The Fire Within – Parshat Shemot

Who or what does the burning bush represent?

How Are You?

This is not only about resiliency or a return to the routine of daily life and normal functioning. It is rather growth as a direct, beneficial consequence of the trauma itself.

Speech And Action – Parshat Shemot

According to some opinions (Zohar, Va'eira 25b), Moshe was cured of his speech impediment, along with the rest of Am Yisrael who were cured of their ailments, before Matan Torah.

Sh’mot: The Revolutionary Lawgiver

After despairing of a slave revolt, did Moshe seek to create a new nation in Midian to replace Israel?

G-d’s Will And Ours

Reuven may seem a little silly until we consider that we are all Reuven at some time or another.

State Of Mind

At times a student is told that he is not capable of learning b’iyun (Torah study in depth), and he is insulted. Yet, if the student was asked why he doesn’t try to learn b’iyun he will claim that he is not suited for that kind of Torah study.

New Year’s Resolutions

One of the ways we can perceive the differences between the values of a Torah Jew and the average non-Jew is by contrasting the Top Ten New Year’s resolutions touted for the secular calendar and the commitments a Jew makes before Rosh Hashana.

Demystifying The Tribes Of Israel – Parshat Vayechi

What are the individual contributions of each Hebrew tribe to Israel's national collective?
The Soul of Israel: Owning the Land with Favor

Parshas Vayechi: The Power of Forgiveness

Hashem always rewards those who think about and care for others.

The End Of Time

We must never fight falsehood with more falsehood or misinformation; our dedication to the truth is our most powerful weapon in the face of this onslaught.

Torah Shorts: Parshat Vayechi: Fragmentation of a Merchant’s Mind

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. -Thomas Jefferson

Kidnapped

Among the many terrible decrees enacted against the Jews during the reign of Nikolai I was the forceful conscription of young Jewish children into the Russian army, its overriding aim being to destroy Jewish life.

Revitalizing Our Prayers – Part Twenty

When we say this blessing hoping for salvation, we should reflect that so many people today are in financial distress because we don’t have the shulchan that brought financial stability to Klal Yisrael.

A Head In The Lap

Our Sages tell us that when Hashem creates something or someone, at the same time He creates their opposite.

Galut and Distress – Parshat Vayigash

Yaacov's form of communication with Hashem, was unique.

Vayigash: Recognizing Yosef

Did Yosef use the famine to bring his family down to Egypt in hopes of implementing an alternative approach to the Hebrew mission in the Diaspora?

Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Vayigash: Yosef ‘s Invitation into Exile

While there is an important place for reflecting about past mistakes, that is only with regards to preparing ourselves to do better in the future.

Thirteen Hours

Notwithstanding the fact that this was a family who was not yet Torah-observant, they could not help but recognize ein od milvado – there is none other than G-d.

Torah Shorts: Parshat Vayigash: Plausible Deniability

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. -James Freeman Clarke

National Tears

What was the difference between Leah’s crying and Rachel’s crying? Leah was weeping for her own misfortune... Did Rachel cry over her own misfortune?

Yosef And Yehuda

In the political and historical affairs that unfold here in the world of events, we find manifestations of higher spiritual truths, and there are designated roles to be played by each of the two Mashiachs in the final conflicts and clashes that will precede the final redemption.

Lasting Chanukah Message For The Gaza War (Part Two)

For us, the words of the Maharal ring true in our contemporary times! Hashem is revealing to us, notwithstanding the tragic and heartbreaking casualties of precious Jewish lives, that He is with us every step of the way.

The Chanukah Seuda – Parshat Miketz

The meal Yosef prepared for his brothers is associated with the Shabbat meal, with a hint of Chanukah.

A Dream Come True

The Royal Butler realized that there was a higher power here than Yosef and Pharaoh. He noted, and just as he had interpreted, so it was, despite the fact that the transgression of the two – the butler and the baker – were the same.

Mikeitz: Egypt’s Hebrew Viceroy

Did Yosef seek to transform Egypt into a civilization built on Hebrew values that would repair the world?

Inconspicuous In Exile

We know Yosef never forgot his father. Even though he no longer lived next to him, his father was an ever-present influence wherever he went and whatever he did.

Dream Interpreting And Israel’s War Against Hamas

When they do not contain a clear message and require interpretation, a crucial question arises: Who is empowered to interpret the dream?

Gateway To Prosperity – Parshat Miketz

Yosef was a living Shulchan Lechem HaPanim; through him Hashem channeled sustenance and prosperity to the entire world.

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