THOUGHTS ON ROSH HASHANAH
Moshe Kempinski Entering into the Days of Teshuva( Return) and Judgement ( introspection). How does one begin to enter the Days of Awe without Fear and TrepidationTO VIEW CLICK HERE
the Shorashim Study of Psalms
Moshe Kempinski www.shorashimshop.com psalm 128 A song of ascents. Praiseworthy is every man who fears Hashem, who walks in His ways. 2If you eat the toil of your hands, you are praiseworthy, and it is good for you. 3Your wife will be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house; your sons … Read more
THE LESSON ON STANDIING BEFORE HASHEM
How can we muster the courage to Stand Before our FATHER,Our CREATOR, and not shy away in a cloud of self denial and a sense of unworthiness. The answer may be found in the torah portion of NITZAVIM and VAYELECH (Deut. 29:9–31:30) SHOW MORE TO JOIN STUDY CLICK HERE
THE SECRET OF JOY
Words in the Hebrew Biblical text reveal layers and layers of meaning. This is true of the word “VeHaya”- “and it shall be”. This word reveals much about the secret of joyful anticipation TO JOIN STUDY CLICK HERE
YOU ARE ALL STANDING THIS DAY
Torah Portions Nitzavim-Vayelech ( Deut. 29:9–31:30) Moshe Kempinski The Torah portion of Nitzavim begins with the words “You are all standing this day before the Lord, your God the leaders of your tribes, your elders and your officers, every man of Israel.10your young children, your women, and your convert who is within your camp both … Read more
THE POWER OF THE “FIRST FRUITS”
Torah Portion Ki Tavo Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8 Moshe Kempinski We read in the beginning of the Torah Portion of Ki Tavo the following; “And it will be, when you come into the land which Hashem, your G-d, gives you for an inheritance, and you possess it and settle in it, that you shall take of the … Read more
Being straight and upright
Torah Portion of Re’eh. Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17 Moshe Kempinski, www.shorashimshop.com (Leilui Nishmat Yehudit bat Chaya Esther in memory of Joyce Green Z’L) At the end of a Torah portion describing the choices that Hashem has placed before us” “Re’eh – See, I give you today a blessing and a curse (Deuteronomy11:26). He ends the portion with … Read more
Depending on Faith
Moshe Kempinski In the book of Psalms we read the following I will speak of your lovingkindness in the morning and of your faith ( Emunatcha) at night ( Psalm 92:3) It is clear that in the light of the morning , it is easier to perceive and rejoice in Hashem’s Loving Kindness. In the … Read more