Lech Lecha 5773

October 26, 2012 by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

The title of today’s Sidra is Lech Lecha which means go for yourself. This interesting expression occurs only once more in the entire Bible, in the story of the Binding of Isaac. This means that it symbolises Abram’s unique mission to go and spread the knowledge of God everywhere. There are two explanations for the word […]

Noach 5773

October 19, 2012 by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

This week we are reading the Sidra of No’ach. It is interesting to note that if we change the order of the two letters that make up this name, we form the Hebrew word CHEN, which means favour or beauty. The last verse of the Sidra BERESHIT reads: “No’ach found favour in the eyes of […]

Bereishit 5773

October 12, 2012 by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

This morning we begin yet again a new cycle of Torah reading. The name of the first book of the Torah, as well as the first Sidra is Bereshit, which means at the beginning. The word comes from Hebrew word ROSH, which means head. The Shabbat has a special title: Shabbat Bereshit. The book should […]