This week’s parsha is Parshas Vaeira. The Kli Yakar’s commentary on this parsha teaches of the four expressions of redemption, four levels of suffering, and four levels of personal growth. How can we bring these ancient lessons from our people’s time in Egypt into our lives? In the video above, Rabbi Shapiro explains how the thought of Pesach during the…
In the video above, Rabbi Shapiro discusses the nature of Heaven and the Garden of Eden and why the cemetery is a metaphor for the afterlife.
It is natural and meaningful to be deeply concerned for Israel and for some of us, our family members and dear friends who are there. Where do we channel these feelings? Often we channel them into feelings of anxiety and checking the news and our social media feeds over and over. I want to challenge us to channel all of…
We are within the period between Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, and Yom Haatzmaut, during which we commemorate the Holocaust, remember those who died fighting for Israel, and the birth of the State of Israel. It is a time of reflection and gladness, of mourning and joy. It is a time during which we look back, but it also is a…