tikkun
Mishpatim – Closeness and Tikkun
Why is the narrative of the revelation at Sinai interrupted with the laws of Mishpatim? Were these laws given at this point? In light of the statement of Chazal that the Jewish people had returned to the state of Adam before the sin, why were did they receive commandments that seem inapplicable to them? Why…
Read MoreVayigash – deep tikkun
What is the root of the problem that caused Yosef to go down to Egypt? What is the deep tikkun that is accomplished through the entire story? Find out in this week’s Parsha Podcast. Running time: 16:23
Read MoreLast week of Nissan
As we hit the last week of Nissan, we get to the end of the ten month tikkun that began with Rosh Chodesh Av of last year. It is not a coincidence that the PA has reconciled with Hamas and it was in the news last night. It is the Nesirah process moving forward, as…
Read MoreVayigash – Climax and culmination
How do we view the tikkun of the reunification of the family of Yisrael? How do we understand the dichotomy of the redemptive qualities of this event, as opposed to the fact that it is the start of the Egyptian exile? Why does Yakov return to Beer Sheva on the way down to Egypt? Why…
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