Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Numbers 6:24-25: “The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace” Moses was instructed by God to tell Aaron to give this...

Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar: Psalms 116:13: “I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.” It appears the pashat is quite clear on this.  David is speaking metaphorically that he will pick up a cup of salvation.  However,  the metaphor...

Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim: Isaiah 9:10: “The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stone, the sycamores are cut down but we will change them into cedars.” Recently, as the nation celebrated the 10th anniversary of 9-11, I...

Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Genesis 2:7: “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Remember the song from Fiddler on The Roof?  “LaChaim.”  (la – to, chaim – life). ...

Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Proverbs 14:12: “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof  are the ways of death.” “Follow the daleth.” -  Rabbi Silverman. Thirty five years ago an orthodox rabbi counseled me to follow the daleth in response...

Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Psalms 78:23: “Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, The pashat is simple.  Aspah is speaking of the children of Israel when they were in the wilderness.  God is saying that even though he opened...