Shabbat Chazon

The question is: Who or what is Zion? And who are the captives?

This Shabbat is called Shabbat Chazon (Shabbat of Vision), named for the haftorah, the vision of Isaiah. The Torah reading starts with a rebuke of the Jewish people, Moses lectures them on many of their failings. It ends, however, on a positive note. Mose...

We always read the portion of Devarim on the Shabbat before 9 Av. For the haftorah, we read Chazon Yeshayahu (Vision of Isaiah), which gives this Shabbat its name: Shabbat Chazon. When Shabbat Chazon coincides with 9 Av, the fast is pushed to Sunday. When...

When does one learn to adjust one’s expectations and recognize that that dreams are . . . just dreams?

In the third haftorah of the “Trilogy of Tribulations,” we learn how Isaiah’s prophecy contains a hidden lesson about our power to visualize and manifest our greatest hopes and dreams.

An in depth presentation of Chassidic teachings on the weekly Parshah.

I don’t know if the communists or Madison Avenue ever perfected the art of subliminal suggestion, but I am sure that G‑d has the requisite skills to pull it off . . .

On the Shabbat before the Ninth of Av, we are granted a vision of the third Temple. But what is the point of this vision, if we do not experience it consciously? And what exactly is it that we see?

Imagine if everyone saw you as you really are, as you see yourself. And you looked at everyone else and saw them as they see themselves. Our world would be a very different place, wouldn't it?

The Torah portion of Devarim is always read on the Shabbos preceding the fast of the Ninth of Av, which commemorates the destruction of the first and second Holy Temples. This Shabbos is also known as Shabbos Chazon, the “Shabbos of Vision.” The illustrio...