Weekly Parashah
Weekly Torah Reading Commentaries
Our commentaries search the Bible’s Messages for the Return of the Lost House of 10-Israel and their reconciliation with Judah – i.e. The Geulah or Redemption of Israel.
Mixed with our great Commentaries from Rabbis teaching Parashot.
DISCLAIMER – the authors and promoters of the articles and videos that we place here are mostly not connected in any way to KOL HATOR and may well not share our views and interpretations. We do however thank them for their insight and pointers that confirm our understanding and often broaden our insight.
Parashat Shemot (Names) – Weekly Parashah
Texts: Exodus 1:1-6:1 || Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13; 29:22 – 29:23 (Haftarah, Ashkenazi)/ Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 (Haftarah, Sephardic) NOTE: Kol HaTor, in its commentaries on the weekly Parashot, endeavours to search for and accentuate the Torah Messages contained in the Parashot as applicable to the main Theme of Tanach of the Return of the House of […]
Haftarah for Parashat Shemot
Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13; 29:22 – 29:23 (Haftarah, Ashkenazi) Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 (Haftarah, Sephardic) This Shabbat, we have the situation where there are two traditions for the Prophetic portions to be used as the “Haftarah” – the Ashkenazi tradition and the Sephardic, and they do not overlap at all! In fact, the Haftarot are provided by […]
Why Didn’t Joseph Write Home? (Rabbi David Fohrman)
(AlephBeta) After Joseph was sold into slavery, why didn’t he ever get in touch with his father? In this video, Rabbi Fohrman will help us attempt to look at the story through Joseph’s eyes, and explore the possibility that Joseph assumed his father was in on the plot. This new perspective helps us understand Joseph, […]
Why did Pharaoh believe Yosef’s interpretation? (Meir Elkabas)
(Breslov Research Institute) In this fascinating parsha we learn about Yosef interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams. Why did Pharaoh believe Yosef’s interpretation? Reb Meir tells us that the real power of a Tzaddik, like Yosef, is that they come up with advice and a solution right away. Also, that a Tzaddik has compassion and wants to help, […]
Vayeshev – Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?
Parashah – Genesis 37:1 – 40:23 Haftarah – Amos 2:6-3:8 Sources used for extracts and quotes for this commentary: thelandofisrael.com torah.org/torah-portion/haftorah-vayeishev/ www.torahvort.com/vayeshev/haftorah-vayeshev/ www.uscj.org.il/commentaries/haftarah-parshat-vayeshev/ This haftarah is read with Parashat Vayeshev because of one line in it: “They have sold for silver those whose cause was just” (Amos 2:6). Underlying this Parashah is the enlightening review […]
Remove Your Idols – Parashah Vayishlach (Rabbi Liebenberg)
A short, but very important message… Don’t miss!
Parshat Vayeitzei (Parshat Vayeitzei)
Meir Elkabas discusses this week’s Torah parsha, Parshat Vayeitzei. Yaacov instituted the evening prayer service because even in the darkness, whether material or spiritual, one must pray. (Breslov Research Institute)
To Deceive Or Not To Deceive? That Is The Question (AlephBeta)
Jacob – the final of the three forefathers, has some of the most complicated and unbelievably beautiful narratives in Biblical literature. Strangely, when we delve into the stories of Jacob, the theme that emerges seems to be…deception? As the text seems to point out, Jacob deceives his family members, and is in turn deceived by […]
The Power of the Kotel (Rabbi Steven Burg)
Parshat Vayeitzei – The Power of the Kotel | Rabbi Steven Burg | Yeshiva Aish HaTorah
Parshat Vayeira (Meir Elkabas)
What is the goal of Creation? Reb Meir explains how “chochmah”, knowledge of Hashem, is vital to being truly alive. Because tzaddikim are strongly connected to chochmah, their prayers are very powerful.
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