Month: December 2001

Berashis Weekly Parsha Rabbi Mordechai Dolinsky

Parshas Vayechi (5762)

Parshas Vayechi (5762)
by Mordechai Dolinsky

After years of separation and heartache our parsha relates the final coming together of Yaakov Ovinu and his beloved Yosef.  In the framework of the basic text it is shocking to see the limited contact they indulged in and enjoyed after Yaakov settled in Mitzrayim.

What an awesome lesson!!  Two giants with their purpose and priorities preserved and observed.  Yaakov—the pillar of Torah, and Yosef—his top prodigy—both intensively committed to their own specific avodas HaShem; not allowing the emotions of the lapse of time that eradicated their personal contact to indulge in purposeless social contact.

Chazal tell us how vital and imperative our preoccupation with Torah is in this period of time.  Let’s be inspired from the example and the lesson of our Parsha.

Have wonderful Shabbos.

Berashis Weekly Parsha Rabbi Mordechai Dolinsky

Parshas Vayigash (5762)

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Parshas Vayigash (5762)
by Mordechai Dolinsky

Our whole parsha is electrified with emotion.  We are living in a time that our feelings are sinking to the lowest ebb.  A lack of relating to our friends, neighbors, relatives, siblings, parents and children.  The Torah foretells that at the last period of the golus we will have hearts of stone.  We, however, must do everything to harness every power within us to reverse this.  We must stimulate our emotions and feelings.

Let’s have a warm, emotionally charged, beautiful Shabbos.

Berashis Weekly Parsha Rabbi Mordechai Dolinsky

Parshas Miketz (5762)

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Parshas Miketz (5762)
by Mordechai Dolinsky

Often we find the most important lessons from the realm of simplicity.  A cup of olive oil, the juice of the fruit with a wick, with applied proper heat will produce light.  This is one of the most profound lessons in the universe.  An olive, which can be the side course for “shmaltz herring”, can produce light.  We humans can float through life, with bland nothingness or if properly inspired, can produce light.  One can lead a life of complacent nothingness or reach awesome, stupendous spiritual heights.

When one is, as modern terminology phrases, “turned on” properly he can be connected with the Infinite, Elokus.  Yosef interpreted the dreams of Paroh in the absolute truth and it was accepted and palatable to Paroh.  Was he an expert in dream interpreting?  He was lit up, inspired and connected with Hashem the Infinite.

The Chashmonaim went against  the Yevanim—a complete, absolute, utter physical impossibility.   They were turned on and connected with the Infinite, the Light…….

A freilichen Chanukah, a wonderful Shabbos and Good Chodesh for you and all of Klal Yisroel.

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