parshat Bechukotai

Learning from our ancient sources the clearest sign that Redemption is near...and showing us the realization of the prophecy today!

Learning from our ancient sources the clearest sign that Redemption is near...and showing us the realization of the prophecy today!

Nothing is as challenging to our faith as seeming injustice and tragedy. How does a believing person reconcile an apparently cruel world with an Omnipotent and Merciful Creator?

In this week's Portion, the Torah describes the reaction of the People of Israel to the scourges which they suffered. It's amazing to see how we reacted during thousands of years, and how we react today…. with all of the strength and power that the Lord gave us.

Everything is in God’s domain. Land, people, money - literally, everything! Each time we partake of something in this world, we are using "God’s property."

A nation that sees itself as responsible for the evils that befall it, is also a nation that has an inextinguishable power of recovery and return.

A nation that sees itself as responsible for the evils that befall it, is also a nation that has an inextinguishable power of recovery and return.

As long as Yisrael does not dwell on its Land, the Land does not give her fruits as she is accustomed. When she will begin to flower again, however, and give of her fruits, this is a clear sign that the end — the time of the Redemption — is approaching when all of Yisrael will return to its Land.

“Temura” has the same letters of both trauma & Teruma: The trauma threatened by our enemies only leads to the Teruma, the contribution we bring to the world, & ultimately contributes to our triumph. Am Yisrael Chai!