Parashas Lech Lecha :- Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parashas Lech Lecha and is about our Fore-Father Avraham and the Haftorah for this Parsha is Yeshayahu Isaiah 40:27 - 41:16 , which also makes reference to Israel as Avraham's offspring , making it very clear to the World that only biological lines down from Avraham and proper Orthodox Torah Conversion is acceptable to be called Israel , HaShem's Servant . Our Parsha as I mentioned is called Lech Lecha . This was one of Avraham's ten tests , that carry us through the generations , for all that Avraham went through , gives us Jews merit and Avraham's life and travels , show themselves to be a fore-runner of the history of Israel . Avram was 75 and Sarai was 65 when HaShem Told them to Lech Lecha to go from their land and from their relatives and from Avram's Father's House to a land HaShem Would Show him . It would be there that HaShem Would Make Avram a great nation , Blessing Avram and Making his name great and he would be a blessing , where HaShem Would Bless those who bless him and Curse those that curse him , where all families on the face of the Earth would bless themselves by him . So HaShem Tells Avram to " Lech Lecha , " to a place that HaShem Would show him , Avram being the holy man that he is , makes his final destination Canaan , traveling first southwards and spreading HaShem's Oneness . Avram was 75 years old when he left Haran. And he took with him , his wife Sarai and Lot , her brother , Avram's nephew and all that he had and the souls he had , as it says" , " made " in Haran and they left to go toward Canaan . These souls that are referred to that he " made , " meant those people that he brought in belief , under the Oneness of HaShem . HaShem Appeared To Avram And Told him that this Land would be given to his offspring , the Jewish people . There being a famine in the land , again another test for Avram , Avram descended to Egypt . We note the word " descend , " which shows that an entry to egypt was a descent away from holiness . It was there , that Avram had tried to hide Sarai , where an agreement was made before that they would , in such a situation , make out that they are brother and sister , which was partly true for they were very closely related . Sarai was very beautiful and Avram knew that these egyptians were very immoral and would take men's wives for their king , and knowing of Sarai's lighter colour , she would be found very appealing by the egyptians and so Avram tried to hide her in a carry box but the egyptians insisted on opening it and Sarai , was taken and held captive by Pharaoh and she was given a threat by force to marry him . Sarai then told Pharaoh who Avram was to her , but Pharaoh did not care . Sarai prayed to HaShem and HaShem Sent the Malach Gavriel to help her and Told her that as soon as she commands the Malach Angel , Gavriel would strike Pharaoh's household . A severe plague was set upon Egypt by HaShem , through the Malach Gavriel and Pharaoh had no choice but to let her go . This was a forerunner of our coming to Egypt in Yaakov's time and finally being freed from bondage by HaShem Sending Plagues Against these egyptians . Pharaoh , before he let her go , gave her a region territory called Goshen Goshnah , the very same region that we Jews lived in at the time of Moshe Rabbeinu . Pharaoh also gave Sarai , his daughter Hagar as a maidservant . Avraham and Sarai and all they had , were escorted out of Egypt . Just as would happen in the time of Moshe . During their sojourn in egypt , Lot , Avram's nephew saw the idol worship there and was again attracted to it . Lot's herdsmen argued with Avram's herdsmen , for Lot's herdsmen would not muzzle Lot's animals when in a stranger's fields , so they would thus eat of that which was not theirs . Avram's herdsmen argued with Lot's herdsmen and Lot's herdsmen responded that seeing as Avram has no offspring , it must be Lot who will inherit from him , and seeing as the grazing is taking place in lands Promised By HaShem to Avram , they ( Lot's herdsmen ) must have a right to the land for grazing . Avram's herdsmen argued that the Land was not yet given to Avram in full possession , even though Avram had traversed the Land ( a form of taking possession in those days ) , and so , no one thus had a right yet to partake of it . Avram asked Lot to choose which way he would separate toward away from Avram , and Lot , noticing the idol worship and greener pasture toward Sodom , Lot chose to go toward that direction and Avram separated from him . It was only then , That HaShem Appeared again To Avram , For HaShem Prefers Not To Appear To a holy man , while in the presence of an unholy man with him . Torah then tells of the war of the four Kings against five . Amraphel is Nimrod and it was in this battle against Avram , that Nimrod was killed . The four kings mentioned here have a deeper reference in our Jewish History for if we look at the areas these four kings came from , we note that their areas were actually later Babylon ( Amraphel king of Shinar ) , later Media Persia ( Arioch king of Ellasar ) , later Greece ( Chedorlaomer king of Elam , where Elam was the son of Shem , where Shem was the son of Noach ) and later Rome ( Tidal king of Goiim ) . All these four nations , later in history attacked Israel . These four made war on Sodom , Amorah Gomorrah , Admah , Zeboiim and Zoar , who were trying to rebel against the four king's control over them . Seeing as Lot was now staying in Sodom , he was taken captive . Amraphel Nimrod purposefully took Lot captive so that he could draw Avram into the battle so as to try smite him , but HaShem Protects His Beloved Nation and people . Torah tells us that a fugitive came and told Avram about his nephew being taken captive . At the time that this fugitive came , Avram was busy making Matzah Cakes , for Avram kept the Torah , even before it was given . Thus the time that Avram went to war to save his nephew , was actually Pesach night . Seeing as Avram was busy making Matzah Cakes ( where Cakes in Hebrew is Uga ( pronounced Ooga ) ) , and it was then that the fugitive came to warn Avram , the fugitive , who was the Giant , descended from the Nephilim , ended up being called Ug ( Oog ) or as some today call him Og , and so this is where the English word ' ogre ' comes from for a Giant . Og did not intend to help Lot or Avram , by warning Avram . Og hoped Avram would go into the battle and be killed , Chas Ve Shalom and then , Og thought he could take Sarai for himself . Avram immediately prepared his men from his household , 318 in all and fought the four kings at night . Eliezer , Avram's beloved servant also came to help . There is an opinion that only Eliezer went to help Avram , and this opinion comes from the fact that the Gematriah of Eliezer's name comes to 318 . Avram and his men won the battle , but refused to take any of the spoils , referring to not wanting to take even a thread or shoe-strap , thus was Avraham acknowledging that it was only through HaShem that the battle was won and so , HaShem Did Reward Avraham for not taking a ' thread , ' for now , us Jews wear Tzitzis , to be close to and remember to keep HaShem's Commandments . This is just one reason we were Blessed to wear Tzitzis as Jews . It is after this battle that MalchiTzeddek King of Salem ( Yerushalaim ) comes out to meet Avram and Bless him . MalchiTzeddek is none other than Noach's most holy son Shem . Avram being a Torah follower , gives him ( as / like a priest at the time ) the Tithe , a Tenth of everything . HaShem Then Appears to Avram and Avram is Given the Vision and Covenant of the Parts . Avram is Taken " Outside , " in other words outside the physical of what would be in the stars for him and Avram is shown that the destiny of The Jewish people , is above the stars and that Avraham will have children with Sarah . HaShem Took Avram up from the Earth and Took Avram to a vantage point from outside the Galaxies of Stars and Showed him how we Jews are above the destiny of stars and that the stars are only physical bodies and that HaShem Controls the Workings of His Multi - Universes ( plural ) , for HaShem Knew Avram's love of Astronomy and Knew this would touch Avram very deeply . HaShem Showed how numerous the Stars actually are and when Avram was awed by the multitude of Stars and commented at the vastness of HaShem's Creation and at how numerous and beyond count the Stars are , Said and Answered HaShem , " So will your offspring from Sarah be . " I have often thought that seeing as HaShem Compared Stars to Jewish Offspring , it could also mean that as each new Jewish child is born , so is a new Star born . When Avram showed a slight doubt of how he will know that he will have children , HaShem Took this as a lack of trust and so , was our exile in Egypt ordained . HaShem Assures Avram that his offspring through Sarai , will inherit Israel . After ten years between Avram and Sarai and still at that moment no children , it was the way , for a husband then to take a second wife so as to beget children . Sarai gave her handmaid Hagar the egyptian , to her husband so that she might bare through her handmaid . When Hagar conceived , Sarai became lowered in Hagar's esteem , where Hagar would constantly make remarks to Sarai and others that were totally untrue , making out that Sarai can't be so holy if she can't conceive and first thing, Hagar straight away conceived . Hagar did not stop putting Sarai down .Sarai blamed Avram that he didn't intervene strongly enough and Sarai became more harsh with Hagar and cast a ' negative eye ' on the child and so Hagar lost her first child . This is why the Angel tells Hagar later , after she ran away from Sarai , that she will conceive , even though it had said previously that she had already conceived , for she had actually lost her first child . Hagar as I mentioned ran away from Sarai and a few Angels encountered her by the spring of water . It was here that it was prophesied what her child who would be named Ishmael and his offspring would bring , violence , being a "wild ass of a man , his hand against everyone and everyone's hand against him . " Hagar returned to Sarai and Avram and conceived and bore a son called Ishmael , when Avram was 86 years old . It is after this that HaShem Appears to Avram As El Shaddai , Telling Avram to walk before HaShem and be perfect . Perfect is in reference to Completeness and having done enough thus making a completion , and this Attribute of HaShem's Name El Shaddai refers to G-D Who Has Completed and Done Enough " or " Dai " means " Enough . " It is here that HaShem Adds to Avram's and Sarai's names , renaming them Avraham and Sarah , who now are , as the names Avraham and Sarah , destined to have their beloved child . It is here that HaShem Commands Avraham to Circumcise his household and then himself and enter into the Covenant with HaShem , to complete the human body as man was originally Created ( Adam ) in the Beginning . The Command to Circumcise was to be at eight days from birth . Also Ishmael too was circumcised and he would beget twelve princes . But HaShem's Covenant would be through Yitzchak , who Sarah would bear to Avraham . Avraham is Told of the birth of Yitzchak and how we will become a Holy Jewish Nation , through whom , HaShem Will Keep an Everlasting Covenant , through Avraham and Sarah's son Yitzchak . So ends the Parsha . We note that when HaShem Asks Avram to leave , HaShem Says " Lech Lecha " - " Go for you . " This is directly a Command From HaShem for Avraham's benefit , as the words directly say " Go for you . " But why would Avram leaving all that is familiar , including his family , and going to an unknown land , be for his benefit ? Our Rabbis use the analogy of Avram being like a fragrance that is kept closed in a bottle and only when opened and its aroma permitted to travel in the air , does it sweeten all those around it . For while it would still remain closed and sealed in the bottle , its potential remains closed and waiting to give off its goodness . The same is with Avram , where if he stays in the place he is , it is as if caging all the holiness he possesses in a single place and not letting his goodness and sharing of HaShem's Oneness spread to all the World around him . Avram Avraham was this kind of a Neshoma , with a task to share HaShem's Oneness and Truth to all . This he could only do , if he shared himself to all and so , become a Father of nations and so all families on Earth could thus bless themselves by him , for he spent his life sharing the Truth and Oneness of our One and Only Creator HaShem HaKadosh Baruch Hu . Also , HaShem Commanded Avram Avraham to go for himself " Lech Lecha " - " Go for you , " for he too , as us all , needs to grow spiritually and not be stifled in a place not suitable for our own growth and so , Avram had to " Go for himself " so as to grow as well spiritually and become the holy man he was within . We see this in the words " Lech Lecha , " for these words can also be translated as ' Go to yourself , ' in other words , go to become the holy person you really are . This is so much the case with us all for we too all need to grow and work toward that holy part of us within us all that is the true us , that can climb spiritually to HaShem . In fact , we need to spend our time , ' Going toward ' our true selves and becoming who we are meant to be and aspiring to that holiness within us all that makes us who we really are . We all carry a Holy Spark Of HaShem and we need to work to earn this privilege , for we all , every day carry a Spark Of HaShem , within our soul . Another reason that Avram had to go " for himself " was that in the place he was , he was not ordained to have offspring and only when he would change his place , would he beget children . Our Rabbis talk ever so much about the idea of changing one's place and name that it does change our destiny and we can now see where it comes from , for Avram did change his place and as HaShem Said , that with his name change to Avraham and his wife's name from Sarai to Sarah , he and his wife Sarah bore Yitzchak . So we see that even when HaShem Asks something of us , it is really for our benefit . Every Law , every Mitzvah we do , is to bring us higher and help us grow in holiness . Every Commandment we obey , is a Spark of Love from HaShem , to help us grow higher in Holiness . And through Avraham's line , by HaShem's Will , those nations that bless Avraham and us , his offspring , will be blessed and the opposite will happen to those that do the opposite . The words " Lech Lecha , " have within them two Hebrew Lameds and two Khafs , and if we take these letters and put them the opposite way , we get the words ' Kol Kol , ' as a repetition . The word ' Kol ' means ' All , ' and this shows us that , in going toward the true holy part of us within and going and doing HaShem's Mitzvos , it brings us ' All , ' in other words ' Completeness . ' It brings us to our destination within ourselves . Thus Holiness and Completeness , is brought about by leaving our own wishes and what is comfortable and what we want to do , and going in faith and trust toward HaShem .That is exactly what Avram did in obeying HaShem , for we note that HaShem Did Not Give him a destination point , but Just Told him to go " El Eretz Asher Ar'Echa , " - " To go to the Land that I ( HaShem Would Show you ( Avraham ) ) . " So this was quite a test for Avram Avraham who never knew , when he was told to pack up everything and go and leave all that was familiar , to which destination he was actually going . Avram followed HaShem purely on pure Faith and Emunah . This is the true Jew . This is who we are , and what we as a people are about . Just as we Jews accepted the Torah without asking what is in it , so are we the children of Avraham , who will follow HaShem into the Wilderness as we did in Moshe's time , and we know with love and faith , That HaShem Will Provide For us Always . That is the True Jew and that is the True Jewish heart . HaShem Also Wanted Avram Avraham to leave and be who Avraham is , the one who teaches the World about HaShem and His Oneness , so that all may come to HaShem and follow His Way and Path to Holiness . Thus did Avram Avraham have to " Lech Lecha , " to bring the World back to HaShem , in belief . We note that the Gematriah of the words " Lech Lecha , " are 30 + 20 + 30 + 20 = 100 - the number of completion , just like the letters spell ' Kol , ' that I explained above , where ' Kol ' is ' Completion . ' So Avram was there also to bring the World back to HaShem , after it had gone astray , and so put it on the road to Completion . And what is at the Heart of everything and completion in Creation ? HaShem Who Is One . This is hidden within the words " Lech Lecha , " which has a Gematriah of 100 as I showed , and if you take this number 100 and bring it to it's deepest single value , we get 1+0+0 = 1 , The Oneness of HaShem and so the Completeness of Creation , is to return to The Oneness Of HaShem . I wish HaShem With Everlasting Love , A Very Beautiful And Special Shabbos Kodesh With Deepest Love , and to all my fellow Jews and all of Creation , a very Beautiful and Special Shabbos Kodesh with love .

Parashas Noach :- Parashas Noach Our Parsha this week is Parashas Noach and the Haftorah which makes reference to Noach and the Parsha is in Yeshayahu Isaiah 54 1 - 10 for Sephardim and Isaiah 54 1 - 55 5 for Ashkenazim . The Parsha starts out mentioning the offspring of Noach , mentioning Shem then Cham and Yafes . Though Yafes is the oldest , Shem is mentioned first , as the holiest of the three sons , in Torah , the next would have been Yafes and then Cham , but Cham is mentioned in between , who was punished to serve the other brothers . The Parsha begins by mentioning that Noach was an Ish Tzaddik Tamim Hayah Bedorosaiv - Righteous man , perfect in his generations , and our Rabbis give different interpretations to this . On the one hand , Noach is looked upon as standing out in his very bad generation , as the one who was righteous and perfect , unlike those around him and in this interpretation , he is looked upon with great holiness and courage as standing against a whole world , and still remaining holy unlike those around him who had walked away from HaShem , and gone to violence and thieving , but not Noach , who remained apart from them and stood against the wave of negativity of his time and so was he , as a single family , left to be the ones remaining from all those others who perished in the Mabul Flood . The other Rabbinical opinion , is one of being not as righteous as he might have been , and this opinion states that he was 'righteous ( only ) ( with ) in his own generation , for this opinion makes out that had he lived at the time of Avraham , he would not have appeared so righteous in comparison . Where HaShem Says to Avraham , Walk before me and be perfect , here , in this Sedra , HaShem mentions that Noach walked with G-D . This alone can have various interpretations , that go along with both Rabbinical opinions . On one hand , HaShem Asks Avraham to Walk before Him , for Avraham is very holy and HaShem Gives the holy ones great kavod , where Noach has to only walk side by side with HaShem . For the other opinion , Avraham could have been asked to walk before HaShem as a sign of love to Avraham , where Noach , could walk alongside HaShem as a friend . But what ever opinion one chooses , one should never judge one generation with another , for each generation brings its own tests and levels to climb . Thus one should not compare one man to another in holiness , for what Noach did , to stand against an entire World against him , is truly an act of love for HaShem and certainly deserving of walking alongside HaShem in loving friendship and togetherness . Could any of us be like Noach and stand against an entire World . Doubtful . What courage and holy moral love of HaShem , that takes and that Noach must have had . Torah Informs us that the Earth had become corrupted for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the Earth . Corrupted , for people had become very Violent - Chamas ( in Hebrew ) , similar to how people behave today actually and they would rob each other of even the minutest things , just to show to be within the law of what constitutes limits to robbery . The ones who judged also became corrupt and when robbing goes so far as to rob ' illegally ' in an apparent legal yet illegal way and those in charge go along with it ( like what happened in Sodom and Amorah ( Gomorrah ) , this is a break up of the very moral fiber of civilization and society . Such a generation thus does not deserve to continue , for it only gets worse . HaShem Mentions how all flesh had corrupted itself . Which refers to how immoral acts between humans and animals took place and between two different species , for HaShem Had Warned That each is to stay with its own kind . This generation of the Mabul had reached a point of no return and only holy Noach , and his holy wife Naamah ( descendant of Kayin ) and their three sons and their son's wives were worthy to be in the Ark . HaShem Appears to Noach and tells him to build a Teivah - An Ark with three levels and a window which some believe was a precious stone and That HaShem Will Destroy all that are outside of the Ark . The same word Teivah , appears in reference to the Teivah - Basket , made to save Moshe as a baby in Miztrayim , when it was put upon the Nile , showing a spiritual link between Moshe and Noach . Both holy men . HaShem Saw To it that the non Kosher Animals would come to Noach on the Ark two pairs each and the Kosher Animals , seven pairs each , Noach would need to bring himself . The building of the Ark took 120 years , a long time , so that people might question Noach about it and he might try to bring the people round , telling them of the deluge to come and that they must return to HaShem . Interesting again , how Moshe lived till 120 . Noach didn't make as much effort as he should , in trying to change his generation , not that he didn't try with a few people , but not like Avraham , who made it his life work to bring people to HaShem . This could be one of the reasons , HaShem Said to Noach , Asei Lecha Teivat - Make for yourself an Ark , for HaShem May Have Been Trying To Hint That he needs to be more open to others and not just his own family , in saving their Neshomas . We see HaShem Say similar words To Avraham , in the next Parsha Lech Lecha , - Go for yourself , for Avraham , who did differently , spent his life doing for HaShem , and not just for his own family , constantly bringing people to HaShem . We see Moshe also asked to make a Tabernacle that HaShem Can Let His Shechinah Dwell in . This Is The Way Of HaShem and this is how we are to be , totally giving beyond our own surroundings , to go out into the World and make it a World Where HaShem Can Dwell Among us . HaShem Had Before this , Sent Warning floods and other disasters To Wake the people up , but , like what happens in our present time , people ignored it and still do . Even when the time of the Mabul came , Noach wasn't totally sure HaShem Would Go Through with it . We note that a seven day delay is mentioned and this refers to that Noach sat Shiva for Metushelach , who had just past away . HaShem Himself Had To Shut Noach and the family Into the Ark , for Noach still hoped it would pass , but it didn't and after many arduous years of work , for which the animals too helped carry while lions sat guard over Noach and his family , the Mabul began . Forty Days and Forty Nights was the rain upon the Earth .HaShem Brought flood waters of heat from below from Gehinnom and masses of water from Above . All died , except Og ( the giant , descendent of the Nephilim fallen angel mixing with the daughters of men - where Og was finally killed in Moshe's time ) , for whom Noach had made a platform for him outside the Ark with a cover and Noach fed him too . This was the Og who later tried to get Sarah for himself , by trying to entice Avraham into war . This was the same Og who , at Yitzchak's weaning , thought to himself that he could crush Yitzchak within his fingers and from that moment on , Did HaShem Decree That this Giant Og , descended from the Nephillim , would fall by a descendant of Yitzchak , who was Moshe Rabbeinu . The people outside tried to climb to higher ground , but the water massed higher and higher and all were drowned . The evil people that died , died with their bodies leaving and their souls still in anger and these became Mazikin Demons . The animals in the Ark had to have constant attention and feeding , for different animals have different feeding patterns . Once in feeding , Noach ran a bit late in feeding the Lion , for Noach was so busy and the lion took a claw scratch at him . After many days , Noach noticed that one of the birds looked completely starved and was sitting very quietly and humbly , hardly showing itself and Noach realized that it hadn't been fed in a long time . Noach asked the bird why it hadn't alerted him for feeding and the bird said it had seen Noach so busy that it didn't want to be a bother and thus was prepared to hurt its own self than trouble Noach . For this action , HaShem Blessed the bird and it became what we today know as the mystical bird the Phoenix , that rises again , for HaShem Had Blessed it With continual life in reward for its action , to be prepared to lose its life for Noach's sake . So the family of Noach was kept very busy . HaShem Commanded that all pairs and couples on the Ark were not to be together sexually , but two disobeyed and these were Cham ( Noach's son ) and the kelev , the dog . HaShem Remembered Noach and all in the Ark ,which means that HaShem Was Ready To Let the Mabul period end , and on the 17th of the seventh month , the Ark came to rest on the Mountains of Ararat , one of the tallest mountains in that region near modern day Iraq . Noach first sent the raven but it returned , and had a negative thought that Noach wanted its mate . So it didn't want to go anymore . How totally wrong of it . Noach then sent out the dove but it too returned for the water had not totally subsided yet . Noach waited another seven days and sent out the dove again and this time it returned with an olive leaf in its mouth . Olive leaves are usually a bit bitter and according to Rashi , it was saying , better a bit of bitterness from HaShem's Hand then food from from man . Some of our Rabbonim even think the olive leaf may have come from Gan Eiden or even Israel . All were Commanded to leave the Ark and as soon as that happened , Noach made korbanos and HaShem , Shows His Upset At man And Assures That there will never be another full World flood and HaShem Placed His Kashes - Rainbow Bow as a sign that there will never be another Full World Flood . The Bow faces upwards , to show HaShem's Mercy that He Points His Arrow away from us . But , with the Rainbow we are to remember that at such a time as it appears , HaShem Is Showing us His Displeasure With us . Within the word Kashti , - My Bow , is the word Kasheh , which means Hard , showing how hard HaShem Tries to have Mercy with us day after day . So started the seasons at that time . Noach walked out , into an empty World and he was depressed and so planted Vineyards with the thought to make wine . Satan came to him and showed him three animals and when Noach asked what these are about , Satan allied it with the results of drinking , for the first drink , one becomes like a monkey jumping around , then if one continues to drink one becomes like a lion , bold and aggressive and if one continues to drink even more, one becomes like a pig , rolling in the dirt . During one of the occasions that Noach had too much to drink , his son Cham saw his own Father undressed and having drunk over much . Cham first saw his Father's nakedness and should have turned his gaze away from his Father's nakedness , but did not , and told his two brothers Bachutz , - Outside . This word Outside refers to that Cham spoke and slandered his Father Outside , in other words loudly that others could hear . Shem and Yafes walked backwards , so as to respect their Father , and covered him . Because Shem was the main one who wanted to cover his Father , so also do we Jews , as one reason , Get Blessed with wearing Tzitzis , for we are descended from Shem , who was Melchitzeddek in Avraham's time . Noach's son Cham had a son called Canaan , referred to as his own son , but it was Cham's son Canaan . According to Ramban , Canaan was Cham's firstborn son . This would mean that Canaan was conceived at a time that was forbidden by HaShem , for couples to be together sexually , in the Ark , and so is the result of sin and the negativity that follows it . Canaan did not want Noach to have any more offspring , and , according to a number of opinions , came and castrated his own Grandfather . According to other opinions , he raped his own Grandfather . Noach cursed him , to have to serve his brothers . Noach passed away at the age of 950 . The Torah then gives the descendants of the three sons of Noach . And it is from these that the 70 nations of the World came .All at the time were of one language Ivrit Hebrew .We note how one of the nations that are to fight at the End of Days , Magog , descends from Yafes . When mentioning Cham's descendants , we note how , when referring to Cush , the first 5 sons are mentioned and then separately is Nimrod mentioned separately as a son of Cush . The reason for this that Nimrod is mentioned as a separate son , is That HaShem Wanted To Specifically Point Out That Nimrod had human parents , though he had everyone believing otherwise , for he told people he was a deity . The name Nimrod , has within it Marad , which refers to Rebelling , for it was Nimrod who caused the People in his time , to rebel against HaShem . He had gotten the special garments that were originally made by HaShem for Adam , when they were forced to leave the Garden . These Garments were passed down to Adam's son Shais and down the line to Noach and Cham , who stole them and so did Nimrod acquire them , for they would subdue animals and so , did Nimrod give the false idea to others that he was a Mighty Hunter . HaShem Calls him Might Hunter before HaShem , for Nimrod wanted to get all people to literally hunt Hashem and remove Him , Chas Ve Shalom , and so , when Nimrod started to build the Tower of Bavel , he had a sword put on the top so as to point upwards as a defiant attack on HaShem . It was from Cham that Egypt Mitzrayim came and also the Pelishtim Philistines from where modern day Greece comes . From Canaan , son of Cham , came the nations that HaShem wanted destroyed in Canaan . From Shem , down the line , through Ever , who ensured to be Eiver - On the other side - Away of those that did not want to follow HaShem , for Ever , followed HaShem and his line stayed away from idol worshippers . It was through his line down the line from Shem , that Avram descended and so were we known as Ivrim , - Jews - Those on HaShem's Side - The Other side of and away from idolatry , that the rest of the World followed then , as do some now . It was at this time when Nimrod instituted the building of the city and Tower of Bavel , that Avraham was 48 years old and refused to take part even though people taunted him and wanted him to help , for he was a tall strong man and the bricks were heavy . The one difference That HaShem Did Not Completely Destroy the Generation of the Dispersal ( Bavel ) Like HaShem Did , in Destroying the Generation of the Mabul - Flood , is because at least , in the project of the building of the Tower of Babel , the people at least had peace with each other . The people at the time believed and many tried to push HaShem away , and so they put forth the idea that every 1656 years , the World has a flood , thus trying to push away HaShem's Providence , and so it was decided that they would build a tower to reach Heaven and thus avoid another flood . Also some led by Nimrod wanted to wage war against HaShem . They feared being dispersed and so , Did HaShem Make that one of their punishments - being dispersed . HaShem Came Down With a host of Angels so as to show and teach us that even the Leader need confer with His generals . HaShem Noticed how a falling man in this tower building project had no value , but a falling brick , people would mourn over . HaShem Felt their ingratitude and so , Came Down to Judge the sons of man . The Tower was immense . It had stairs for going up on its eastern side and stairs for going down on its western side . Its structure was built to last and atop , Nimrod set an idol with sword in hand pointing upwards . The Tower was so tall , that a man walking in its shadow , would have to walk for three days before finally coming out of its shadow . Its top was sometimes covered in low cloud and its bottom was so very wide that it could take a long time to walk around it . Its top could not be sen from the bottom and its bottom could not be seen from its top . HaShem punished them in three different ways . Firstly the ones who wanted to rebel and attack HaShem , faced lighting and fire and destruction . The ones who wanted to make a place for themselves and worship idols , were turned into monkeys and those that joined the rest of the project , had their language and dialects confounded so that they could not understand each other . If one would ask for a hammer , the other would not understand and give him a brick . Fighting broke out between them and many were killed . The builders of the Tower were dispersed and went different places in their own language . Thus was their coming together to sin , punished by them separating . So was the Tower called Bavel for the word refers to Confounding of the Language , and so were they scattered over the Earth . And what of the Tower The bottom third was swallowed by the Earth and the top third was struck and destroyed by lighting bolts and fire , leaving only the middle part that remained , which was still very tall . After this , Torah gives the line from Shem to Avraham ,another ten generations , like the ten generations from Adam to Noach . The Father of Avram was Terach , who begot Avram , Nahor and Haran ( from whom was born Lot , Avram's Nephew ) . Nimrod had set himself up as a ruler and had built a massive palace . All who came to him , had to ensure they would be physically lower than him , in his presence . Terach , Avram's Father was his viceroy at the time . The astrologers warned Nimrod that a baby was just born who would topple Nimrod and show Nimrod up as not a deity . Nimrod was informed that this would be the son of Terach and so , did Nimrod tell Terach to bring his new child to be killed . Terach requested Nimrod to not kill his son , but Nimrod threatened Terach's whole family that they would be burnt , if Terach didn't listen and so , did Terach request three days to prepare his family for the giving up of his newborn Avram . Terach , instead took another boy , the son of a slave woman that served him and gave it to Nimrod as his own . Terach was not sure this would be enough and so , Avram was put in a cave at three years old and it was then , that Avram , being a lover of Astronomy even at that age , that he noticed how the Sun ( that was believed to be a deity at the time ) went away and was replaced by the Moon ( also believed to be a deity ) and so they couldn't be deities . Avram watched the natural happenings of nature and realized that there must be a Divine and Beautiful Intelligence behind this all and so , did Avram find HaShem . HaShem had waited twenty generations for this holy soul to come . Many years later , Avram left the cave and was more open with his inner thoughts and started even at a young age to try to get people to leave their false beliefs and follow HaShem Only . Terach his Father had a shop that sold idols . Avram constantly tried to get through to his Father , but his Father would not listen . One day , Avram was put in charge of his Father's shop . Avram's Mother had made a special food and Avram decided to leave it in front of one of the idols to prove they can't eat , as they are but stone and wood . His Father still would not change then . So when his Father left him in the shop , a woman walked in , requesting an idol , and Avram asked her how can she buy something that is so not alive that it won't and can't even eat a meal . Another man came in and said that he wants an idol for protection as his idols were robbed and Avram pointed out to him that the idols won't protect anyone as they can't even protect themselves from being stolen . Another elderly man came in and showed interest in a newly made idol . Avraham said to him , How can you follow something that is so much younger than you and that was just made yesterday . So did Avraham go out of his way to do away with idolworship. So did Avraham go out of his was to teach about HaShem The One And Only True Creator in this World . Avram had had enough of these idols and while his Father was out , he took a big hammer and smashed all the idols but one , the largest one , and when his Father returned and saw the destruction , he asked his son what had happened . His son answered and said that he had brought food for them and put it in front of one of the idols and the big one got jealous and took a hammer and smashed all the others and Avram said that if his Father doesn't believe him , he can go look and see the hammer still in the hands of the biggest idol . Terach was furious and told his son that is impossible as the idols are not alive and so did Avram say then , How can you sell and trick people with these idols and believe in them . Terach felt obligated to report this incident to Nimrod , who had also heard about it and realized now this was the son he was supposed to have brought to kill . Nimrod called Avram and at the same time , was Haran , his brother there too in front of Nimrod . Avram refused to bow lower than Nimrod . As one entered Nimrod's place , there was an idol of Nimrod and no one was allowed to be taller than it , but Avram stood up erect for he was a very tall man . When Avram entered , Nimrod got off his throne and lowered himself so that all in front of him had to go even lower , as was his law , but Avram refused and still stood erect . Avram was not shy and spoke loudly of HaShem Shaddai As Maker of the Heavens and Earth and all of Creation . Nimrod told Avram that he is standing before a deity and Avram responded that if he is divine , let him prove that he can make the sun rise and set in the opposite direction from where it sets . Nimrod knew he was beaten and so did he have Avram put in prison . It was here , that Avram met his beloved Servant Eliezer , for Eliezer was Nimrod's son . HaShem brought these two holy men together and saved Avram even in the prison for Nimrod had not wanted to give Avram even food and HaShem Sent His Angels to feed Avram . Eliezer was most interested in Avram and HaShem The One And Only ,and fully believed in Avram and his G-D . Eliezer became totally faithful to HaShem and would visit Avram in the prison and learn from him and also bring him food . Eliezer left with Avram when they all left Ur Kasdim and totally turned his back on his idol worshiping father Nimrod , so as to totally follow HaShem . A very holy man was Eliezer and very very beloved to Avram . Nimrod had a furnace built , hotter than any other and so was the place called Ur Kasdim - Ur The Fire Furnace of the Chaldees . Avram had to watch this furnace being built , and when the time came , they were prepared to throw Avram in it . HaShem Sent an Angel to save Avram and he walked out unscathed . They asked Haran , his brother what he believes and when and only when he saw that Avram escaped unharmed , did he say he also believes as Avram ( not in full faith but only because of what he had just seen ) and so , was Haran burnt in the Furnace , in front of Terach his Father , as the Torah portion says Haran died in the lifetime of Terach his Father . And so did Avram and Nahor his brother take themselves wives . Avram married Yiscah who was Sarai and Nahor married Milcah , both were daughters of Avram's brother Haran . Things became very dangerous for Terach and Avram and so did they all leave Ur Kasdim for Canaan and when they settled in Haran , Terach years later passed away at 205 , when Yitzchak ( Avram's son ) was already 35 years old . Terach realized the truth before he passed on and so , in Haran , the part of him that was not following HaShem , ended ( died ) in Haran , for what happened to Avram being saved and Haran being burnt for having no Emunah Faith and Trust in HaShem , woke Terach up to the truth . So ends the Parsha . So here we have three different men . Noach , Avraham and Nimrod . With these different men , so can we see the choices in life we are faced with and their results . To live a life like Nimrod , to totally turn away from HaShem , Chas Ve Shalom , and fight HaShem every step of the way and think of being deified , lands one in Gehinnom and set for destruction , which is exactly what happened to Nimrod , who faced a fate of death at the Spiritual hands of the very holy man Avram that he wanted to kill , for he ( Avraham ) faced the big battle with the four kings against five in Avram's time . To live a life like Noach , that starts out righteous , and must continue so , leads one with a base of a good beginning , but this is not enough , for one must do for all , and not just for ones own family . So , to live a life of and like Avraham , is how HaShem Would Like us to be . We are here to bring HaShem's Light to all the dark corners of this World . To live each day , as Avraham did , in total service of HaShem and to ensure , very importantly that we are to bring up our children in the way of our Fore-Fathers , even today , that our children continue in the path of Torah as deep and full as Moshe taught us . That is the way to live . Not to be like Nimrod , who seeks only to serve himself and be served , unlike Noach and Avraham , seeking to serve our Creator and like Avraham , looking always to the welfare of others , to bring them closer to the Shechinah of HaShem and even if they are not the best people , like Sodom and Amorah ( Gomorrah ) Admah and Zeboiim , to still speak for them and try save them by HaShem , as Avraham did . That is the Path to HaShem . That is the Path to Peace . That is the Path to The End Of Days . That is the Path to HaShem's Light and Love . What we choose , is who we are and who we are , is what we choose , so always must we choose and be As HaShem Is . For to emulate HaShem , is to define ourselves as HaShem Wants us to be . We are to be a Light to the Nations and a Light to all around us . That Light that we must carry in love , we must make ourselves worthy to carry. The Light Of HaShem . To Light up this World , is to fulfill our destiny , a destiny , That HaShem Set For us all at Creation . Go out into the World around you and fulfill your destiny That HaShem Has Set For you . Be as Avram , and make every moment last an eternity , by bringing this World and all around you , to the Light Of HaShem Ha Kadosh Baruch Hu . I wish HaShem With Deepest Love , A Very Beautiful And Sweet Shabbos Kodesh With Eternal Love , and to all my fellow Jews and to all of Creation , the children of the holy Noach and holy Naamah , a Very Beautiful and Sweet Shabbos Kodesh with love .

Parashas Bereishis : - This Shabbos Parsha is Parashas Bereishis , where we return to the Beginning of the Torah again and start reading anew. The Haftorah for this Parsha is usually in Yeshayahu Isaiah 42:5-43:10 and from the very first words of the Haftorah which states , " So Said The G-D , HaShem , Who Creates The Heavens and Stretches Them Forth , Spreads Out the Earth and what grows from it , Gives a soul To the people upon it , and a spirit To those who walk on it , " we can see why it is the Haftorah that goes with the Creation , of which our Parsha this Shabbos begins with . But seeing as this Shabbos Bereishis comes just before Rosh Chodesh , we read instead as the Haftorah , 1 Samuel 20 : 18 - 42 , which makes mention of Rosh Chodesh . HaShem Dictated this To Moshe , who wrote it down exactly as HaShem Instructed , holding within it all the Secrets of The Creation . Starting with a large Hebrew Letter Beis , to show that HaShem , The Alef , Is Before all and Creates all , HaShem Made The " Beis , " which in Hebrew also means " House , " for HaShem Made Creation and all that is in it , as if it is to be a House for HaShem , and thus , we all are to work to make HaShem's Creation , into a ' House ' into which HaShem , With us , Can Dwell . Within the word " Bereishis , " are many secrets within the letters HaShem Used . HaShem Created the Hebrew Alphabet , with which HaShem Made all things , at the Beginning of His Creation Way of this Creation . The Letters in the Word " Bereishis , can also spell " Rosh Beis , " for HaShem Is The Rosh - Head of His House of Creation . Also within the Letters of the Word " Bereishis , " are the Words " Yireh Shabbat , " - " Fear and See the Shabbos , " for Shabbos is HaShem's Eternal Creation which was and will again be the destination of Creation . Also within the Letters of " Bereishis , " the Letters also form the Word " Bara'ta , and the letters Shin and Yud , " where " Bara'ta , " means " And He ( HaShem ) Made , " and the Letters Shin and Yud , which are Gematrically 310 , thus the Secret that shows that this is not the First Creation , for " HaShem Made 310 . " Also within the Letters of the Word " Bereishis , " are the Words " Brit Eish / Ish " which means " HaShem's Covenant with Man " and also " HaShem's Covenant with Fire , " for as our Sages tell us , HaShem Created the Torah and wrote it ( The Original Torah which is with HaShem ) with Black Fire on White Fire . HaShem Also Made A Covenant With us Jews to Keep His Torah , for one who keeps HaShem's Totah , is Truly a Man and all people should follow HaShem's Commandments . Also , within the Letters of the Word " Bereishis , " are the Words " Borei Shtei , " which means , " And He ( HaShem ) Created Two , " which is a reference to The Two Parts to the Torah of The Written Torah - ' She Be Michtav ' and the Oral Torah ' She Be Al Peh , " Showing that both are part of The Torah , Given By HaShem to Moshe Rabbeinu . Also the Two that HaShem Made , refers to the Two first beings of Adam Ve Chavah . Also , that most Creatures on Earth have a Male and a Female and the union of both in Holiness brings us to the One Creator HaShem , for both man and woman work together to bring each other to holiness , working together to lift each other up in learning and work for holiness . HaShem Fore-Saw the Aveirah that people would do and thus , Created right at the Beginning the solution to this in Mashiach , related to the number seven Gematrically . We see this in the first verse , which has Seven Hebrew Words in it . Also , within the first word " Bereishis , " are the words " Borei Sheis , " - " Created Shais , " where Shais was the third Son of Adam and Chavah , the first one conceived out of the Garden of Eiden , and so will thus return as Mashiach , the first one who will lead us back in , at the End Of Days . The Secrets here are Endless and so are the Beautiful Sparks within each Hebrew Word of The Torah of HaShem . With Ten Pronouncements Did HaShem Create Creation as did HaShem Renew His Covenant on Har Sinai with His Jewish People Israel , in Ten Pronouncements . We note the word " Barah , " in the first verse which is like ' Borei , ' which appears in Brochas we say over things we partake of , showing us how , each time we make a Brocha , we are Blessing HaShem's Creation , as well as the article we are Blessing , that was Created at the Beginning of Creation . HaShem Created all things in Six Days and this is a reference to the 6000 years of time that we are in right now till Moshiach , unless he comes early . HaShem First Said in the first verse , That He Created the Heavens ( plural for there are Seven levels of Heaven Shamaim ) and the Earth . So any article we Bless now , waited all this time to finally have it's spiritual essence return to HaShem , and HaShem Knew even then , each and every bite we will take . We must thus always acknowledge HaShem The One And Only Creator , In All Things . We note that at first , the Earth was " Tohu Va Vohu ' - " Empty and Without Form , " for HaShem Had not yet put Himself or His Divine Presence within it , for It Hovered above . Being " Tohu Va Vohu , " - " Empty and without Form , " shows that all was within it yet it was Empty for it hadnt taken form yet , showing how all of us only become fulfilled , when we fulfill our destinies we are meant to fulfill and only then do we have our intended Holy Form . When HaShem Said " Yehi Ohr , " - " Let there be Light , " HaShem All Giving Gave too much Light and Had to retract some of that Original Light for it was too Holy and Bright , so that it could be kept for the End Of Days and some of this Light filters down to us every Shabbos , for It Is The Light Of Eternal Shabbos . Thus All was in the Original Darkness ( which itself was also a Creation ) showing that all was there as potential , and needs to grow and release the true reality of the Light Within . HaShem Separated the Light and Darkness , for so must we keep a separation of positivity from negativity . So was One Day , which starts in the evening before , and so do we Jews , start our Hebrew Day at Maariv . It was on the Second Day that HaShem Created a Firmament in the midst of the Waters to separate between Water and Water . And so became Shamaim , Heaven , which has within it " Shem Maim " - ' The Name of HaShem in Sanctified Water . Also Shamaim , is a mixture of Eish and Maim - Fire and Water , two usually opposing forces , but with HaShem , there is peace . So was the Second day . The Third Day , saw the Creation of Earth Dry Land and within, herb yielding seed , fruit trees yielding fruit ( for at first all trees had fruit that was edible , as was the bark and branches ) . Here , at the gathering together of things on this day , HaShem Called it " Good " unlike the Second day , for here peace and togetherness reigned , which is Good , unlike the Separation on the Second Day which HaShem didn't call good , for peace and not strife , togetherness and not separation , is good . On the Fourth Day , did HaShem Create the luminaries , sun and moon and stars and also some of the Angels , who were not there at the beginning , so that none could say others helped with Creation . Only HaShem Created . Only HaShem Is The Creator . On the Fifth Day were the Sea Creatures Created. And Given the Command to " P'ru Ur'vu " - " to be " Fruitful and Multiply . " The Sixth Day saw the Creation of Animals and beasts and birds , and like all things , to stick with their own kind . To them too , were they to Be fruitful and Multiply and fill Creation . All were Instructed that only the herbage was for food . HaShem Calls this Day " Very Good " for on it , as these words refer , was the Yetzer Horah , to test man and woman so they could grow higher in holiness , overcoming their personal desires , to attain the True Holy Good . On the Seventh Day HaShem Gave the Shabbos , making it Holier over all others , the destination of Creation . HaShem Only Sent Rain to water the Earth , only after Man was Created and prayed for it , for it is up to man , to make himself worthy to Bless the Earth with Rain . HaShem Took dust from all the World and Formed Adam , and for his head , HaShem Took dust from the Holy Land . Hashem Blew into his nostrils the soul of Life . HaShem Made a Garden in Eden and placed the man there to the East . HaShem Gave Man ADaM ( Adam Dovid Moshiach ) the Command to work the Garden , by studying HaShem's Laws and Guard it , from the Yetzer Horah which was the Angel Samael . HaShem Instructed him - Adam , after he was Created with Chava at first together , that they can eat of any tree of the Garden , but or except the Tree in the Midst of the Garden , whose leaves covered the whole Garden , The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad / Evil . Joined to this Tree's root , was also the Tree of Life ( of Eternity ) , warning them that they would bring on death into the World if they disobey . Adam was to name the animals and thus see that man needs a separate mate , in order to grow spiritually and so when Adam was naming the animals , Adam was made to realize that none of them was bone of his bones . The name Adam called each animal in Hebrew ( and he also formed the names of each animal in all the 70 languages of the world ) , was prophetic , for example. The Frog in Hebrew is called ' Tzefardeah ' which means ' to fit in ', which is exactly what the frog did in Egypt when it went into the ovens and other things in the Plague of Frogs . HaShem Wanted people to be humble and so can we always be told that even the gnat was Created before we were . So should we always be humble . HaShem , Put Adam to sleep on Mount Moriah , the site of the Temple , and HaShem Separated Man and Woman and Brought Chava to Adam afterwards , where Adam said the first ever Sheva Brochas at their wedding in Gan Eiden , where HaShem Was The First Shadchan and deliverer of the Bride to the Wedding Canopy . Adam was a massively tall man , whose face shone as the sun . The Angels had never seen such a beautiful Creation and some had to be told by HaShem not to worship him . From Adam's Floating Rib was she taken , so that we are to remember that man and woman must be side to and by side on equal levels , both to treat each other with mutual respect . They were both " Arum " - " Naked " but were not ashamed , for no negative desires had they taken on yet . They were also both only naked to each other , which suggested only total openness to each other as a married couple , not only physically , but also emotionally sharing their innermost being and feelings . Samael the Angel enters the snake and tries , when Adam is not in the vicinity , to tempt Chava . We note how the same word " Arum " is used for his " cunning , " showing that how we use things is our choice , for good , or for negativity . He was cunning for he knew , the " nakedness , the Openness of their thoughts and so knew how to and what would entice . The snake approached Chava and at first questioned her pride , getting her to state more than HaShem Commanded , for she said that neither can she eat of the Tree , nor touch it . HaShem Never Commanded them not to touch it , but by her addition , she was caught , in adding more than HaShem Commands . A lesson to us all , not to Add to or Subtract from Torah . All Samael had to do now was push her against the Tree and she was proven wrong that they could touch the Tree . Her reaching her hand up and taking of the Fruit , was now easier an action . In Samael's close physical contact of pushing her , he spiritually raped her and a part of his negativity went into one of the children she was now carrying , Kayin , and so did she hint at this when saying she had made a child with a spiritual part . She persuaded her husband Adam to also partake and so , they became ashamed , for now their Yetzer Horah had been triggered within them . HaShem Manifested Himself in the Garden and they hid for they were ashamed at what they had done and felt different and less able to be in HaShem's Closer Presence , as one does feel when one commits an Aveirah which teaches us that Aveirahs put distance between HaShem and us . When HaShem asked " Ayeka , " - " Where are you ? " HaShem Knew but was giving them an opportunity to own up . Also , this statement meant , Where are you now spiritually on level , for by your action , you are no longer on the same holy level - Madreiga . Each blamed the next and each was punished , the woman with painful childbirth , the man with hard toil , all with the fact that now they would eventually die and the snake , for Loshoning HaShem , to no longer walk upright as before , but to eat dust , like the words he uses when he slandered . They were expelled from the Garden , lest they eat from the Tree of Life and thus would sin be a forever thing and Angels with the ever turning sword , were put to prevent their return . Adam called his wife Chava Eve , where the name Chava is like Chiya which is a snake in Aramaic as a hidden reference to the snake , but in a language ( Aramaic ) that most of the Angels can't speak ( except the Angel Gavriel ) , thus Adam was secretly using the name of the snake , in order to assist the woman in fighting the Yetzer Horah ( where like fights like and like cleanses like , just like the secrets of the Chok of the Parah Aduma . Her name also has within it the word " Chai " - " Life , " which refers to her being the life ancestor of all the living who come after her . The Unique One referred to in these verses is a reference to Mashiach whose spiritual essence had pre-knowledge of Worlds before . Outside the Garden , Kayin and Hevel who according to Rashi ,were born in the Garden before the expulsion , both had different outlooks . Hevel was a spiritual man , while Kayin was a physical man . Both brought offerings to HaShem , and while Hevel brought of the best , Kayin brought of the " Mipri Ha Adamah " - " From the fruit of the ground , " which literally meant that he picked up the rotten fruit that had already fallen to the ground as his offering . Hevel's offering was accepted , but Kayin's was not and he bacame angry , which causes one's spiritual countenance to be lowered , as does anger . A fight broke out between the brothers , where Kayin tricked Hevel , asking him to divide the portion of the World he wants between the two , either the ground , or all that is above . Knowing that Hevel was a spiritual man , when Hevel chose all that is above ( seeing that it was only the two of them and wives born in tow , which Kayin also fought about ) Kayin then ordered Hevel off the portion that is the ground , telling Hevel that Hevel has now chosen all that is above the ground . A fight ensued and Kayin kept trying to chase Hevel off the land , till they reached a rocky precipice and Kayin wanted to throw him off . Hevel gained the upper hand and wanted to get up and walk away , when Kayin deceitfully came and slew him with a rock on the head and tried to cover it up with earth . The Earth cried out to HaShem refusing to settle with the murdered Hevel's blood and Kayin was forced to go to Nod as a wanderer , to be killed in the seventh generation . The descedants of Kayin are then given in this Torah Portion and his relative and descendant who was called Naamah , actually became Noach's wife . She was a righteous woman . A descendant of Kayin , Enoch is also metioned as a city builder , which meant in this context and verse , that his generation , was the first to introduce Avodah Zorah Idol Worship to humanity . It started as people then first looked up to the heavenly bodies as marvels of HaShem and then they started to pray to them and build temples and cities around their idols that they put for these false idols . How sad . During this time , Adam had actually separated from his wife Chava for 130 years after they left the Garden , in order to try and atone for the sin committed . It was after this that Seth Shais was born . This took place when a descendant of Kayin called Lamech , who had two wives , one for childbearing and another for pleasure as it is stated , got angry with Lamech whose son was Tubal-Cain , who used to lead him by the way for Lamech was blind and it happened once that Tubal-Cain shot and killed Kayin by mistake , thinking he was an animal , due to the sign put on Kayin after the murder . Lamech felt very worried he would be punished and consulted with his wives , who didn't want to live with him . He demanded they return and it was suggested they seek advice from Adam , who they told had also separated from his wife and shouldn't give advice till he himself returns to his wife Chavah , which Adam did after the 130 years and so , Shais was born . The descendants of Adam through Seth Shais are then given till Noach , who found grace in HaShem's Eyes , and part of the curse against the ground was lifted in Noach's honor and so was he called Noach which means Rest and Comfort ( from HaShem's Decree against the Earth after being cursed after Adam's and then Kayin's sin . It is interesting that Noach's Father was 777 years old when he passed away , where this number is taken today as a positive number , for the generation after Lamech was Noach , a very holy man , who brought , with his morals , rest and comfort to the Earth . Adam was 930 when he passed away , where he was due to live till 1000 , for Adam gave up 70 years for his distant descendant Dovid Ha Melech who was to die at birth ( Adam Dovid Moshiach ( from whose line ( Dovid ) ) , Moshiach is due to come ) . Noach was 500 when he bore three sons Shem , Cham and Yafes . Two Malachim Angels came before HaShem requesting HaShem to send them down and they would show how they wouldn't become corrupt as people had become . HaShem Warned them they would but they refused to listen and so they came down and when they were down here , they could not control their desires and so they cohabited with the daughters of men and so were born the Nephilim , the Fallen ones , of which Og ( who survived the Flood the Mabul by holding on to the outside of the Ark , where Noach had built for him a platform and little roof cover ) . Also related to these Nephilim , was Sichon . Both Sichon and Og were eventually killed by Moshe , as told in Torah . Relatives of these Nephilim were also the Giants that the spies who came to spy out Canaan reported seeing , when the sad incident of the spies happened in Moshe's time . HaShem Saw the evil that was done and the theft and Had heartfelt pain at how they behaved and their evil ways and so Decided on the Mabul , the Flood , but Noach , a man righteous in Noach's generation , found grace in the Eyes Of HaShem . So ends the Parsha . HaShem Made For us all such a Beautiful Creation With So Many Special Things . Creation is filled with everything that it needs to subsist . Creation is filled with the answer to every ailment and every question that we and all of Creation would ever need . HaShem Saw To Putting Into Creation , the answer to every Aveirah we might make , that would ever affect our World . HaShem Created this all right at Creation . Before HaShem Created Creation , HaShem Planned Every Part Of It . Into His Plan , He Wrote The Answers to all our Needs . HaShem Looked Into this Plan , and Created Creation . This Plan , Was HaShem's Torah Wisdom . HaShem Wrote His Torah two thousand years before HaShem Made Creation , and as our Rabbonim tell us , HaShem Looked Into His Torah And Created The World . Only HaShem Truly Owns The World . We become permitted users of the World , when we make our Brachot and so then have permission to eat from and use What HaShem Made . In making our Brachot , we are actually Blessing what ever we are about to partake in or of , that was Created Right At The Beginning of Bereishis , and so , that article , that waited so long to of service , when we make our Brachot , we take that article's Spiritual Essence and return it on High , where our Brocha gives us permission to partake of it . To not say a Brocha before hand , is to take that which HaShem Ahs Made , without permission , and this is akin to ' Ganeivah ' - ' Stealing / Theft . ' This is seen in the very word ' Ganav / Geneivah , ' for the word ' Ganav ' has within it , the words ' Gan ' - Meaning ' Garden ' and ' Neveilah ( which is also an animal that died in the field without Kosher Shechitah and thus impure ) , ' - Meaning ' Forbidden / Evil . ' All HaShem Makes , HaShem Put In His Garden , and to take , or steal anything without His Permission via the Brocha before and afterwards , from His Garden ( as Creation here bears out how HaShem Made All Things And Put them into His Garden Gan Eiden ) , is to do Evil and take that which is forbidden , till it is Blessed . HaShem Made The Tree of Life and The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil , and HaShem Gave Instructions regarding the Tree of Knowledge . Those Instructions were not obeyed , and thus what was forbidden , was taken without HaShem's Permission . HaShem Knows when something can be permitted and when it is forbidden and we are always to trust Him . The result of not listening , took us from Gan Eiden , to struggle and toil and for woman , to have pain in childbirth , and the Yetzer Horah was activated and so did Death come into the World . If we look at things from HaShem's Point of View , HaShem Could Just as well have not Created us all . HaShem Had Peace before we hurt Him . HaShem In His Totally Giving and Kind Ways , Made and Opened up for us a Beautiful Created World , with all things we need . HaShem Must Have Had Such Hopes and Joy , in His Giving , even though HaShem Knows the future , HaShem Still Gave us the benefit of the doubt and Gave With Full Love . If we look around us today at all the beautiful things That HaShem Made For us And How He Filled His World , the Love He Must Have Felt For us , Is Totally Astounding . How Sad He Must Have Really Felt , when we so disappointed Him . HaShem's Own Words Certainly Bear this out , when HaShem Says in Bereishis Genesis 6 : 5 - 6 " HaShem Saw that the wickedness of Man was great upon the Earth , and that every product of the thoughts of his heart was but evil always . And HaShem reconsidered having made Man on earth , and He had heartfelt sadness . " How very sad for HaShem . All these Amazing actions Of His Love in Making A World ready for man to come , and Making man last , as if preparing the World for man on a platter , and then we come and disappoint and hurt Him so deeply . All HaShem Asks of us is to listen to Him and not go our own way , for our own sake . Thankfully to Noach , this one Tzaddik , found grace in the eyes of HaShem . How this shows that even one person and his or her obedient and good moral actions to HaShem , can save Creation . We should all be that one person . HaShem Created Adam Ve Chava , at first joined , and had Adam see all the animals and name them . HaShem Has Purpose In All That He Does . HaShem Knew that Adam would want the separation physically from Chava , so that they could afterwards join and become one . But the need for their separation , had its purpose . Rashi , points out how this had to be , so that HaShem Alone Is One and Unique . There is not another like HaShem , Who Is One and Who Was Alone When He Made Creation . Thus the need for Adam and Chava to be two , is so important , for only HaShem Is Oneness and should Humans have had this Oneness , they may have tried to profess themselves deified , Chas Ve Shalom . Only HaShem Is One . Adam and Chava , only noticed their physicalities as something to cover , after their Aveirah . Before that , they were not ashamed , for before their Aveirah , the Yezter Horah , was not yet awakened within them . Once they sinned , then the negative desire came . Before this , even their coming together , was purely to serve HaShem , and did not contain a part for their own personal and selfish gratification . So after the sin , their own Spiritual holy level dropped , so it is so understandable what HaShem meant , when He Came looking for them in the Garden and Said , " Ayeka , " - " Where Are you ? " HaShem Knew Full Well where they were , and was not asking them physically , but Spiritually , where are they now , in Spiritual Level , lower than they were before , as if to make them realize , how disobedience leads to a need to then ask oneself after the Aveirah , where Spiritually one has lowered oneself to . Torah Laws , are there to help us and keep us higher and higher . Sadly each one named the next one and so were we sent out of Gan Eiden . The dust of Loshon Horah against HaShem , that the snake spoke , resulted in him having that dust as punishment for his food . HaShem Clearly Says about Adam , that , L It is not good that man be alone ; I will make him a helper corresponding to him . " This is in reference to Chava , whom HaShem refers to as an " Eizer K'negdo , " literally meaning " A Helpmeet Helpmate Opposite to him . " This might be quite a blow to those males who havbe a high ego , for HaShem Did Not Make Man as ' the be all and end all ' of the family , but Gave equal status to the woman . The very fact that HaShem Calls Woman , a Helpmeet Helpmate opposite to him , means that she has a right to contradict him when he is wrong . She is not just to be a puppet on a string for him , but to be a true help-mate , in correcting his wrongs ( of course in a respectable way ) and so , lead him higher to holiness . That is the most proper help- mate one can be , to help bring your partner closer every day , to HaShem . The same goes the other way around , so a true Spiritual Marriage , consists of the couple coming together and working together to bring each other back to Holiness and Gan Eiden . Our Rabbonim say figuratively , that it is as if she is to be a helpmate corresponding to him if he is worthy and a helpmate opposing him , if he is unworthy . May all couples find themselves worthy . HaShem Made Creation , and HaShem Wants us to make every part of it holy . HaShem Wants us to bring Holiness into every part of It . This can only be done , if we keep HaShem's Torah . So HaShem's Creation is a partnership , between HaShem and us . HaShem Made All Things . HaShem Wants us to help complete Creation ( not that HaShem Needs our help , but loves us enough to Give us this opportunity ) by bringing HaShem's Essence into all things , by keeping His Torah and following HaShem Completely . By doung this , we invite HaShem To Live Among us , and Be Close to us , thus fulfilling HaShem's Command , of making a place within us and our World , For HaShem To Dwell Within . This Creation is HaShem's House after all . HaShem Created Creation , with the word " Bereishis , " which starts and ends with a ' Bet ' and ' Tav , ' which when put together spells the word ' Bait ' - ' House . ' So Creation is like HaShem's House and it is our daily task to invite HaShem Into every part of it , of His House , His Bait . To do that , the middle letters in between the ' Bet ' and ' Tav ' spells the word ' Roshi , ' - ' My Head , ' the holiest part of a human being , and if we invite HaShem Into His Bait , His House , His Creation , by doing as He Asks , we become one with HaShem's Mind , and so become one with HaShem's purpose for Creation , in following HaShem's Torah , His Mind , His Rosh , His Head so to speak , and Creation will reach its final holy destination , and Heaven and Earth Will be one , within the Beautiful Mind of HaShem's Oneness . May it be soon in our days , in full appreciation and thanks always due , to all that HaShem Does for us all . Thank you ever so much for Creation And All That You Have Made , HaShem Ha Kadosh Baruch Hu , HaShem The Holy One Blessed Be He . I wish HaShem With Everlasting And Forever Love , A Most Sweet And Beautiful Shabbos Kodesh With Most Grateful and Appreciative Love , and to all my fellow Jews and all of Creation , a Most Sweet and Beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love .

Shabbos Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah :- This Shabbos is Shemini Atzeret and and the following day is Simchat Torah , that brings to an end a Very Sweet and Holy Period of Yomim Tovim , Where HaShem Came Closer To Us During This Period of Very Holy Days . It was around this time , That HaShem Had Created Creation and was thus Closer To It and so , at this period of time every year , HaShem Comes Closer To us , To Be Nearer His Creation , Emotionally . This is thus a time , for us to sweetly renew our close relationship with HaShem . We have celebrated our Holy Rosh HaShanah , the day of Adam Ve Chava's ( our ancestors ) Creation on the First of Tishrei and on the Tenth of Tishrei , we came closer to HaShem on Yom Kippur , the day HaShem Relented and allowed us to again receive the Two Tablets of the Ten Commandments . A Special Day , Given By HaShem , to allow us to gain forgiveness for our wrongs . Five days after , on the Fifteenth of Tishrei , we celebrated Succot , waving our Lulav and Etrog and dwelling in the Succah and now , we have reached the last two days of our Yomim Tovim . So the Festival of Succot has come to an end this Year and straight after Succot , this Shabbos , we celebrate a Special Festival called Shemini Atzeret , which means ' Eighth Day Feast .What is so special about this Yom Tov . Throughout the Seven Days of Succot and Hoshanah Rabbah within Succot Chol Ha Moed , we make certain offerings and one of these offerings , when added up every day to total how many of that offering is offered for the total seven days , it totals all together 70 offerings . This also has a reference to the 70 Nations of the World , meaning that on Succot , we are even praying for the rest of the nations to come right with G-D . We don't just care for ourselves , as many nations think , but through time have shown in country after country and place after place , that we contribute a lot to the caring of all around us . So when the other nations were persecuting us and preventing us from celebrating our Holy Shabboses and Yomim Tovim , like Succot , where on Succot , we were actually trying to help them and pray as well for their forgiveness , by them persecuting us , they were also hurting themselves , and stopping an opportunity for us to pray for their forgiveness . So during these Holy Days of Prayer and Succot , HaShem Was Like a King who had and entertained many special guests and the time came for them to leave , but HaShem , as our King , turned to one very special chosen guest , who has through time and persecution , fought for and promoted among all , HaShem's Oneness and says to this very special guest , the Jews , " I have spent many days with all my guests , giving them an opportunity to be close to me and now the time has come for them to leave , but I request of you , My Very Special Guest , to spend an extra day with Me , just you and I , as I Find it Hard to Part With you , My Special Jewish Israel , so stay with Me , one more extra day , just you and I , a special Festival just for you alone . " This is Shemini Atzeret . For after the Yomim Tovim , we all go back to our busy physical lives , and before we do , we must take the Special-ness and Holiness of these Holy Days that we spent with HaShem In Closeness , and make changes in our lives , continuing to carry these Holy Days with us , of Closeness To HaShem , Into Everything we do . This new renewed closeness , we have gained with HaShem , must not just leave us as we move out of the Holy Days , but we must forever carry Them with us in love for and with HaShem . This is this day of Shabbos Shemini Atzeret . The day that continues to the following day , the day following , is Simchat Torah , and on this day , the last day of these Yomim Tovim , we read the last portion of the Torah , that ends with the word " Yisrael " and then begin anew , the start of the Torah , with the word , " Bereishis . " Torah is ongoing and its depth and learning never end . No one can ever reach the depth and mass of learning that Torah Contains , and HaShem Instructs us to Learn It every day . To Grow with The Torah every day . There is always something new and special to learn . The Mitzvos we need to do , are clear , in the Torah . The depth of HaShem's Wisdom , is Beyond Eternal and Forever and Never - Ending . To Come Closer to HaShem , The Author Of His Holy Torah , is to study and learn , and delve in every day , into the depths of the Author HaShem's Holy Work , The Torah . The last Parsha of the Torah that we read on Simchat Torah , is the Parasha of Vezos HaBeracha . Here , Moshe renews the Blessings of the Tribes , that Yaakov our holy Fore-Father gave . Moshe , unlike any other human being , was most humble and totally giving . Even at a time just before he was about to pass on , his last action , was still one of selfless giving to HaShem and his Jewish people . Moshe first blesses Reuvein that he should , " live and not die , and may his population be included in the count . " This blessing was to also help Reuvein and his Tribe , to be forgiven for Reuvein disarranging his Father couch . This blessing was to stand as a protection to the Tribe of Reuvein as well , for they stood on the forefronts of battle , when they would go into Canaan under Joshuah . The Tribe of Simeon , is not directly mentioned ( but the most letters of his Tribe , the Shin , Mem and Ayin , appear in the word " Shema " in the blessing of Yehudah , in this Parsha ) , carrying on the direction from Yaakov's Blessing , due to his action against the Shechemites at the time in Yaakov's time . It was also Simeon who threw Yosef in the pit and wanted to do away with him . It was a leader of a house of Simeon , who took part in the debauchery of the Midianite women , bringing a Midianitess woman Cozbi , into his tent , directly in front of Moshe . So the Tribe of Simeon was not blessed directly , but received its blessing also among the territories of Yehudah , where Judah gave some of its conquered territory to the Tribe of Simeon . Seeing that Yehudah were to hold the kings of Israel , and that they would play large roles in the battles for their people , Moshe Asked For HaShem To Give Extra Protection , To Be , " A Helper against his enemies . " Of the Tribe of Levi , though they joined Simeon in the attack on the Shechemites , this Tribe of Levi , proved itself , through time , to stand fast with HaShem , even when members of the other Tribes , got involved with the Chait Ha Eigel Golden Calf , the Levites were the only Tribe that did not .Even though the Simeonites and some members from other Tribes were enticed to the Midianites , the Levites did not and in fact Pinchas , a member of the Tribe of Levi , stood up amidst the Congregation , and destroyed the evil from our midst , by standing up for HaShem , against the leader of that house of Simeon who had committed sin with the Midianitess . The Tribe of Levi stood firm for HaShem and ministered for HaShem , to the people and performed the Avodah of the Sanctuary , replacing the first born . So did Moshe Bless them and their Priesthood . For the Tribe of Binyamin , Moshe syas , " May HaShem's Beloved dwell securely by Him ; He Hovers over him all day long ; and rests between his shoulders . " This reference to Binyamin being HaShem's beloved , is because Yaakov's son Binyamin , during his lifetime , never committed a single Aveirah , never took part in the sale of Yosef like the other Tribes did , and it was Binyamin , who supported his Father physically as a help , when his elderly Father needed to walk , it was Binyamin , who helped his Father walk and let his Father Yaakov rest on his shoulders , and so , did HaShem refer to the shoulders here in Moshe's Blessing , where HaShem's Holy Temple , would rest in Binyamin's portion of the Land . Moshe then blesses the Tribe of Yosef with similar blessings of bounty as Yaakov did and also refers to " the myriads of Ephraim ( a reference to and blessing of Joshua who came from Ephraim to over-come enemies ) and Manasseh ( a reference to and blessing of Gideon who came from Manasseh , to overcome the attacking Midianites in his day ) . For Zevulun and Yissachar , Moshe continues the idea of Yaakov in Blessing these two Tribes , where Zevulun will work and assist financially Issachar , while Issachar , studies Torah , where the verse refers to " in your tents , " and seeing as Zevulun toils for Issachar , so does Issachar study for Zevulun , and so , both attain credit for each other , though Zevulun must still make time to study Torah . This is also hinted at in Yissachar's name which contains the words ' Yesh Shachar , ' which means ' Have his pay ' where his Kavod of Studying , is in part also paid to Zevulun . Reference to " the riches of the sea " refers to Zevulun , whose Blessings of wealth was to do with his portions of Israel by the Sea and his Sea Trade . Gad , by Moshe was Blessed with strength , for it is the Tribe of Gad , who defends his fellow Tribes in War and Battles . The reference is made here to choosing the " lawgivers plot , " which is a reference to choosing the territory they knew that Moshe would be interred . The Tribe of Dan , was blessed by Moshe similar to how Yaakov blessed this Tribe , also for strength in battle and here , we also find a hint to Shimshon Samson who , like a lion cub , leaping forth at our enemies ,who would descend from this Tribe . Moshe blesses the Tribe of Naphtali with fertile land , in response also to this Tribe's love of and study of Torah . The Tribe of Asher , is then blessed by Moshe , who refers to the same blessing to them as Yaakov gave , and reference is made to , " and dip his feet in oil , " which refers to the abundance of olive trees and olive oil in Asher's territory . Moshe then makes blessings to the nation as a whole , blessing Israel for security and Blessings of abundance and that the " Heavens shall drip with dew , " also a reference to Torah Beauty and HaShem's Wisdom . Moshe Asks that HaShem Always Be With us Jews , for Fortunate are we , Israel , that HaShem Delivers us , shields us and protects us from our foes . Moshe then concludes his Blessing of the Children of Israel . Moshe then ascends Mount Nebo , and HaShem Showed him the entire Land , more than a human can see and grasp , in all directions in the Land , and the future too , Telling him , " This is the Land which I swore to Abraham , to Isaac and to Jacob . " Moshe saw visions of the Land into the future , and he saw the full extent of the Land , beyond the sight of a human being , seeing the entire Land from different Physical and Spiritual Perspectives . Moshe was given the view of the Land , beyond what man can see . Moshe , in viewing the Land , was thus putting his blessing upon the Land , and upon our people Israel , even into future generations . HaShem Told Gavriel the Angel , to go down and take Moshe's Soul . But Gavriel could not . HaShem Then Sent the Angel Michael to go down and take Moshe's soul , but Michael was also unable to . HaShem then sent the Angel Samael to take Moshe's soul , and when Samael came down , he was powerless to take Moshe's soul . This shows that because Moshe overcame Samael , Moshe gave us the power to do the same , in defeating Amalek , whose Angel is Samael . Even Samael , had to admit that no Angel can take Moshe's soul .Only HaShem Himself . And so , HaShem Came Down and drew Moshe's Very Holy Soul Up to Him , with A Holy Divine Kiss . Moshe passed away exactly on the date he was born , on the 7th of Adar 2488 , at 120 years of age , and his wisdom and faculties were still sharp and his vigor not diminished . HaShem with the Angel Zagzael / Zagzagel ( Metatron , the Angel closest to HaShem , The Angel of Torah , who spoke to Avraham at the Akeidah , who taught Moshe Torah , who was the Angel that HaShem put to lead us in the Wilderness ) , with the Angel Michael ( and Gavriel ) in attendance , buried Moshe . But it is hidden where . We do know that the place of Moshe's burial , was in the vicinity of the place where the Children of Israel were enticed after the idol baal peor , with the midianitess women . When they committed the Aveirahs , in this incident , a negative angel force was made , that would come up every year on the day of this happening , to accuse the people . But while Moshe was still alive , his holiness , would keep this being at bay . It was for this reason , that Moshe was laid to rest at this very spot , for his burial place , would still hold a power over this accusing Angel . HaShem Assured Moshe , that at the End of Days , he will rise up and lead the generation of the Wilderness , into Eretz Yisraeal . So even in passing , Moshe still cares for his people , even at a time of and after his passing . The Children of Israel Bewailed Moshe for Thirty days . HaShem filled Joshua Yehoshuah with the spirit of Wisdom , but Joshua felt too humble and sad to be ready to take his position as leader and HaShem Came To him And Asked , " Does he feel more sad than HaShem Himself at the passing of Moshe , for who now will speak up for the people when they do wrong . " Yehoshuah took up his position as leader , but also very humbly . There was never ever a Prophet in Israel like Moshe , who HaShem Knew Face To Face , where HaShem Would Speak To Moshe in clear Vision , where other prophets had unclear visions of the Almighty . HaShem , for a time , Had Made Moshe's Tent , The " Tent of Meeting , " and spoke to Moshe as a very close friend . HaShem Had Sent Moshe to perform many signs and wonders in Egypt and in the Wilderness before all Israel . So ends this last Parsha of HaShem's Holy Torah . Chazak Chazak Vanitchazeik Be strong be strong and may we be strengthened to continue our Holy Torah Learning and growing closer , ever closer to HaShem . So much did our beloved Moshe do for us . If it was not for him , HaShem May not have forgiven us . We all owe him our very lives . It was Moshe Whom HaShem Chose , to Give us His Holy Torah , Through him . So many times did Moshe pray for us . Yet we didn't pray at the time for him , to be excused for the action that we caused him , to not be able to enter the Holy Land , that Moshe so dearly with tears , wanted to enter . So many supplications did Moshe make on all our behalf . Yet not one supplication did we make for him , after all he did for us . We can still today , remember him in our prayers , and say prayers for him . He said many for us . We can still today , go out and do actions of holiness in his name . We can still today , bring honor and Kavod to his holy Neshoma , by keeping Torah . Pirkei Avos teaches us that if someone leads another to holiness and to keep Torah Laws , that one that led us to keep Torah , also gets credit for the right that we do and keep , that he brought us to keep . So just imagine , how much Kavod and Credit , we can all bring to Moshe , by keeping HaShem's Torah , for HaShem . The Torah was Given Through Moshe , so when we keep it , we also give Kavod and Credit to Moshe too . Sure , we must keep Torah for HaShem , but we can also remember that it was Given to us through Moshe , and so , we can bring much Kavod and Credit to Moshe too , when we follow his teachings from HaShem . We certainly owe Moshe so much . Let us give b ack to him for a change . So often did he speak up for each one of us , even for our children still to come . So ofetn , did Moshe put himself aside and selflessly care for us . Let us do the same for him . Keep Torah for HaShem and Bless HaShem and Moshe . Our beloved humble and very holy teacher , who reached that Fiftieth Gate of Wisdom , when he returned to HaShem . The Torah , HaShem offered to the other Nations , but they all rejected It , wanting to know what was in It first . Edom and Amalek , refused It as It Forbids killing . The child of Hagar refused It as It forbids taking without permission and theft . The children of Moab refused It as It forbids incest . So many Nations refused It . They were offered It first . Only them did HaShem Offer It To is Jews . We did not do as the other Nations did , wanting to know first what was in It . No . We trusted in faith that It Was From HaShem , and whatever HaShem Wants , Is Right and so we said , " Na'aseh Ve Nishma , " - " We will do , and then we will hear , " first we will do , before we ask . And so , HaShem Made us His Special Chosen People , for as Avraham did , Avraham chose HaShem , while the other Nations and peoples chose to follow idols . We , are the World's teachers of the Oneness of G-D . And so , HaShem Starts and Finishes His Torah , with the Words , " Bereishis Yisrael , " - " The Beginning of Israel , " for the True and Only Right Path to HaShem , is the Path of Israel , and so , it is as if , HaShem Created Creation For Israel , and so does Torah Start and Finish with the words , " Bereishis , " and " Yisrael . " It is for a way of living that is Israel , with It's Oneness of G-D and Torah Following Laws , that Creation Was Created , on the Pillar and basis , on which Creation Continues To Stand . So was Torah Written two thousand years before Creation , and as our Rabbonim say , HaShem Looked into the Torah , and Created the World , for Torah is the very Plan and Blueprint on which Creation Stands , and so must always be kept as HaShem Instructs us , for Only The Path of Holy Torah , Will Lead us home to HaShem Ha Kadosh Baruch Hu , HaShem The Holy One Blessed Be He . For our Ever Beloved HaShem , I Wish You HaShem A Most Beautiful And Holy Blessed Shabbos Kodesh And Shemini Atzeret And Simchat Torah With Ever And Forever Deepest Love , and to all my fellow Jews , a Most Beautiful and Holy Blessed Shabbos Kodesh and Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah with love . Shabbat Shalom to all of Creation with love .

Shabbos Succot :- Daniel Sternberg 1d · This Shabbos is Shabbos Succos . Succos is one of the three Pilgrim Festivals that we celebrate throughout the year , the other two being Pesach and Shavuot . Where Pesach is a reminder of HaShem Blessing us with freedom from Egyptian bondage and it was on Shavuot that we received the Ten Commandments and HaShem Revealed Himself to our entire nation of Jews , past , present and future , with regards to Succot , no specific historical even took place on this day , yet HaShem Blesses us with the very Holy Yom Tov , in which we dwell in our Succahs and take the Holy Species of the Lulav and Etrog and wave the Arba Minim with Blessings from HaShem . So why is this Yom Tov so special ? The first place we came to after leaving Egypt and Raamses , was a place called Succot . So that place was the start of our journey after all the years of bondage . It was in this place , that HaShem Surrounded our people with His Holy Clouds Of Glory , and so , it was in this place That HaShem , as such , brought us up within His Holy Loving Arms and Surrounded us , With His Love , From all sides and From Above and Below . Our Rabbis tell us that the Well of Miriam was Given To us By HaShem , in honour of Miriam , The Mannah , in honour of Moshe , and The Clouds Of Glory , That Surrounded The Camp of the Children of Israel , in honour of Aharon . It was when Aharon passed on , that the Clouds of Glory lifted , and Amalek attacked us . So HaShem , throughout all the years of our travels in the Wilderness , Surrounded us With His Clouds Of Glory . Nothing could penetrate these Clouds . No enemy's arrow could ever come through them . This is How HaShem Would Protect us today , if only , all our people , would keep HaShem's Commandments and Torah . So , HaShem Commands us that during this Yom Tom and its intermediate days of Chol Ha 'Moed , we are to dwell in the Succah . We are to leave our permanent dwelling homes , and as we did then , in the Wilderness , we are to put our full trust and faith in our Beloved HaShem , and leave the physical security of our homes , and trust in full faith that HaShem Protects us from all things around us , as we , at this time , put ourselves , totally in His Loving Care . Just as the Clouds Of Glory covered us from all sides , so do we surround ourselves on all sides , with the Succah . Just as The Clouds Of Glory protected us from above and below , so do we make a Schach roof above us , where the stars can be partly visible , reminding us how we are to be trusting to the outside elements that surround us . So , as Pesach and Shavuot have a historical touch to them among other reasons , so does Succot too , reminding us of the place Where HaShem Surrounded us With His Loving Protection . Just as it will be in Moshiach's Time . Just as it was in Gan Eiden , the way the World was meant to be . Just as we can make it , in our own lives , if only we just put our full trust and faith in HaShem . On Succos , we take the Four Species , the Arba Minim and , just like the six directions That HaShem Protected us , With His Clouds Of Glory , so do we bring the Four Species together , the Lulav and Etrog , and wave them in the very six directions . Again , a beautiful fulfillment of the Six Directions of the Clouds Of Glory , That HaShem Gave us , after we left Egypt Mitzrayim , at the first place we came to , Succot . The very name of Egypt in Hebrew is Mitzrayim , which means borders . Why was this place called 'borders ? ' When the Jews came to Egypt , with Yaakov , and seventy souls of his family , HaShem Blessed us and we multiplied . When Pharaoh put us to slavery , Bilaam , his advisor , who was actually the grandson of Lavan , who deceived Yaakov many times , this Bilaam , put a negative spiritual curse border around Egypt , that was to prevent the Jews from leaving , and Egypt itself , was very strict about anyone leaving its borders , ( this still in existence when Yosef had first come to Egypt and couldn't leave ) and so , diametrically opposed to this evil idea and scheme of Egypt , Pharaoh and Bilaam , our Freedom from Egypt , was also HaShem Breaking this evil curse around Egypt's borders , and so , the only border we , as Jews should ever have , is HaShem's Love and Care , and so , His Clouds Of Glory , Surrounded us in Love and Protection . The Lulav and Etrog , the Four Species , have so many beautiful connotations . Our Rabbonim teach us that each part of the Four Species represents the four different types of Jews . The beautiful smelling Etrog ( by some opinions thought to be the Fruit that Chava ate in Gan Eiden ) that has taste and sweet smell , represents the Jew who has both Torah Mitzvos and Good Deeds . The Lulav Branch , that has fruit of taste , but no smell , represents the Jew , who has Torah Mitzvos , but lacks in Good Deeds . The Myrtle Branch Hadas , that has a sweet smell , but no taste , represents the Jew , that lacks Torah Mitzvos , but has Good Deeds , and the Aravos Willow Branches , that has no taste and also no sweet smell , represents the Jew that lacks Torah Mitzvos and also lacks Good Deeds . So when we bring these Four Species together , they all become like one , and cover and make up for the other , what the one is lacking , so we help each other . Also , we are told that the Four Species also stand for our Patriarchs and Yosef . When Moshiach comes , we Jews will be at Peace with all and with each other . In fact , one of the ways to bring Moshiach , is for all our fellow Jews to come together as one . We learn this when Yaakov was about to pass away , and told his sons what will come to pass at the End of Days , and before this , Yaakov says , Gather Together / Assemble yourselves and I will tell you what will befall you in the End of Days . " ( Bereishis 49:1 ) . So we learn here that if we come together as one people and nation of Jews in peace , so can we bring on the End of Days . Here , Yaakov was about to reveal the time of the End of Days , which we are not to know till it comes , and so , HaShem Sent a Malach Angel , to stop Yaakov revealing it . So here we have a hint to how to bring Moshiach , and that is that all our fellow Jews are to come together as one nation , and so , on Succot , we take the Arba Minin , The Four Species , and bring them together as one , and praise HaShem , and wave them in all the Six Directions , that HaShem Covered us , With His Holy Clouds Of Glory . So Succot , is not just a Yom Tov of past happenings and remembrances , but in fact , is a Yom Tov of Sweet Moshiach , for with coming together as one , as we do with the Four Species , with putting our trust in HaShem , and dwelling in a Succah , as we did with The Clouds of Glory , and with the connotation of Rain , that this Yom Tov is Blessed with , for we take willow branches , that grow by water and we used to have the holy ceremony of the Water Drawing , called. Nisuch Hamayim Simchat Beit HaSho'eivah ( The Biblical and Historical Background of Jewish Customs and Ceremonies by Abraham P . Bloch ) , the Pouring of Water on the Altar and the festivities around this Yom Tov in the rain coming season , we certainly can see , that this Holy Tom Tov , is certainly one of a future Moshiach's time holiness , Where HaShem Will rain Many Blessings Down on His World . The very word ' Succot ' means ' Shade , ' where HaShem Shields us and protects us from the harsh physical elements that can harm . This is exactly what following HaShem's Torah leads to , for HaShem's Torah , is our Succah in this World , that , if kept , protects us from the physical dangers and negativites , that come about , when we stray from HaShem , Chas Ve Shalom . Such Protection , From HaShem , Is Total Protection , just as nothing and no harm could penetrate HaShem's Clouds Of Glory . Such Following of HaShem , as One , to The One And Only HaShem , Certainly Will Lead To The End Of Days , where Sweet Holy Secrets will be revealed . This too , is within the word ' Succot , ' for within this word , we have the words ' Sodi Kotel , ' ( Zilberman Dictionary ) which means ' Wall of Secret , ' for so many secrets will be revealed in Moshiach's Time and At The End Of Days . When Adam Ve Chavah were forced out of Gan Eiden , that personal closeness with HaShem , was not the same , for secret texts tell us that HaShem Put a Spiritual Wall Barrier between Himself and them , that will only come down , at the End of Days . This Spiritual Wall , is like a Spiritual Netting , so that the clarity that was before , is not the same , where Spiritual Things are concerned , so we don't view things as clearly as we did once . This will return in Moshiach's Time , at the End of Days . This Wall will be removed , and Sweet and Holy Secrets Will Again Be Revealed . We will again Be Given , that Closeness that Adam and Chavah Had in Gan Eiden . This Wall , will thus be removed and HaShem Will Show us His Closeness and Secrets of Love ,d Knowledge , we so await . So the very fact that the words ' Wall of Secrets , ' is within the word ' Succot , ' surely shows us , that this Very Holy Festival , is most definitely a Festival of the sweet future coming of Moshiach and the End of Days , and when we take our Lulav and Etrog and wave them in the six directions , we call on the Heavenly Waters On High in Shamaim Heaven , and bring them to join the Waters below , and so , bring this Holy Creation to the Blessed Oneness of HaShem HaKadosh Baruch Hu , HaShem , The Holy One Blessed Be He . I Wish our Beautiful HaShem With Sweetest Love , A Most Special and Beautiful Shabbos Kodesh and Beautiful Yom Tov Succot With Sweetest Love , and to all my fellow Jews , a Most Sweet and Special Holy Shabbos Kodesh and Beautiful Yom Tov Succot with love . Shabbat Shalom to all Creation .