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12 chapters · by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg

Light from the Future: Parshas Haazinu

Published by the Jewish Discovery Center. Every chapter is free to read below.

  1. Haazinu – A Tale of Two Humilities There are two types of leaders. The first sees the outer trappings of power and becomes intoxicated and blinded by this newly found power. The second…
  2. Haazinu – As an Eagle In the future we will gracefully fly like eagles over the waters. This means that we will have the ability to fathom the most esoteric and elusive…
  3. Haazinu – Closer to Heaven Because we are in many ways feeling the rays of light of the future in the present, we are that much more likely to experience the closeness to heaven…
  4. Haazinu – Don’t Sell Ourselves Short We have to be brutally honest, and not try to gloss over our faults and transgressions. Finding mitigating circumstances is commendable when judging…
  5. Haazinu – Four Ingredients of Teshuvah The most basic requirement for Teshuvah is a resolution for the future. A thief who wishes to repent, must resolve to never steal again. But that…
  6. Haazinu – Living in the Present On Yom Kippur we are given a respite from the obsession with the past and the anxiety over the future. We can live fully in the here and now, if only…
  7. Haazinu – Rain or Sukkah The Sukkah conveys an overarching message of faith and trust in G-d exclusively. The Sukkah reorients our egocentric way of thinking into a G-d…
  8. Haazinu – Repent Ye Non Sinners There are two levels of Teshuvah The lower level of Teshuvah with its focus on the remorse that we must feel for our past invariably evokes feelings…
  9. Haazinu – Return to Returning In the Age of Moshiach we will fully experience all of the qualities and all of the accomplishments of the past. The difference between the past and…
  10. Haazinu – The Last Commandment We are situated between the last moments of Galus-exile and the beginning of the Final Redemption. Because we are the “bridge” generation, we may…
  11. Haazinu – Three Generations-Three Dimensions All areas of Torah knowledge are Divine. They nevertheless differ in the way they reflect the Divine. When one studies criminal law the mind is…
  12. Haazinu – Tikkun Olam? In the literature of Kabbalah, Tikkun refers to the spiritual and G-dly sparks that are imprisoned in the physical world. All physical objects contain…

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