How can we know that everything that Hashem does for us is for our good?
We know that we do a beracha for the good that Hashem grants us (Hatov ve Ha metiv) but we also do a Beracha for the bad (Barouch Dayan Haemet) ! Let’s analyse these two berachotes , and from this…
Chanuka Presents!
The delicious smell of doughnuts is in the air, and the beautiful candles across the community are alight as we delve into oil for the next eight days, sharing songs and presents with our loved ones. The story is told…
Potatoes, eggs and coffee!?
Yosef at a young age faced many challenges. Sold down to Egypt as a slave at the age of 17, he was able to work his way through the prisons to eventually become viceroy of Egypt. He is the first…
Life Patterns
We could easily view the first 30 years of Joseph’s life as a roller-coaster. As a young man he is described as a favourite son to his father, he is given a special coat and dreams of grandeur are revealed…
The best of both worlds
There are two events in Klal Yisrael which seem very similar on the surface, but when analysed in depth, they are clear to be far from the same. The stories of Chanukah and Purim tell of the attempt to annihilate…