Parashas Chaye Sarah, Issue #922 – By Pinchas Winston And Sarah died in Kiryat Arba, which is Chevron, in the land of Canaan, and Avraham came to eulogize Sarah and to cry for her. (Bereishis 22:12) THE TORAH IS not about drama, clearly. Had this been a Hollywood production, the end of last week’s parsha…

Parashas Vayaira, Issue #921 – By Pinchas Winston And he said, “Do not stretch forth your hand to the lad, nor do the slightest thing to him, for now I know that you are a God fearing man, and you did not withhold your son, your only one, from Me.” (Bereishis 22:12) THE MIDRASH SAYS…

Parashas Lech-Lecha, Issue #920‏ – By Pinchas Winston And God said to Avram, “Go forth from your land and from your birthplace and from your father’s house, to the land that I will show you.” (Bereishis 12:1) A BIG DEAL becomes less so each time you do it. You know, “familiarity breeds contempt,” or at…

Parashas Noach, Issue #919 – By Pinchas Winston And God said, “I will blot out man, whom I created, from upon the face of the earth…”    (Bereishis 6:7) I HAVE GAINED an insight I wish to share by building it into this week’s Perceptions. I am in an unusual situation, though my daughter tells…

Parashas Bereishis, Issue #918 – By Pinchas Winston Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat? (Bereishis 3:11) TESHUVA IS ALWAYS necessary. Torah expects perfection. Man is imperfect. Teshuva—repentance—fills the gap. Torah teaches us the right way to live. Life shows us how to stray from it. God revealed…