Can You Handle The Downs?

April 26th, 2012, In Inspiration, Parsha, VaYikra, by Ozer Bergman

Let’s review what we wrote last week about the Omer-offering. Yes, it’s that important. The offering consisted of barley, an archetypical animal food. On the second day of Pesach, an omer (a measure equal to approximately 2 quarts/1.9 liter) of barley was waved in the six directions of space (up, down and to the four … Continue Reading

Do the Wave

April 19th, 2012, In Articles, Parsha, VaYikra, by Ozer Bergman

For approximately the next three months, there will be an inside/outside discrepancy in the Parashat HaShavua (weekly Torah reading), because here in Eretz Yisrael Pesach ended on Friday, whereas “outside the Land” it ended on Shabbat. So during this period, the topics of our Dvar Torahs will be summery rather than weekly. We are still … Continue Reading

Pathways From Parshat Tazria-Metzora

April 19th, 2012, In Parsha, Pathways, VaYikra, by admin

Pathways From Parshat Tzav

March 30th, 2012, In Parsha, Pathways, VaYikra, by Ozer Bergman

Pathways From Parashat Vayikra

March 22nd, 2012, In Parsha, Pathways, VaYikra, by admin

The Karate Rabbi

March 21st, 2012, In Articles, Inspiration, Parsha, VaYikra, by Yossi Katz

A short while ago I read a very interesting article in the Mishpacha Magazine called “Power Rabbi.” This article details the fascinating life of karate master and champion Rabbi Fishel Jacobs. Fishel, or Flip as he was called, reached the level of eighth-degree karate master. What I found interesting was not that Fishel, at age … Continue Reading