The Chesed of Hashem
Rabbi David Bouzaglo, one of the most prolific Moroccan piyutim writers in the 20th century, wrote a piyut about Chanukah named “Am Ne’emanai, My Trusted
Rabbi David Bouzaglo, one of the most prolific Moroccan piyutim writers in the 20th century, wrote a piyut about Chanukah named “Am Ne’emanai, My Trusted
A spectacular New York City sunset yielded to another cold, dark winter night as I rushed down 13th street on the upper edge of Manhattan’s
In his Hilchot Teshuvah (Laws of Repentance), Moses Maimonides makes one of the most empowering statements in religious literature. Having explained that we, and
A Most Welcome Development! Lab-grown meat is the most exciting development in the kosher food industry in recent years (besides the many environmental benefits the
Boxing is not a pretty sport. Sometimes, it can get pretty ugly. In 1997, Mike Tyson infamously bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield’s right
When Yehuda’s third child, שלה, was born, he, and/or the birth, was in כזיב (Bereishis 38:5). There is much discussion about why the Torah includes
I once read that in the Inuit language there are well over 50 different words that describe snow. Following are just a few examples: tlapa
וַיֵּשֶׁב יַעֲקֹב בְּאֶרֶץ מְגוּרֵי אָבִיו בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן: (בראשית לז/א) On the pasuk “And Yaakov dwelled in the land…” Rashi explains, “Yaakov asked to live in
After decades of struggles and challenges, in Parshat Vayeshev, Yaakov Avinu aims to settle down and live peacefully. Instead, the conflict between Yosef and his
המגדל כלב רע בביתו Bava Kamma 15b, 16b, 23b,78b and 83a. Nitzan Shimoni, an 8-year-old boy, was attacked and maimed by a pet Dalmatian while
וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּאֶ֖רֶץ מְגוּרֵ֣י אָבִ֑יו בְּאֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ “And Yaakov settled in the land of his father’s sojourning, in the land of K’naan.” (37:1) Rashi (37:2,
Our parsha begins with, “And Yaakov dwelled…” Picking up on the word “dwelled,” Rashi—based on the Midrash—explains that this teaches us that “Yaakov wanted to