is difficult to understand how such an incident…

“Let them build for Me a sanctuary, and I will rest amongst them.” The purpose of the sanctuary, as described in our parasha, was for the Divine presence to rest…

“The nation prepared to receive the Torah, united together with one purpose” Talmud. The underlying fundamental principles of the Torah were given in the 10 Commandments. Every one of the…

On Shabbat we include a special prayer that is recited in Birkat Hamazon recognizing the unique status of the day. We pray for rest, serenity ,and pleasure, and also that…

“Every person has three names, that given to him by his parents, that which others call him, and that which he calls himself.” Midrash This midrash is pointing out that…

The life of Yoseph is described by the verse, “For after I fell, I got up” The Midrash comments, ‘had I not fallen, I would not have arisen’. Some heights…

Most often action is initiated by an emotion, which then stimulates the intellect to find ways to satisfy it. Given man’s cunning, the intellect can concoct various psychological schemes to…

“And Yaakov left Beer-Sheva.” “When a righteous person leaves a place, he leaves behind a void. As long as he lives in the city he constitutes its glory, it’s splendor,…

One of the most fundamental concepts in Judaism is encapsulated by King David in his book of psalms. “You open up Your hand and satisfy all living things with will.”…

At the age of one hundred, Abraham had resigned himself to being childless and lost hope of fathering a child. Therefore, when G-d appeared to him to bless him, Abraham…