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Rabbi Kalman Packouz
Rabbi Kalman Packouz is the author and publisher of Shabbat Shalom Internet Weekly. To subscribe, go to www.shabbatshalom.org and enter your email address. Click for Rabbi Packouz's complete bio.
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Tazria 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! Three weeks to Pesach and counting ...
Shmini 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! A father was at the beach with his ...
Tzav 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! I received a very interesting ...
Vayikra 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! Would you like your children to ...
Pekudei 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! What is the greatest pleasure in ...
Vayakhel 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! One of the major questions in life ...
Ki Tisa 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! My good friend and colleague, ...
Tetzaveh 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! This week is the eleventh ...
Trumah 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! I am shocked and saddened at the ...
Mishpatim 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! There is an old Jewish story about ...
Yitro 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! Well, we now have an Israeli in ...
Beshalach 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! One of the 613 categories of ...
Bo 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! What is success in life? Many ...
Va'eira 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! My heartfelt thanks to everyone ...
Shmot 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! Years ago my 6 year old son was ...
Vayechi 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! Everyone loves a story -- ...
Vayigash 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series, please click here: GOOD MORNING! If the comedian, Jackie Mason, ...
Mikeitz 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! I once went to a tailor in Singapore to make a suit. He asked me, "What would you like?" I told him, "a double-breasted suit." He ...
Vayeshev 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Happy Hanukah! The first candle is lit before sunset (and before Shabbat candles) this coming Friday, November 29th. I thought you ...
Vayishlach 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Hanukah is coming soon - the first night is Friday, November 29th (be sure to light before sunset!). It's a wonderful family holiday. ...
Vayetzei 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Every day we make decisions, we react, we interact, we do acts of kindness. Oftentimes we don't even remember our acts of kindness and ...
Toldot 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Once, while visiting people in the hospital, I met a man who was especially happy to see me. He told me, "You are the first rabbi I ...
Chayei Sarah 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Almost every day Israel is under attack. Jews are murdered and injured. What are we doing about it? What can we do about it? We can be ...
Vayeira 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! At a Simcha (a religious celebration - for example, a wedding or Bar Mitzvah) a man asked me if I was a doctor. Feeling witty, I ...
Lech Lecha 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! How do you know that you have a soul? Have you asked yourself that question - or have you taken it for granted that you do (or ...
Noach 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! In this week's Torah portion, Noah plants a grapevine shortly after leaving the ark. At his earliest possible convenience, he makes ...
V'Zot HaBracha 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzThe Torah Portion for Saturday, October 11 is that of Sukkot. Parshat V'Zot HaBracha will be read on Simchat Torah, which is on Sunday, October 19 ...
Bereishit 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! The story is told of a gorilla which escaped from the zoo. They searched everywhere for it. Finally, they found the gorilla sitting in ...
Sukkot 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! We just commemorated the anniversary of the tragedies on September 11, 2001. What particularly intrigued me were two small articles I ...
Ha'azinu 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! A friend once had a court case. The judge called for a lunch recess, but there wasn't enough time to go to a restaurant. My friend and ...
Rosh Hashanah 5763
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Rosh Hashana begins this Friday evening, September 6th. Perhaps you know someone who doesn't find services inspirational, uplifting, ...
Vayelech 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Rosh Hashana begins Friday evening, September 6th! Many Jews all over the world are rushing to make sure that they have places ...
Nitzavim 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Rosh Hashana begins Friday evening, September 6th! Many Jews all over the world are rushing to make sure that they have places ...
Ki Tavo 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Until I was 22 years old and started to learn in a Yeshiva, I always thought that there were only 10 Commandments. I was surprised to ...
Ki Tetzei 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Recently I purchased an Eveready pen flashlight. I was fascinated by the warning on the package: "If swallowed, promptly see doctor; ...
Shoftim 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Recently, I came across an Aish Wallet Wisdom Card from our SpeedDating Division which I want to share with you. It's perfect for the ...
Re'eh 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! May you have a spectacular week! Here are some thoughts to make it so... Q & A: WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THE HEBREW MONTH OF ...
Ekev 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Rabbi Eliezer Silver was a leader in Jewish Rescue during the Holocaust. After the war he visited Europe as a representative of United ...
V'etchanan 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! A Jewish soldier was dying on the beach during the invasion of Normandy. He calls to his Jewish comrade, "I'm dying! What do I say?" ...
Devarim 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! It looks like the "Don't Be a Quidnunc" bumper sticker campaign is not going to be the new "Pet Rock" fad. I do want to thank the ...
Matot 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Did you ever come across the word "quidnunc"? If not, I am not surprised. In the last 6 weeks, I have not met one person who had ever ...
Pinchas 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! The story is told of two men visiting New York City for the first time who come across two Jews wearing long black coats, ...
Balak 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzThis week, the Torah portion outside of Israel is both Parshat Chukat and Parshat Balak. The Torah portion read in Israel is Parshat Balak. GOOD ...
Chukat 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzThis week, the Torah portion outside of Israel is both Parshat Chukat and Parshat Balak. The Torah portion read in Israel is Parshat Balak. GOOD ...
Korach 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzWe are now in a campaign to sign up 1,000 Friends of Shabbat Shalom! The vitamin for friendship is B1 ... if the Shabbat Shalom has been a friend to ...
Shlach 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzWe are now in a campaign to sign up 1,000 Friends of Shabbat Shalom! The vitamin for friendship is B1 ... if the Shabbat Shalom has been a friend to ...
Be'halot'cha 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! I know a person who, as a child, didn't like to make his bed. Every day when he came home from school there would be a note on his ...
Naso 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzIf you would like to contribute towards the continuation of this weekly series: GOOD MORNING! Recently, I was asked by Shabbat Shalom ...
Shavuot 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! For 3,300 years the Jewish people have believed that over 3 million Jews stood at Mt. Sinai when the Almighty gave us the Torah. That ...
Bamidbar 5762
by Rabbi Kalman PackouzGOOD MORNING! Thursday evening, May 16th, begins the two-day holiday of Shavuot (or Shavuos in the Ashkenazic pronunciation). (Yizkor, by the way, ...
