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“He mourned for his son for many days (22 yrs!)….and he refused to be comforted” (37:34) Rashi explains that G-d placed into nature that the bitterness of the passing away of a dear one gradually decreases until the departure gets…
Parsha Insights
Lilui nishmat Ovi Moiri Reb Zvi Hershel ben Yakov z’l In the beginning of this week’s Parsha the Torah describes how Yaacov was frightened of meeting his brother Esov. The Torah uses two words to describe his fear. Vayiro, he…
Parsha Insights
When we are young, we can’t wait to be older. We want to be considered grownups ASAP. We want to drive, order, invest, and be independent like the adults. Yet once we have reached a certain age, we look back…
Nothing bad comes from a good deed!
A wise man once said, “You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.” Looking around us, we have many questions in life. We try to get to grips with as much as we can,…
Explain Yourself
Yaakov Avinu was instructed by his parents to go to the house of Lavan to find himself a spouse. He ended up marrying Lavan’s daughters, Rachel and Leah, for whom he worked tirelessly for fourteen years, to be able to…
Being Truly Blessed
We might have thought that Yitzchak would be blessed by G-d on account of his tremendous spiritual achievements, supreme among them being his willingness to be sacrificed by his father Avraham. But as remarkably inspiring as they are, Divine approbation…
