January 22, 2025

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Rabbi Neil Fleischmann

Articles by Rabbi Neil Fleischmann

 Shemot

Moshe went out to his brothers one day, and viewed a struggle that was at play: An Egyptian was ruthlessly beating a Jew; Moshe felt

 Vayigash

The ruler of Egypt keeps asking these strange men, “How is your father?” And they share, again and again. And then in Vayigash things take

 Miketz

At first, Yehuda is a leader in a sorely lacking way, he prominently chooses the wrong thing to say, encouraging the brothers to throw Yosef

 Vayeishev

Things happen due to more than one factor at a time, beyond what we see, there’s a complex paradigm. We ended up in Egypt because

 Vayishlach

Yaakov Avinu prepared for an imminent fight, the only other option seemed to be to run, take flight. He feared losing this war, how awful

 Vayeitzei

We’re informed that Yakov Avinu left his space, and we’re also told that he went to a different place. Why doesn’t it just say that

 Toldot

We’re told that Yaakov and Eisav were different when they grew, But weren’t their differences something that, from birth, everyone knew? Chazal answer that only

Chayei Sarah

As children we’re taught of “one hundred and twenty and seven,” but there’s a lot more to learn about Sarah’s ascent to Heaven. First it

Vayeira

At first Avraham feared that he wouldn’t have any, but then God promised, “Your children will be many.”   God said that despite suffering from

 Lech Lecha

A game changer of the whole show: Avraham was told, from himself, to go. He became aware that he had to change, to take stock