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Divrei Torah

Recharged

Dedicated to the refuah sheleimah of Ahuva Leah bas Yosifa Beracha A few weeks ago, the Shabbat Project was marked throughout the Jewish world. Jews

Zera Shimshon on Parshas Vayeishev

אֵלֶּה תֹּלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף בֶּן שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן וְהוּא נַעַר אֶת בְּנֵי בִלְהָה וְאֶת בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה נְשֵׁי אָבִיו וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף

The Effects of Embarrassment

Our parsha begins by saying that “Yaakov settled in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.” The midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 84:4)

Temptation and Desire

While taking classes to become a teacher, we learned of something called “the marshmallow test.” If you take a marshmallow and put it in front

Let’s Talk About It

This week’s parsha, Vayeishev, features the famous story of Yosef and his brothers. Why didn’t the brothers speak to Yosef? Why didn’t they tell him

Making Others Jealous

Is it ever possible to treat someone too nicely? If the treatment will make others jealous, it just might be. In our portion this week,

The Jewish Journey

Why is Jacob, the father of our people, the hero of our faith? We are “the congregation of Jacob,” “the children of Israel.” Yet it

Verifying or Trusting Chazal?

Rabbi Yochanan’s Belligerent Talmid Many delight when various discoveries are made corroborating Tanach or Chazal’s teaching. One of many examples is the discovery of Chizkiyahu

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