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In these days in which we all cry for Argentina – a bit of inspiration & hope from Mercedes Sosa’s voice (Lyrics by Maria Elena Walsh)

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky Leave a comment

You can learn a bit about what’s going on in Argentina in the following link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/21/opinion/a-suspicious-death-in-argentina.html?_r=0 Like The Cicada So many times I was killed many times I died none the less I’m still here coming back to life. I’m gratefull to adversity and the hand holding the knife for it did a bad job at killing me And I

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Parashat Vaieji – Tiempo de despedia…. Y Bienvenida!

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky Leave a comment

Y multiplicaré tu descendencia como las estrellas en el firmamento! Queres saber como se hizo posible? Lee sobre la transicion de sociedad patriarcal a pueblo. Y hubo un día en el que las cosas cambiaron. Detrás quedaron los tiempos en los que creímos que la bendición era solo para uno de nuestros niños. No echamos más chicos de la casa y empezamos

פרשת ויגש ומפתח ההצלחה

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky Leave a comment

עסוק בלא לצאת פרייר? רוצה להצליח? לא מרוצה ממה שיש לך? במקרא תוכל למצוא מודל מצוין להצלחה, שלא מסתכם בחזון הנכון אלא בגישה שלמה. זה לא סוד שהרבה פעמים העיסוק התמידי במה שחסר לא מאפשר לנו לעסוק במה שיש ובכך אנו מפספסים את הבסיס האלמנטרי הדרוש על מנת לצבור. אך איך זה מתקשר עם פרשת השבוע? פרשת ויגש ,המתחילה בבראשית מ”ד

Sexuality, Torah & Judaism

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky Leave a comment

Can you say out loud: “SEX”? For somehow many people feel uncomfortable when we say this word. But for Torah it’s a well-known idea. Unfortunately, we don’t speak that much about it… In Parashat “Vayeshev” we read the story of Yehuda and Tamar. Yehuda, Jacob’s son, got married and had 3 kids: Er, Onan and Shelah. Yehuda arranged for Er

IN NEED OF HANUKKAH LIGHTS/ EFRAT GOSH “TO SEE THE LIGHT”

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky Leave a comment

I saw my path disappearing Into a tangled forest, within walls of the undergrowth Into the bleeding ground My feet were planted, growing roots. And for a moment I was able to hear Leaves teaching their song And I wanted to go up high To grow with them I felt drops of rain Collecting inside me, falling under me

A Jewish and Democratic Israel! – Parashat Vayishlach: “Put away the strange Gods”

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky Leave a comment

Sometimes it feels like Torah is knocking on the door of our reality! This week we read “Parashat Vayishlach”,Genesis 32:4 to 36:43, which interestingly contains an important message to our politicians and people! One of the stories in our Torah portions is “Maase Shechem”. It is narrated that Dinah went out to see the daughters of the land when the President

Parashat V’yishlach: Sometimes a hug is all you need

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky One comment

Parashat V’yishlach A Short reflection… Jacob and Esau are about to meet again and this is what Jacob has in mind: ” Now deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I am afraid of him” (Gen 32:12). Of course he is afraid, they separated 20 years ago following a terrible conflict involving anger, anguish

פרשת ויצא – נפילת האסימון

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky Leave a comment

השבוע אנחנו קוראים את פרשת “ויצא”, אחת הפרשות העשירות ביותר בתורה כולה. הסצנה המפורסמת ביותר בפרשה, שקיבלה ביטוי אומנותי ככל הנראה במאות ציורים ופסלים, היא “סולם יעקב”. בסוף פרשת “תולדות” יצחק מברך את יעקב, שמיד לאחר מכן בורח מביתו. י וַיֵּצֵא יַעֲקֹב, מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע; וַיֵּלֶךְ, חָרָנָה. יאוַיִּפְגַּע בַּמָּקוֹם וַיָּלֶן שָׁם, כִּי-בָא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, וַיִּקַּח מֵאַבְנֵי הַמָּקוֹם, וַיָּשֶׂם מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו; וַיִּשְׁכַּב, בַּמָּקוֹם הַהוּא. יב וַיַּחֲלֹם, וְהִנֵּה סֻלָּם מֻצָּב

Parashat Vayetze: I GOT IT MOMENTS!

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky Leave a comment

What differentiates a great idea from a possible reality? Read how and why the emblematic should find you with your feet on the ground! This week we read Parashat “Vayetze”, one of the richest portions in the whole Torah. The most famous scene in the portion, which was artistically drawn probably hundreds of times, is “Jacob’s ladder”. At the

Today, one year ago, we said goodbye to the giant Israeli musician Arik einstein 11/26/2013

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky Leave a comment

YOU AND I Arik Einstein You and I we’ll change the world you and I by then all will follow Others have said it before me but doesn’t matter you and I we’ll change the world. You and I we’ll try from the beginning it will be tough for us, no matter, it’s not too bad! Others have said it

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