Moshe Kempinski The Torah portion of Eikev begins with the following verse : And it will be, because ( EIKEV) you will heed these ordinances and keep them and perform, that the Lord, your God, will keep for you the covenant and the kindness that He swore to your forefathers. 13. And He will love … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The Book of Devarim ( Deuteronomy ) begins with the following description; “These are the words ( Devarim) that Moses spoke to all Israel, on the other side of the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the Arabah, opposite the Sea of Reeds, between Paran and Tofel, and Laban and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab; eleven … Read more
Moshe Kempinski In the last portion of the book of Bamidbar (Numbers) we read of the 42 stations in the wandering of the people of Israel in the wilderness until their arrival at the gates of the land of Israel. “These are the journeys of the children of Israel who left the land of Egypt … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Parshat Pinchas: Spiritual growth is likened to a soaring bird reaching higher and higher. It is seen as the clear antithesis of borders and limits.Yet the Jewish path of spiritual growth is lined with predetermined steps and ordered lifestyle. As a result throughout the ages Jews have been maligned as being too caught … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Two people can view an event and arrive at two very different interpretations. According to a study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience posits that the mood we are in affects the way we see things .(The brain’s rose-colored glasses, Keise Izuma& Ralph Adolphs, Nature Neuroscience 1355–1356(2011)).It does so by modulating the activity … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The torah begins with a description with the words “G d spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying: This is the” Chok “of the Torah which G d has commanded.” Numbers 19:2) The word “Chok” alludes to the segment of commandments that are supra-rational. That is to say that they come from a … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Ideas and vision are important tools in furthering us into growth and achievement. Yet at times the passion to fulfill an idea or a vision tramples all who stand in the way and those who dare to disagree. That divisive trait destroys the purity of the ideal and ensures its failure. It is … Read more
Moshe Kempinski ” the complacency of the fools (Shalvat Kesillimi) shall cause them to perish” ( Proverbs 1:32) Opportunities and possibilities surround and beckon us in our lives . Yet, usually we are too set in our ways, stuck in our expectations or so fearful of change, that we let these opportunities pass us by. … Read more
