Redeeming Relevance: The Loneliest Jew and the Universal Torah
Tzipporah is largely invisible & almost entirely silent, we hear her only when she rebukes Moshe
Bring Money
"Well, in that case," said Itzik, "just tell Jake that I paid back the money and it was stolen.
Daf Yomi
Last Will and Testament
‘A Deathbed Request Is Considered Sealed And Delivered’
(Gitin 14b)
Sensitivity Of A Tzaddik
For the next seventeen years, every time they spoke and every time they were together, there was a certain wedge keeping them apart.
Lessons From Yaakov Avinu
It is evident from the Gemara and from the berachah that Yaakov Avinu gave to Asher that properly honoring Shabbos is not only a great mitzvah, but sound financial advice as well.
The Get Ceremony
While so doing the husband says, “This is your Get, please accept it, you are divorced from me as of this moment and you are free to marry another man.”
Saved By The Overheating Car
Occasionally, Shimon would enquire after their children and grandchildren but for many this was too painful as they had little or no contact with them, so he had learnt over the years who he could ask and who he shouldn’t.
On Not Predicting The Future
HaShem wanted the Israelites to become a living testimony to the power of freedom.
Israel And The Jew: Perfect Together
He had always thought of Rothschild as a French citizen first and foremost.
Aleph Beta: Vayechi: We Are Family – Culmination of Abrahamic Legacy
This week closes sefer Breishit; How did we come so far from the ideal nation set up by Abraham?
Hashgachah Pratis – Guidance From Above
Even if we do not see Hashem’s Hand it is there; sometimes hashgachah pratis is undeniably obvious
Shadows
It is a time of dark shadows but we can use these shadows to explore and discover our own light.
Redeeming Relevance: To Forgive is Divine… but not Exclusively
Did you ever wonder if Yosef and his brothers ever conclusively put their past friction to rest?
For a Jew it is a Sin to Despair
With short, metaphoric, speeches to his sons-wrongly called blessings-Yakov conveys his take on life
The Fast of the 10th of Tevet
We cannot ask God to listen if we continue to shut our ears to Him.
With The Responsibility Comes the Ability
When you accept Torah and mitzvos upon yourself as an obligation, you simultaneously invest yourself with the strength to carry out the obligation.
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Vayigash: Too Much for Me, Too Much for You
Yakov realized there was a Divine plan all along; God did not inflict suffering on him for no reason
The People Who Give Thanks
"Jews" are the descendants of "Yehudah" whose comes from "Todah" meaning thanks. Jews give "THANKS"
