Heaven and Earth

(or How to Mix the Wine)

Our Rabbis teach us that when the couple stands under the chuppah, all their sins are forgotten. The custom to fast on the day preceding the wedding, and to recite the vidui (confession) prayer indicate the parallel between a wedding and Yom Kippur. In the mixing of the two cups of wine, that of Birkat Hamazon and that of the blessings for the couple, we see another parallel, this time to the sacrificial service of Yom Kippur.

To Connect or Divide

(or Where the devil comes in)

Was Chava formed from Adam's rib, or was rather separated from his backside. What is the meaning of such a process?

Prayer and Torah Learning

Chaim in the Garden (10)

Chaim in the Garden (10)

The Akedah

Chaim in the Garden (9)

Chaim in the Garden (9)

Righteousness and Judgment

Chaim in the Garden(8)

Chaim in the Garden(8)

Directions in Lech Lecha

Chaim in the Garden(7)

Chaim in the Garden(7)

Behind the Present Vision

Chaim in the Garden(6)

Chaim in the Garden(6)

What Shofar Is About?

Kol Dmei Achicha

Chaim in the Garden(5)

Chaim in the Garden(5)

Torah of life

Chaim in the Garden(4)

Chaim in the Garden(4)

The Tree of Life and The Tree of Knowing

Chaim in the Garden(3)

Chaim in the Garden(3)

The Sun and the Moon

Chaim in the Garden(2)

The discrepancy between G-d's plan and how it is realized, teaches us how to understand our own failures, to realize our aspiration.

The Grass and the Trees

Chaim in the Garden(1)

Rashi quotes 2 rabbinic comments that indicate two paths of torah Interpretation, one legitimate and one not so.

Determining The Essence Of Pesach

What is the central message of the Pesach story? Turning a tribe of slaves into a community of free men...