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The present Shabbat is known as "Shabbat Shira" (The Shabbat of singing) as we read the Parasha Beshalach from the book of Shemot (Exodus 13:17 - 17:16) where great and wonderful events are told to us, such as the parting of the sea, the fall of Manna from heaven, among others. "Mana (Mana) and Teshuvah" When Manna fell from the sky, various miracles occurred, such as what the great sages wrote (Mechilta Beshalach 16): “For the righteous, the Manna fell at the door of their houses and even directly into their mouths, while for those who were not good people, they...

Hashem constantly sends us messages, through his Hashgacha pratit, his 'Divine providence.' Now, what do we need to understand his messages clearly? The saga of Joseph and his brothers gives us crucial insight to decipher the messages the Creator sends us. After Joseph's brothers accused him of being a megalomaniac, with extravagant dreams of ruling over them, they sold him into slavery. Joseph was separated from his beloved father for 22 years and eventually rose to become viceroy of Egypt. A famine struck the land, forcing the brothers to go down to Egypt to obtain food. Seeing them, Joseph devised...

This Parasha is a portion full of great messages for all humanity. It is written "Noah (Noah) was a Tzadik (a righteous one), he was perfect in his generation. Noah walked with the Creator" (Bereshit-Genesis 6,9) -Noah (Noe) symbolizes peace, since the name shares the same root as the word "Naj" (נח) rest, and the Name "Elohim" The Holy Name of the blessed Creator, refers to the judgments . Noah represents the perfect righteous of each generation who continually seek to mitigate and sweeten the Creator's judgments- The Creator contemplated the earth and here it was corrupted because all flesh...

Sefer Bamidbar (Numbers 25:10-30:1)In this Parasha we can see the Creator's zeal, as well as His great patience toward us... "And Israel dwelt in Shitin, and the people began to commit prostitution with the women of Moab, and they called the people to the offerings for their gods, and the people ate of them and bowed down to their gods. And Israel clung to Baal of Peor, and the Creator, blessed with Israel, was enraged.And the Creator said to Moses, take the leaders of the people and hang them before the Creator in the light of day. And the wrath...