The Park Cities Weekly

Weekly Torah thoughts & other Jewish gems


Inspirational Tidbits + Community Happenings

Inspirational Tidbits + Community Happenings –

Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Love on Command

How can one be commanded to love? It isn't possible to love on demand?!

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Why are you Saying?

When communicating with another, whether our child, a friend, or even when speaking to ourselves, we must remember HOW to give it over. 

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Rise & Grind

If we want our Judaism to be meaningful, if we want it to be meaningful to our children, then we have to do it consistently.

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Peace be the Journey

The journey toward the goal, the very process is the purpose? The struggle through the tough days, the enjoyment of the good ones.

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Cursed to Blessed

How ironic that some of the most beautiful blessings, some of which tell about the redemption of the Jews and downfall of their enemies is coming from the very source that wanted to curse them!

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

The Rock

The one where Moses hits the rock instead of speaking to it. He went against G-ds command and as a result, was barred entry into the land of Israel.

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Don’t take it Personally

Conflict resolution. That is a hot topic these days and for good reason. This is a vital part of social interactions and interpersonal relationships. We can all improve in this area!

What does Torah have to say about it?

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Is Majority Right?

There is a concept in Jewish Law that when there is a dispute we are to follow the majority - ‘Holchin acher harov'.

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Lessons from the Flame

When you strike a match in order to light a candle, it takes a second or two for the flame to ignite the wick.

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Same but Different

Every letter in Torah contains wisdom and lessons for us. Why would the Torah seemingly just copy and paste?

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Who Knows One?

The most precious things in our lives are accounted for. We count things that are important to us, sometimes we'll count them over and over again.

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

A Heap of Ashes

This seems kind of peculiar, why not clean out the whole ash pile, why wait until it accumulated to become too large?

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Strange Fire

The last few weeks and months have been wild for Jews across the globe, especially on the college campuses.

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

The Mic Is Hot

Okay, so John gossiped and was struck with tza'raat. I get why he'd have a terrible rash, but his clothing and house break out too? Make it make sense…

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Rabbi Baruch Hecht Rabbi Baruch Hecht

Fishy Business

Let's examine fish. If a fish has scales, it should have fins too, don't all fish have fins? Why does the Torah list both?

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