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Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran

News and updates about Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran

Balance, the way of the Torah scholar

Balance, the way of the Torah scholar

Mishpatim: Sticks and stones

Mishpatim: Sticks and stones

Rejoice: What meaning from adversity?

Rejoice:  What meaning from adversity?

Oh, to win the lottery!

Oh, to win the lottery!

Upon our altars

Upon our altars

Enough!

Enough!

Shmot: Parenting Announcements

Shmot: Parenting Announcements

Each child to his own blessing

Each child to his own blessing

Benjamin and Jacob: Through the eyes of a child

Benjamin and Jacob: Through the eyes of a child

A dreidel  story

A dreidel  story

Yasher Koach: It’s nice to be acknowledged

Yasher Koach: It’s nice to be acknowledged

Women rabbis? When in doubt, be guided by Mesorah

Women rabbis? When in doubt, be guided by Mesorah

Jealousy rots; envy can redeem

Jealousy rots; envy can redeem

Love, the distorter of time

Love, the distorter of time

Thoughts about Toldot: The whispers of the cynic

Thoughts about Toldot: The whispers of the cynic

Matchmaker, matchmaker

Matchmaker, matchmaker

Welcoming guests at the Sabbath table

Welcoming guests at the Sabbath table

Marking Time - A Blink of an Eye and The Moments of Our Lives

Marking Time -  A Blink of an Eye and The Moments of Our Lives

Mamzerim and the Cry of the Secular World

Mamzerim and the Cry of the Secular World

Shoftim The Value of Life

Shoftim  The Value of Life

Re'eh: To Swim With The Fishes

Re'eh: To Swim With The Fishes

The Challenge of Wealth

The Challenge of Wealth

The Parchment Burned but the Letters Ascended…

The Parchment Burned but the Letters Ascended…

The Wise Zeide in the Parsha

The Wise Zeide in the Parsha

The Parchment Burned but the Letters Ascended…

The Parchment Burned but the Letters Ascended…

Chukat: Can You “Google” It?

Chukat: Can You “Google” It?

Korach: No Man is an Island

Korach: No Man is an Island

Given Eyes to See

Given Eyes to See

Come Up to Learn, Come Up to Inspire

Come Up to Learn, Come Up to Inspire

Peace, Peace, You Shall Pursue

Peace, Peace, You Shall Pursue

Yizkor: Remembering

Yizkor: Remembering

Behar:Seven

Behar:Seven

Emor: This Day - Lag B'Omer Leads Us to Shavuot

Emor: This Day - Lag B'Omer Leads Us to Shavuot

Kedoshim: Love is More than the Negative of a Negative

Kedoshim: Love is More than the Negative of a Negative

Let He Who Does Not Live in a Glass House…

Let He Who Does Not Live in a Glass House…

The Art of Preparation

The Art of Preparation

OOPS! is no excuse

OOPS! is no excuse

Pekudei: Each and Every Day Holiness is Step by Step

Pekudei: Each and Every Day  Holiness is Step by Step

The Music of a Community

The Music of a Community

To Walk Behind God

To Walk Behind God

The Kippa: Crown of Honor, Sign of Humility, Target

The Kippa: Crown of Honor, Sign of Humility, Target

Thou Shalt Not Covet: Who Can Legislate Morality?

Thou Shalt Not Covet: Who Can Legislate Morality?

Beshalach: Life as a Symphony

Beshalach: Life as a Symphony

Time and Meaning: "This month shall be for you.."

Time and Meaning: "This month shall be for you.."

Enough!

Enough!

To Be a Mentsch - Learning from Moses

To Be a Mentsch - Learning from Moses

Vayigash: Things Never Said

Vayigash: Things Never Said

The Wisdom of the Dreidle

The Wisdom of the Dreidle

“I Have Lived with Laban” - Exile in the Secular World

“I Have Lived with Laban” - Exile in the Secular World

On the Parsha: Failure is Our Only Option

On the Parsha: Failure is Our Only Option

The Blessings of a Father

The Blessings of a Father

Who Watches the Watchman

Who Watches the Watchman

Hevron, from "Hibur" - Connection and Unity

Hevron, from "Hibur" - Connection and Unity

Jonah and ISIS

Jonah and ISIS

Criticism

Criticism

Ki Tetsei: We Forget Amalek at Our Peril

Ki Tetsei: We Forget Amalek at Our Peril

Shoftim: The Value of Each Life

Shoftim: The Value of Each Life

The Ten Commandments: Do not Covet

The Ten Commandments: Do not Covet

Courage: Rabbi Yisroel Spira Zts"l of Bluzhev

Courage: Rabbi Yisroel Spira Zts"l of Bluzhev

The Journey of Our LIves

The Journey of Our LIves