Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion, Vayishlach / Gifts, prayer, and battle
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;"><span style="color: #111b21; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" _mce_style="color: #111b21; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion, Vayeira / To Open The Door
<p><span style="font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large;">As usual, the cameraman for the morning TV program was waiting for me yesterday to do our broadcast outside my home. But then he messaged me that in rain like this, it would not be possible to broadcast outside and we […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion, Vayeira / Knowing Our Limits
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Where should we set our limits? Avraham Avinu is our teacher when it comes to lovingkindness. For thousands of years, both adults and children have learned from this week's Torah portion about Avraham's special brand of hospitality, about his tent that […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion, Lech Lecha / 5 Thoughts On This Week's Torah Portion
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">True, we are after the elections, but we are still in the midst of Lech Lecha, a Torah portion which raises the following thoughts:</span><br><br><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">1. This week's Torah […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion, Bo / On Self-protection And Redemption
I am still trying to digest the number of participants and its significance. More that 12,000 girls and mothers registered during the last three days for a special zoom meeting on self-protection as part of the Nifgashot workshop series.Ayala Barnea from the Latet Peh (speak up) organization that offers programs on self-protection for children and […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion, Va'eira / What's The Difference Between The Righteous And The Wicked?
While we make positive resolutions all the time, we do not necessarily succeed in implementing them. We regret a certain behavior but fail to stop exhibiting it. Rabbi Avigdor Nebezahl articulates a profound principle in this regard, as starkly evidenced in Pharaoh’s behavior. The wicked Pharaoh repeatedly resolves to free the nation of Israel in […]