Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parshat Shoftim,where HaShem instructs us to keep ways of Judging and courts of Law so that righteousness prevails in all we do.HaShem tells us that the judges should be righteous.
Here is a very important point that we should all take note of.That to judge others,we need to first look at ourselves and judge ourselves first.It is easy to go around pointing out everybody else's faults,yet ignore our very own,right in front of us.Many a person in a high position,puts others down,yet never corrects themselves.They think they are always right and above reproach.But only HaShem is Perfect.We as human beings commit so many aveiras that we don't even realize and so it is time to take a good look at ourselves.We may be happy with who we are,but it is time we asked ourselves,is HaShem happy with us?Are those around us happy with us?Have we ever hurt anyone or not done something for someone,that we should have done?If we truly think and are honest with ourselves,we will find that ,within ourselves,there is so much we need to correct.HaShem tells us to appoint judges 'Shoftim" and officers 'Shotrim' and that means first and foremost that we need to be a judge and officer of ourselves.The best teacher of others,is to be an example of that teaching.Instead of only trying to teach others,be that which we also teach,ourselves.People will better listen if they hear it from someone that is an example of what they tell others.G-D instructs us to judge others with 'Mishpat Tzedek,' Righteous Judgement ' (in this Parsha) and that means that we are to be righteous ourselves.The very fact that G-D spoke to the officers of the tribes too,shows that this also includes leaders of congregations who lead others to holiness.One who acts off the path,can only lead others off the path.But one who stays on the righteous path themselves,will lead others to righteousness.
Within the word 'Shoftim' is the word 'Shafat' which also means referee - one who keeps a balance and peace and within the word 'VeShotrim,' is the word 'Shoter,' which means 'promissory note - or something owed and suggests the Covenant we made with HaShem.Putting this together where this verse in Torah says 'Shoftim Ve Shotrim Titen Lecha Bechol Sh'Arecha Asher HaShem Elokecha Notein Lecha,' - 'Judges and officers are you to appoint in all your cities which HaShem gives you..' We get that HaShem tells us that to keep Holy,we are to be people of peace who bring peace and assure HaShem and eachother that we will be at peace with our fellows and with all around us.Each of us working on ourselves and bringing peace between HaShem and us by keeping His Covenant of Law and then seeking peace outside of ourselves with our fellow and all life around us.HaShem will give us His closeness and all we need to do is correct ourselves,follow HaShem's Covenant and Torah and help to bring others to do so as well for HaShem and for others..
So before you judge others,look within yourself and see if it is not really something within you that needs correcting and is making you take note of that specific thing you have seen in others to correct.
HaShem gave it to us to be our own judge and officer and only when we can do that,can we show righteousness outwards.
May we all work to make this a Holier world,starting from within ourselves.This way HaShem will bless all things with Holiness and light.I wish HaShem with precious love,a beautiful Holy Shabbos Kodesh with love and I wish you all ,with love,a beautiful Holy Shabbos Kodesh.

Our Parsha this Shabbos is 'Parshas Re'eh,' where HaShem asks us to see that we are presented with a choice of a Blessing or a Curse,depending on how we behave.HaShem asks us to 'see' the choice.Why 'see?'What is it exactly that HaShem wants us to 'See.' The answer is right in front of us if only we would just look.The answer has always been infront of us.We just walk around with a veil.The very next word is 'Anochi,' which means 'I' and refers to HaShem.'See HaShem' is and has always been infront of us all along.He is in the rewards and in the punishment to better our souls.He is in all.So ,'Re'eh Anochi,' 'See Me (HaShem) for HaShem is all around us and in front of us.Adam Ve Chava were able to communicate in Gan Eiden with HaShem on a more personal level,but after their aveirah ,they caused a veil to be put around them so that HaShem would not be so realized as He was before visually.Not that anyone can see G-D ,but,the more Holy one is,the clearer the Vision is.If we choose the 'Blessing,' and not the Aveirah which will bring the 'Curse,' then 'Re'eh Anochi,' a Clearer Vision of HaShem will be seen.If we take the word 'Re'eh,' Gematrically,it comes to 200+1+5=206 and 2+0+6=8 .If we take HaShem's Name 'Yud Key Vav Key,' it comes to 10+5+6+5=26 and 2+6=8 HaShem.So the word 'Re'eh' and HaShem's Name each come to 8.The more Holy we are,the more of HaShem we will be shown.
But why is 'sight' so important in choosing good over bad?It is because our desires are what we first see.If we see HaShem's Laws and keep them faithfully and follow HaShem only,then HaShem will reward us and Bless us.The choice is ours.There is a Yetzer Horah that tempts us,but here,HaShem gives us the secret to overcoming it and that is ,'Don't Look' at what we know will pull us down.Turn away and look only to the light.When we feel the temptation.look away.For to look at the 'Light' is to look toward HaShem.It is within the word 'Re'eh,' for if we take the same letters of the word 'Re'eh,' and turn them around,we get the word 'Ha'Or,' which means 'The Light,' and if we take the first 'Ha' as the start of one of HaShem's Names,we get ,'HaShem The Light,' for HaShem is the sweetest and most all Encompassing Light and it is from HaShem that Light comes.
If we do all that HaShem asks of us and if we follow HaShem whole-heartedly,then HaShem will lift the veil from us and we will see that HaShem was before us all along .This too is within the first verse of this Parsha,for is says,' Re'eh Anochi Notein Lifneichem HaYom,' See,that I will present before you today,' so taking this a little deeper,HaShem tells us that He will be 'before' us today as He has always been.It is just us that are closed due to how we act.We all need to do what is right and Holy to HaShem and HaShem will be before us 'even today.' Let us all start keeping Shabbos,Kashrut and all the Laws that HaShem instructs of us and leave other ideas behind that are not of HaShem's Wish and let us all from now on make the biggest effort we have ever made,to be what HaShem wants us to be.Let us all be Blessed and walk toward the light and HaShem will show us,HaShem is Before us today.With so much deep love,I wish HaShem with love and light,a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh and to all,a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love and light.I love you HaShem

Our Parsha this Shabbos is 'Parshas Eikev,' and starts by talking of the reward we will get when we listen to HaShem.
The word 'Eikev,' is taken to mean 'Reward,' as HaShem assures us that not only will we be a moral people,but we will also be rewarded by following the right and true Torah path.
Should a reward have to be given,to follow HaShem.We should follow HaShem out of love and truth that G-D is the Creator and knows all that is needed for this world.So why the need of a reward.
HaShem gives us what this reward will be in the next few verses,but there is something deeper here.This I believe is to be found in the word 'Eikev,' which also means 'Heel.'Our heel is our base on which all foundation rests.If we have a strong foundation and base,then we can reach up and touch Heaven Shamaim.This is what is the true reward,the path to be in Shamaim Heaven,where HaShem wraps Himself around us with such love and closeness that all else is filled with light and ailments and other problems just fall away.Being wrapped up in HaShem's love,brings us eternity with HaShem,with no worries and no pain.All is and would be beautiful.But this starts with a strong 'Eikev,' 'Heel,' a strong foundation,on which to reach up to Heaven.We once were in Gan Eiden where all this was given and we were cast out.HaShem's true reward is forgiveness and a way to return to Gan Eiden and Eternal love and peace with HaShem.There is truly no greater 'Eikev'- 'Reward,' than this.The greatest Reward of all is to be given HaShem's Oneness to be with us the way it was to be in the beginning.
Our foundation is based on HaShem's Laws of Torah.There is no other way.Our own ways will not get us there.Only G-D knows the way and this is through His Torah.The Foundation - Heel Reward of 'Eikev' is in the very word 'Eikev' iself.The word 'Eikev' in Genatriah comes to '172' which is 1+7+2='10' and 1+0='1'.So as HaShem Created all Creation with '10' pronouncements and gave us 10 Commandments,the 'Eikev,' Foundation-Reward is to keep HaShem's Commandments,which will bring this world back to HaShem's original Creation and when we do that,we will reunite with HaShem's Oneness (The '1' in the final Gematrical value of the word 'Eikev).This is tje true reward for it will bring HaShem which is All.May we all come to keep HaShem's precious Torah and Laws and so,reunite with HaShem.I wish with utmost deep love,HaShem,a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh and I wish you all,with love,a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh.

Tisha B'Av is the day of our greatest tragedies in history,on which we lost our two Temples,The Crusade started,Ukranian Chmielnitsy Massacres in 1642 took so many of our people,the Spanish Inquisition and Expulsion from Spain took place,the Final Solution by the nazis and so many other tragedies.We see what is even happening today in our beloved Eretz Yisroel, right now.So please,I make a special appeal to you all to assure HaShem to return to Him faithfully and withlove,keeping His Mitzvot,leaving other strange worldly ways behind & doing Teshuvah.This is a very important time,where out true Teshuvah is needed and accepted if we genuinely turn toward G-D and His Torah.So please,make a change and come back to HaShem and HaShem's Torah and Laws.It is all in your hands.May HaShem send Mashiach and may we be re-introduced to the Shechinah of HaShem.

You are not a 'nothing.'Never think of yourself as one or let others make you into one.Remember that you are one of HaShem's Precious Creations and are just as valuable and needed as anyone else.You are part of this Creation and every part of Creation holds every other part of Creation together.So see your precious value to all around you and to HaShem.

Before you judge someone,hear them out and not others.The opinions of others and yourself are never their truth or HaShem's truth.Don't ever think you know the full reason why other people do what they do.Only HaShem can know that.Always judge favorably.

We work toward righteousness by realizing that we need to work on ourselves.None of us is there yet.We all are to help each other get there.We are not in this world to just serve our selves.We are all part of HaShem's Creation and we are not there on high unless we are all there on high.So work on bringing the light out in all that is around you.

Every moment in this world should be cherished &used to bring light to this world.We are a part of all around us and need to work together for the whole.

Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parshat Vaeschanan where our dear and beloved Moshe pleads with HaShem to let him enter Israel.In fact,Moshe made 515 pleas to HaShem,imploring G-D to change His mind.We know this as the word 'Vaeschanan' has the value of 515 in Gematriah.If we think how many pleas and different types of tefillos that Moshe put before G-D and how much Israel meant to him,we can understand the true beauty of our beloved Moshe,how much Israel and his Jewish people meant to him.
Over the last few weeks,we have had to sadly see how our enemies of old,have set up tunnels to attack innocent civilians and fired rockets into our cities full of men,women and children who are all related to us and children of Avraham Avinu.Israel has and always will have a very special place for the Jew.This is the place which HaShem gave to us to keep holy and make a place for HaShem to dwell on Earth.This is a place of our very heritage and tradition and every Jew,near or far will always feel the absolute and deep love that our precious Eretz Yisroel has for us.It Is the very centre of the world.
Till today,Moshe continues to implore and plead with us to keep HaShem's Torah deep within our lives and never to stray Chas Ve Shalom from the true path of Yiddishkeit.
So if Moshe can plead so many times and show such deep feeling for our precious beloved Israel,how can we not do all we can to help and support Israel in every way we can.We too need to implore and beg and plead that our precious Eretz Yisroel and HaShem's chosen people,will always be kept safe and in peace.But how do we start to plead?By being on a level to have HaShem take note of our Tefillos.How do we do that?By being faithful to HaShem only and following only HaShem's Holy Torah and leaving all other practices that are not part of the Torah,aside.Then,we can be on a true understanding with HaShem.If HaShem says,'Keep the Sabbath,' then we are to listen.If HaShem says,'Keep Kashrus,' then we are to listen.If HaShem says ,'Keep the Torah and It's Laws,' then we are to listen.Whatever HaShem says,we are to listen.How can we not listen to the Creator of all.
Our sages tell us the if every Jew keeps two Shabboses in a row,HaShem will send Mashiach.We will have eternal peace from our enemies and all people will be well.That is not a lot to ask for.HaShem gives us so much.Isn't it time we gave HaShem what would make HaShem happy.
Within the word,'Vaeschanan,' are the words 'Va Et Chein Anah,' followed by 'El HaShem,' (in the verse) ,which means ,'And to grace answer to HaShem ,' which shows that to implore and beg HaShem,we need to answer all HaShem wants us to do and be grateful to all HaShem gives us.
Though Moshe implored HaShem so many tines and the answer was 'No,' Moshe had enough faith to trust that HaShem ,Who made all,knows what is needed,so must we trust HaShem too,that all ,is so beyond our capacity to understand and that HaShem will always do what is right for Creation,even if it doesn't always fit in with what we think we need.At the End of Days,' we will truly and finally understand and realize that HaShem did it all for our benefit.So let us all keep this Shabbos and the next Shabbos and every Shabbos thereafter and continue to implore and beg HaShem,for the safety of our land,our people and all dwellers on Earth that are good.Let us implore HaShem to live among us again is sanctity.
With love to HaShem,I wish HaShem a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh and to all,with love,a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh.

Our Parsha this Shabbos is "Devarim,'where Moses sadly gives his last talk to the people for just over 36 days where Moshe reminds the people to keep the Torah.

Our Parsha this Shabbos is 'Parshas Devarim,' where Moses sadly gives his last talk to the people for just over 36 days,where Moshe reminds the people to keep the Torah.The Parsha is called 'Devarim,' which means 'words' but also has the meaning 'Daber' which means ,'Speak' so as Moshe spoke to us then,so will and do,the words speak to us now.Even though Moshe spoke these words so long ago,the words will always remain in the air (as words do when we speak them) and so,these words will always surround us in every age.These words,these very same words are still there around us,travelling the entire world and beyond and permeating every part of our Neshomas.These words still speak to us,pleading with us as Moshe did then,to always keep close to HaShem and always keep HaShem's Torah Laws,no matter what changes occur in each age.The Torah Laws are eternal and timeless as they were made by HaShem,who is Eternal and above time.Each precious letter and each precious syllable sweetens the very air as it pleads with us to remain faithful to Torah Laws and values and to not stray Chas Ve Shalom.When the Yetzer Horah tells us that the Laws are for then and not for now Chas Ve Shalom,we know that is not true,for G-D is forever and to return to Gan Eiden in the future,which is still to happen,these very Laws are the pathway to Gan Eiden.
The way we speak and how we conduct ourselves must also be sweet and kind.Our very words and talk,must echo the Holiness of HaShem within and inside our souls.By doing this,we let the very light of HaShem within us,lighten all around us with beautiful Holiness.If our words are sweet,so will be the air around us which will travel to the very ends of the Universe and the whole Universe will be infused with HaShem's wish of light that is there but hidden and waiting for us to release it.
So there is a very big duty on us to complete the world as HaShem wants us to,with releasing the hidden sparks of light that G-D has put there.We can do this with our words and actions.
The word 'Devarim' as it appears in our Parsha has a 'Ha' in front of it,to show that the words are 'HaShem's words.That G-D has never stopped speaking to us from the beginning of Creation and will continue forever.We just need to listen and follow HaShem and we will hear Him.
The word 'Daber' in Gematriah comes to 4+2+200=206 and 2+0+6=8.If we take HaShem's Name 'Yud Key Vav Key,' it also comes to 26 which is 2+6=8.Both come to 8.So thee very words are HaShem's words that speak to each of us eternally with HaShem's Love.The word 'Daber' appears twice in this verse to show us that HaShem's words were as Moshe spoke.Let us all keep the Torah and follow its precious Laws and so,hear every beautiful and precious loving word that HaShem speaks to us,with Love.
I wish HaShem with precious love a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh and I wish you all a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love.