Parashas Vayaira, Issue #868 / CTD #5 – By Pinchas Winston God appeared to him . . . (Bereishis 18:1) THE TALMUD SAYS that God appeared to Avraham on the third day after Bris Milah, when he was weakest. It was a sick call, in the merit of the Milah that was performed. Once Avraham…
Parashas Lech-Lech, Issue #867 – By Pinchas Winston God said to Abram, “Go from your land, your birthplace, and your father’s house . . .” (Berei-shis 12:1) MOST PEOPLE THOUGHT I was crazy. Only a few said they would join me if they could. As for me, I love travel and adventure, and this was…
Parashas Noach, Issue #866 / CTD #4 – By Pnchas Winston God saw the earth, and behold it had become corrupted, for all flesh had corrupted its way on the earth. (Bereishis 6:12) IMAGINE BEING AT the beach on a really hot summer day. You choose to put on lots of sunscreen, and remain under…
Parashas Bereishis, Issue #865 – By Pinchas Winston In the beginning, God made the Heaven and the Earth. (Bereishis 1:1) AND, OF COURSE everything else that followed over the course of the next six days of creating, which leaves ALL of mankind breathless to this very day. Well, ALMOST all of mankind. ONE person…
Parashas HaAzinu, Issue #864 – By Pinchas Winston You grew fat—thick and covered with fat. As a result, they abandoned God Who made them, and mocked the Rock of their redemption. (Devarim 32:15) COMPLACENCY IS SPIRITUALLY dangerous! We were warned about it back in Parashas VaEschanan, and we are reminded of it here once…
