By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: Shalom, A famous lecturer came to town to give a series of lectures and accepted the offer of his cousin to host him while he was in town. His cousin and family were warm and welcoming. As he settled in, he and his cousin started talking […]
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By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: The medrash teaches us an important lesson from the story of Yosef and his brothers – “Woe to us on the day of Judgment!” The brothers were embarrassed when Yosef revealed himself, how much more so will we be in the World to Come. The obvious […]
By Rabbi David Cohen: He cried in a loud voice. Egypt heard and Pharaoh’s household heard. (45:2) When Yosef wept, the entire country heard. Chazal (Bereishit Rabbah) state that Yosef’s cries were meant to assuage his brothers’ feelings of guilt and shame. Horav Yeruchem Levovitz, zl (cited by Bad Kodesh), […]
By Rabbi David Shasho: וַיֹּ֥×מֶר פַּרְעֹ֖ה ×ֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו ×”Ö²× Ö´×žÖ°×¦Ö¸Ö£× ×›Ö¸×–Ö¶Ö”×” ×Ö´Ö•×™×©× ×ֲש×ֶ֛ר ר֥וּחַ ×Ö±×œÖ¹×”Ö´Ö–×™× ×‘Ö¼Ö½×•Ö¹ “And Pharaoh said to his servants, ‘Could we find another like him(Yosef), a man in whom is the spirit of God?’” The last letters of the words ×ֲש×ֶ֛ר ר֥וּחַ ×Ö±×œÖ¹×”Ö´Ö–×™× ×‘Ö¼Ö½×•Ö¹ spell out “חַמï‹×¨â€. The Reishit […]
By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov: Why do we celebrate Chanukah? Israel was captured by the Greeks around 200 years before the destruction of the second temple. The Greeks were not like other nations who killed Jews, but they were very interested in killing our religion. They started making decrees that Jews […]