Savyoney Arnona from Africa Israel Residences Situated in the south of Jerusalem, the project benefits from one of the city’s most prestigious and desirable locales, nestled in a particularly attractive area between the Talpiot neighborhood and the green groves of Kibbutz Ramat Rachel.
Posted on: December 13th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaOn the ninth of Teves Ezra HaSofer was niftar. The Gemara (Megilah 15a) tells us that Ezra was actually Malachi – the last prophet. With his passing, the glorious era of nevuah, prophecy, came to an end.
Posted on: December 13th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaThe belief in the power of the evil eye and the desire to ward off its deleterious spell are rooted firmly in Jewish historical consciousness. Indeed, the Talmud is replete with numerous references to the notion of ayin hara and takes its existence for granted.
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Posted on: December 13th, 2013
Judaism → Columns → Rabbi David FohrmanWhen Joseph agrees to bury Jacob in Canaan, Jacob bows to him in relief - why?
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Posted on: December 12th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaYaakov Avinu spent the final seventeen years of his life in Mitzrayim. While there he lived in peace for the first time in many years and remained in that state for the rest of his life. Near the end of his days he called in his beloved son Yosef and made an impassioned request: “Please do not bury me in Mitzrayim.”
Posted on: December 12th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaThis week’s parshah begins with Yaakov Avinu on his deathbed. He called for and requested of Yosef not to bury him in Mitzrayim, but rather in Eretz Yisrael. Although Yosef agreed to fulfill this request, Yaakov asked him to swear that he would keep his word, which he did.
Posted on: December 6th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaShemos Rabbah states that Yaakov transmitted the “secret of the redemption.”
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Posted on: December 6th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaJust as the moon waxes and wanes and then totally disappears from view before returning to the night sky, so, too, the Jewish people.
Posted on: December 5th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaIn this week’s parshah Yaakov Avinu takes his entire family down to Mitzrayim. The Torah lists the family members who made this journey. On the list is Shimon’s son, Shaul. The pasuk refers to him as Shaul ben haCanaanis – the son of the Canaanis.
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Judaism → ParshaAccording to the Sefer Yetzirah, each month is associated with a letter of the aleph-beis. Teves was formed by means of the letter ayin, which has a numerical value of seventy – a number that figures prominently in Judaism.
Posted on: November 29th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaHaving come to the conclusion that nobody was more qualified than Yosef to lead Egypt in anticipation of and during the approaching famine, Pharaoh appointed him prime minister. This appointment made Yosef the second most powerful man in Egypt.
Posted on: November 29th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaStanding up for the truth is by no means an easy feat and Yosef paid for it dearly.
Posted on: November 29th, 2013
Judaism → Columns → Rabbi David FohrmanThis new perspective helps us understand Joseph.
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Judaism → ParshaThe Bach, commenting on Tur Shulchan Aruch, explains that the decrees of the Yivanim against the Jewish people occurred because the Jewish people became “lax in their service.”
Posted on: November 27th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaIn this week’s parshah, Yosef is the ruler of Mitzrayim and his brothers come to purchase food from him, not realizing with whom they were dealing.
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Posted on: November 22nd, 2013
Judaism → ParshaIf your home fits the chaotic description but you’d love to change it to the calm one maybe you should think about joining the ever growing Chatzos Movement – a group of ladies whose goal is to have all the main preparations for Shabbos over by chatzos, the middle of the day on Friday.
Posted on: November 22nd, 2013
Judaism → ParshaOf all the “what were they thinking” stories we have in Tanach, the story of Yosef definitely takes the cake. He knows his brothers hate him and should not be messed with. And yet he begs, “Please hear my dreams, in which you all bow down to me.”
Posted on: November 21st, 2013
Judaism → ParshaRashi tells us that after the Torah described the life of Eisav in an abbreviated manner, it then told over the events of the life of Yaakov in full detail. The reason for this is that Yaakov and what occurred to him are important in the eyes of Hashem, whereas Eisav and his life aren’t. So too, Rashi explains, we find with the ten generations from Adam to Noach. Each individual gets a mere mention until we get to the life of Noach. Then the Torah elaborates in full detail.
Posted on: November 21st, 2013
Judaism → ParshaToward the end of the parshah, we read that Yosef was incarcerated. While there, the sar hamashkim and the sar ha’ofim were imprisoned as well. Both men had dreams one night, which disturbed them the next day. Rashi tells us that they each dreamed the interpretation of the other’s dream.
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