March 14, 2025

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Divrei Torah

A Hot Knish

Universally beloved and respected for his righteousness and scholarship, Rabbi Yisrael Meir haKohen Kagan, “the Chofetz Chaim,” was both a leading ethicist as well as

All the Rage

Anger is all the rage these days. It infects personal, familial and professional relationships and is the hallmark of our politics and the key ingredient

‘Cooked’ and Sweetened Wine for Kiddush

 לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: Some reputable kosher wines claim to be kosher for Kiddush because they are not mevushal

Striving Higher

If my memory serves me correctly, which it generally doesn’t these days, it was about 25 years ago that I typed and emailed a dvar

Appreciating Life to Gain More Life

Our parsha relates that Yaakov’s life span was 147 years. Interestingly, the Daat Zikeinim (Bereishit 47:8) quotes a midrash which teaches that originally Yaakov was

Zera Shimshon on Parshas Vayechi

וַיִּקְרְבוּ יְמֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָמוּת וַיִּקְרָא לִבְנוֹ לְיוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אִם נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ שִׂים נָא יָדְךָ תַּחַת יְרֵכִי וְעָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִי חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַל נָא

Know Yourself

What is the greatest blessing you can receive? To truly know who you are. In this week’s Torah portion, our forefather Yaakov bids farewell to

 I Am Under Hashem

In Parshat Vayechi, Yaakov Avinu dies, leaving the brothers and Yosef in Egypt. After Yaakov’s death, the brothers get worried and feel that Yosef will

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