L'chaim L'chaim

In this week's parshah, Yaakov gets a new name, After Dina's rape, the family is inflamed. The angel struck Yaakov's sciatic nerve, When Yaakov stayed with Laban, all the mitzvos were observed!

Efraim carries deceitful weights in their hand, For their grave sins, they'll be kicked out of their land. The ten lost tribes will not survive the birth pains, Those in Hashem's shadow will be revived like grain!

Yaakov sees angels on a ladder in his dream, Laban tricks Yaakov with many sneaky schemes. Yaakov move a heavy stone from off a well, In the end, Laban and Yaakov bid each other farewell!

Yaakov was loved, while Esav was hated, "Now we are poor, but we'll rebuild" Edom stated. If the kohanim don't listen, their blessings will be cursed, Esav will serve Yaakov, even though he was born first.

Yaakov is born holding Esav's heel, Yitzchak think Esav makes tasty meals. Esav picks red stew over the birthright, when given the choice, Yitzchak feels Esav's hands, but hears Yaakov's voice!

No amount of clothing could make Dovid warm, "An imposter king stole your throne," Dovid was informed. Bat Sheva was promised that Shlomo would reign, And the Davidic Dynasty would forever remain!

In this parshah we say some goodbyes, Because both Avraham and Sarah die. After Sarah is buried,  Yitzchak and Rivka get married!

Ovadia's widow was saved with miraculous oil, The great barren woman was rewarded for her toil. Alisha was given his own private room, The great woman's son was saved from the tomb!

Hashem visits Avraham after his bris, The angels brought good news, but Sarah laughs at this! Lot's wife turns into a pillar of salt, Yitzchak is saved right before his dad's assault.  

The idol worshipers tell one another to be strong, Without realizing they have been wrong all along, The Jews are compared to the lowly worm, Our strength is renewed if our hope remains firm!

In this parsha, Avraham is told to go, Then there's a drought, so he meets Paroh, On their way out of Egypt, they're given provisions, At the end of the parsha, they perform circumcision. 

The Jewish people are afflicted and storm-tossed, In the end, bread and wine will not cost. The world will never again see Noah's waters, The baren Tzion will bring in her sons and daughters!

G-d destroyed the world because everyone was a thief, But Noah was saved, and was the first to eat beef! G-d remembered Noah because he cared for the animals aboard, The rainbow is a promise that the world will be restored!

Hashem creates the heavens and the land, He calls us righteous and holds our hand. Prophecies are spoken before they sprout, Redemption will come if the Jews are devout!

On Shabbat, the world was complete, From the Tree of Knowledge, Adam and Eve shouldn't eat. Adam gave every animal its name, After eating from the tree, Adam and Eve are quick to blame.

The war of Gog and Magog will cause an earthquake, walls will fall and mountains will break. Gog will drop the arrows they carried, And their corpses will be buried. Hashem kept the promise he told to Moshe, His servant, King Shlomo prayed that the Jews would be observant. On Shemini Atzeret, the nation of Israel departed, They all went home happy and good-hearted! Don't deviate from the Torah lef...

In this Parsha, we learn of Moshe's death, He blesses the nation with his final breath. Moshe's passing caused sorrow and bereavement, Breaking the tablets was Moshe's crowning achievement! 

David was victorious in the face of defeat, His enemies were crushed like mud in the street. In the end, the nations will gather for a war, Merchants in the Temple will be no more. Towards evening, there will be light, And Gog and Magog will lose the fight! King David's silver and gold were refused because when there was a drought, the gold went unused. Finally, the Holy Temple was finished, ...

Haazinu is in the form of a song,  Our history books had the answers all along. Out of anger, Hashem will use up his arrows, But in the end, the Jews will beat out the evil pharaohs!

Our brachot give life to the grain, Hashem's people will no longer be ashamed. Our roots run as deep as the Lebanon tree, Our sins will be cast to the bottom of the sea! If we are insincere, Hashem will call our bluff, Wearing sacloth and fasting is not enough. Shalom shalom to the far and near, If we cry out, Hashem will say,  "I'm here" Go warn Ninvai of their sins, Yona was informed, He tr...

Yehoshua is told he needs to be strong, God's message is most effective in a song. Now that Moshe can no longer go out or go in, The journey into Israel is about to begin!

What will become of Edom is violent, For the sake of Tzion, Hashem won't be silent. In our troubles, He is troubled, In the End of Days, our joy will be doubled! Chana cried out in despair, That being childless was wildly unfair, Hashem answered Chana's prayer, Shmuel was dedicated and did not cut his hair. The 10 lost tribes may seem forlorn, But in reality, they are Hashem's firstborn. For her m...

Despite falling, we find ourselves standing, The Torah is complex, but not beyond our understanding. Teshuvah enters our mouths before it gets in our hearts, On Moshe's last day, there are many lessons he imparts!

Arise, shine, for your light has arrived, From the ashes, Israel survives. In place of copper, there will be gold, Yeshaya tells us how salvation will unfold!

When you want to improve, you should start with the good, It takes 40 years until a teacher is understood. There's a big party when they brought the first fruits, To appreciate something, go back to its roots!