The House of G-d and the Gate of Heaven: Rachel and Leah
🎬 "You married Leah — that's what happened, just move on with your life." Jacob refused. Here is why. Jacob arrives at Laban's house and finds Rachel and Leah —…
Abaye and Rava — The Two Ways to Serve G-d
🎬 "You are neither a bird in the heavens nor a caterpillar on the ground. You exist in between, bridging heaven and earth." — a full shiur from Rabbi Moshe…
Parshat Lech-Lecha
📖 DERECH HA-RIF • ISSUE NO. 206 • PARSHAT LECH-LECHA 🖨️ Print / Save PDF Edition WEEKLY BULLETIN PARSHAT LECH-LECHA — SHABBAT KODESH 13TH OF CHESHVAN 5787 Mosdot “Shuva Israel”…
You Cannot Rise Where Everyone Already Knows You — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 G-d tells Abraham: go forth from your land, from your birthplace, from your father's house. The holy Or HaChaim asks why all three — and Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto,…
Why Moses Refused to Be Saved Alone — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 There are two arks in the Holy Torah — Noah's and Moses'. Between them runs a connection the holy books reveal: the soul of Moses was impregnated within the…
Rachel Our Mother: the Haftarah That Awakens Her Mercy — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 Our elder Rabbi Meir Abuhatzeira taught us: every year on the anniversary of Rachel our Mother's passing, read the Haftarah of the second day of Rosh Hashanah aloud. Rabbi…
The Tenth of Cheshvan: the Day Gad Was Born — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 The tenth of Cheshvan is the day Gad was born — and our holy rabbis teach that Gad brings good fortune. Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, shlit'a, explains what that…
The Miracles That Stand by Your Children — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 A person does not know the value of one small good deed. Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, shlit'a, shows what a single act of kindness, one coin of charity, one…
Draw the Line From the Start — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 A man gets married and never sets a path from the start — and the home will not go well. A man starts a business without rules — and…
Your Name Is Not a Label — It Is Your Essence | Rabbi Pinto
🎬 What does a name actually mean? Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, shlit'a, reveals that a person's name is not a label but the very essence of the soul — and…
