December 9, 2023 | 26 Kislev, 5784 - 2nd Night of Chanukah | Torah Portion: Vayeishev, Genesis 37:1-40:23 | Haftorah: Amos 2:6-3:8
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In the beginning of G-d's creation of the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was astonishingly empty, and darkness was on the face of the ...read more
The Good, the Bad, and the Good
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Volume 38, No. 9
26 Kislev 5784
December 9, 2023
In this week’s Parashah, we read about the disagreement between Yosef and his ...read more
What Was Yehudah Thinking? What Was Tamar Thinking?
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand's Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1272 - ...read more
Well Deserved Anxiety
Yaakov settled in the land of his father’s sojourning.[1]
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Yosef and Chanukah
In a parsha laden with intriguing episodes, the sale of Yosef by his brothers certainly stands out. The question shouts at us, how could ...read more
Redefining Grief
"All his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to comfort himself..."(37:35)
After Yaakov is shown his son Yoseif's ...read more
Vows and Dreams
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Daphna knocked on her older sister’s bedroom door. “Aviva, can you help me with my math homework?”
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The Telltale Sign
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Appearances can be deceiving. It is possible for two people to behave in exactly the same fashion, yet one is a ...read more
Haftorah Commentary Parshas Vayeishev
Amos 2:6 - 3:8
This week's haftorah sensitizes us to the severity of injustice. The prophet Amos begins by informing us of the limits of ...read more
Purpose of Mission
Often, it is hard to discern between acts of good intent, and of good intent mired with selfishness. This week we read two similar stories that ...read more
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