They couldn’t believe their eyes. Having assumed for 22 years that Yosef was lost to slavery or even murdered, they could hardly imagine that he
In Parshat Vayigash, Yosef asks his brothers if his father is still alive. Yosef obviously knew that his father was still alive because his brothers
In Parshat Vayigash we read how Yosef tried to mollify his brothers once he announced himself and revealed his true identity. In effect, he told
In the Amidah we pray for kibbutz galuyot (ingathering of exiles): “Sound the great shofar for our liberty, and raise a banner to gather our
One does not have to be superstitious to recognize facts. It is a historical fact that the period between the 17th of Tamuz and the
Example isn’t another way to teach; it is the only way to teach.—Albert Einstein In previous essays laying out a comprehensive educational philosophy, we discussed
In this week’s parsha, the riveting story of Yosef Hatzadik reaches its climax as Yosef finally reveals himself to his brothers with the famous words,
toThe whole world is suffering through this pandemic and the way it has been mismanaged by most governments as they have had to reverse themselves
Marking the completion of the second machzor of Daf HaYomi B’Halacha and the beginning of the third machzor. “What better eis ratzon, what more opportune
What is success? Once a year, as we read Parshat Mikeitz, we are reminded of a believing Jew living in a foreign culture—Yosef the tzadik.
Before I knew of the Rokeah, I met his wife.[1] My eleventh-grade medieval Jewish history teacher, Raizi Chechik, introduced us to her with a photocopied
Once a year we have a special day set aside when we are asked to pause and give thanks for all the blessings we have
