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    Vayakhel

    The Mishkan

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Adar 5783
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    Shmot

    The Divine hand

    All of life is a mystery and certainly the Jewish story remains in its base an inexplicable one.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Tevet 5783
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    Pkudei

    Accounting Practices

    Most people view it as bordering on boring. Nevertheless, there is no commercial enterprise that can successfully exist without good and accurate accounting practices.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Adar I 30 5782
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    Vayakhel

    More Than the Jews Have Preserved Shabbat...

    There is, perhaps, no more striking a mark of absolute Jewish identity that exists in our society than that of observing, sanctifying, and enjoying the Sabbath day.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Adar I 24 5782
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    Ki Tisa

    A Mysteries Sin

    The sin of the Golden Calf remains one of the great mysteries in the story of the Jewish people throughout the ages.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Adar 15 5782
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    Tetzave

    Preperations

    Why does the Torah write in detail about making the oil for the Menorah whilst the main purpose is the flame that is litten?

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Adar I 8 5782
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    Terumah

    Be A Taker

    The taker who asks for the money is really the one that was doing the ultimate favor for the giver who is writing the check.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Adar I 1 5782
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    Mishpatim

    Living by Torah

    The Torah presents us with great moral principles and a profoundly unique value system. These are meant to propel us through life and make us feel that we are members of a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Shvat 24 5782
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    Beshalach

    Shining Miracles

    When there is a multiplicity of miracles occurring all at the same time, like the candle lit in a room with floodlights, its brightness is hardly noticeable. The individual miracle has lost its power of influence and is already discounted by human beings.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Shvat 18 5782
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    Yitro

    Great Responds

    It is to the credit of Yitro that he chose to act positively upon hearing of the events that occurred to the Jewish people in their exodus from Egypt. He uprooted himself to join the Jewish people in their travels through the desert.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Shvat 18 5782
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    Bo

    Drive Forward

    Despite everything Pharaoh is undoubtedly also aware of, he continues his suicidal course. What drives Pharaoh to this extreme?

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Shvat 4 5782
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    Va'era

    Public Pressure

    It is difficult to understand the attitude in Moshe's statement to Heaven that it had not yet freed the Jewish people from Egyptian bondage. Moshe certainly realized that Heaven was aware of the promises.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Tevet 26 5782
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    Shmot

    Jewish Idealism

    There were Jews who were willing to cooperate with the governmental authorities in policing the Jewish slave society. Eventually, these Jews also found themselves to be the victims of the Pharaoh and his cruel decree.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Tevet 19 5782
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    Ki Tisa

    Mordechai Hidden in the Ktoret

    the name of the hero of the Purim story, Mordechai, is alluded to in our Parsha which describes the spices that constitute the incense offering in the tabernacle and temple.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Adar 18 5781
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    Tetzave

    The Similarities Between Tetzaveh and Purim

    There seems to be great similarities between this Torah reading and the reading of the book of Esther on Purim. Throughout the entire Torah, we find that the name of our great teacher Moshe (after his birth) is found in each weekly portion, with one lone exception. In Tetzaveh Moshe’s name never appears, even though we are aware that Moshe is the one who wrote this portion of the Torah and taught it to the Jewish people for all eternity. We are aware that Moshe is the hidden author, the director of events behind the scenes.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Adar 10 5781
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    Terumah

    Moshe's Big Task

    Human beings are very possessive when it comes to money. Heaven therefore placed a great burden on our teacher Moshe when it required him to ask the Jewish people to part with their wealth to build a holy Tabernacle.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Adar 2 5781
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    Mishpatim

    The Jewish Laws

    After the granting of the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai, this is followed with a long and detailed list of instructions, commandments, and laws. The mere existence of such a list presupposes the willingness of the population to follow these laws and instructions.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Shvat 25 5781
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    Yitro

    A Human Justice System

    One of the basic lessons learned from Parashat Yitro is that there is no perfect system of justice if it involves human beings and judges.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Shvat 21 5781
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    Beshalach

    Freedom From the Exile

    we read in the Torah the final chapter of the liberation of the Jewish people from Egyptian bondage and slavery. Yet, the Torah goes to great lengths to point out to us that freedom as a concept cannot exist in a vacuum.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Shvat 16 5781
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    Bo

    What the Word Bo Really Means

    Since every word of our holy Torah carries with it many layers of significance, it is incumbent upon us to understand why this particular word, Bo, is employed by the Torah to describe a certain situation.

    Rabbi Berel Wein
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