This morning I was learning Rav Wolbe’s classic Alei Shur.
I read a paragraph that made me stop and say to myself, “Did I understand that right?”
Shlomo Skinner
Vayeira 5773 – Why Sarah Laughed
This parsha records the birth of Yitzchak (Isaac), the son of Abraham and Sarah.
His name is derived from the Hebrew word for laughter. It’s an appropriate name since both of his parents laughed when they heard that they would have a child.
Vayeira 5773 – How to be Spiritual
Our Sages tell us that Parshat Vayeira happened three days after Abraham circumcised himself. He was recovering from the circumcision and God appeared to him.
Abraham and Inspiration
Parshat Lech Lecha 5773
In a previous article I asked:
How did Abraham stay inspired all these years? Why didn’t the gaps, the long years of silence, wear him down?
How Many Times Did God Speak to Avraham?
Parshat Lech Lecha 5773
It’s easy to get the wrong impression.
When we read the Chumash, it seems like every few lines God is speaking to someone.
Small Steps for Major Growth
You’ve done something amazing during the past month.
You’ve proved to yourselves that you can change.
If you can change, then you can improve.
How did you prove that you can improve?
Starting a Learning Program
Yesterday I wrote about inspiration.
I (poetically) compared it to a vapor that quickly disperses.
Inspiration – How to Keep It
We’ve just ended our annual holy day marathon.
Rosh HaShanah – New Year.
Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement.
Sukkot – Festival of Booths.
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah – 8th Day of Assembly / Rejoicing with the Torah.
Three wonderful weeks. (I’ll just add, much more pleasant than the summer period that is usually referred to as The Three Weeks.)
Balaam Was Not a Prophet
Parshat Balak 5772
This week’s parsha is dominated by the story of Balak hiring the prophet Balaam to curse the Jewish people.