Ten years ago, my younger brother, Reb Yaakov got married to our wonderful sister-in-law, Michal, on the first night of Chanukah in Yerushalayim. It was
All of us cringe at some of the unwise things we’ve done. I remember spending a week’s vacation with friends in Tzefas. One night, as
וַיִּגַּשׁ אֵלָיו יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר בִּי אֲדֹנִי יְדַבֶּר נָא עַבְדְּךָ דָבָר בְּאָזְנֵי אֲדֹנִי וְאַל יִחַר אַפְּךָ בְּעַבְדֶּךָ כִּי כָמוֹךָ כְּפַרְעֹה (בראשית מד:יח) On the opening pasuk
Parshat Vayigash As the saga of Yosef and his brothers draws to an end in this week’s parsha, we read of the emotional reunion of
Question: I wear a wedding ring and a watch on my left arm, and I do not like taking them off. Is it permitted to
In Nedarim 59a, Rav Chisda forcefully rejects an idea from Rabbi Yochanan. Thus: אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: לִיטְרָא בְּצָלִים שֶׁתִּיקְּנָהּ וּזְרָעָהּ — מִתְעַשֶּׂרֶת לְפִי כוּלָּהּ. יָתֵיב
When Yosef revealed his identity to his brothers, he joined with Pharaoh in sending wagons to carry Yaakov and his family back to Egypt. The
Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, zt”l, was renowned for his extraordinary drive and hasmada (diligence in learning), sterling character, warmth and self-sacrifice. A personable and approachable
In this week’s parsha, Vayigash, when Yaakov is with Yosef he says אָמ֣וּתָה הַפָּ֑עַם, this time I will die. What does it mean when Yaakov
Ya’akov is anxious. Frightened. Scared. He is about to leave Israel, the land he knows is his one true home, and depart for the depraved
משֶׁה קִבֵּל תּוֹרָה מִסִּינַי, וּמְסָרָהּ לִיהוֹשֻׁעַ, וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ לִזְקֵנִים, וּזְקֵנִים לִנְבִיאִים, וּנְבִיאִים מְסָרוּהָ לְאַנְשֵׁי כְנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה. הֵם אָמְרוּ שְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים, הֱווּ מְתוּנִים בַּדִּין, וְהַעֲמִידוּ תַלְמִידִים הַרְבֵּה,
Many of us have wonderfully fond memories of our grandparents—visiting their homes and rummaging through their old closets, receiving gifts and playing games with them,
