Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rabino Darío Feiguin Congregación B´nei Israel, Costa Rica “La Berajá de Iaakov” Parashat Vaiejí, que significa: y vivió, habla de la muerte de Iaakov. El Patriarca estaba viejo, enfermo y casi ciego, y aún así supo ver con el alma a sus …
By Rabbi Guido Cohen Asociación Israelita Montefiore Bogotá, Colombia. Parashat Vayigash is the next-to-last section from the book of Bereshit. In this Parashah, which begins to close the story of Joseph, the brothers reunite and embrace, leaving us with an optimist view of the fraternal bond. The relationship between brothers is, in a way, the …
By Rabbi Daniel A. Kripper Beth Israel – Aruba. And the dreams continue in Joseph’s story, but this time the dreamer is Pharaoh. It is that well-known dream about the seven fat cows and the seven gaunt cows, followed by the dream of the solid ears of grain and the thin ears. The text ends …
The Hebrew date for my birthday is the 23rd of Kislev. I was born on a Friday December 13 during the night (I hold back the year not out of vanity but so that you may try to calculate it), which means I was born on Shabbat, and the Torah reading was Parashat Vayeishev. …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la Parashá de la semana Rabino Gustavo Kraselnik Congregación Kol Shearith Israel, Panamá La fecha hebrea de mi cumpleaños es el 23 de Kislev. Nací un viernes 13 de diciembre en la noche (No digo el año; no por vanidad sino para que lo traten de calcular), es …
By Rabbi Guido Cohen Asociación Israelita Montefiore Bogotá, Colombia. At the beginning of this week’s Parashah, Jacob sends a message to his brother Esau saying: «im Laban garti» // «I stayed with Laban and remained until now.» Rashi, in a beautiful interpretation, claims that “I resided” refers to the fact that he has not managed …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana. Por el Rabino Guido Cohen Asociación Israelita Montefiore Bogotá, Colombia. Al comienzo de la Parashá de esta semana, Yaacov manda a decir a su hermano Esav: «im Labán gartí» // «Con Laban he residido». Rashi, en una hermosa interpretación, afirma que el ‘he …
By Rabbi Dario Feiguin B´nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica Between What We Feel and What Is Appropriate The appearance of love from an unusual romantic situation is a key point in the development of this week’s Parashah, Parashat Vayetze. It is especially unusual because it appears in a world where marriages were arranged after an …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rabino Darío Feiguin Congregación B´nei Israel, Costa Rica Entre el sentimiento y lo que corresponde La aparición del amor, a partir de una inusual instancia romántica, es un punto clave en el desarrollo de la Parashá de la semana, Parashat Vaietzé. Es …
By Rabbi Daniel A. Kripper Beth Israel – Aruba. From a comparative reading on the lives of Abraham and Isaac, father and son, one perceives a notorious contrast, which has already been pointed out by Adin Steinsaltz among other great biblical commentators. Abraham reveals monotheism and disseminates it in an active and tireless manner, while …
