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Parashat Vayechi

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh זְבוּלֻ֕ן לְח֥וֹף יַמִּ֖ים יִשְׁכֹּ֑ן וְהוּא֙ לְח֣וֹף אֳנִיּ֔וֹת וְיַרְכָת֖וֹ עַל־צִידֹֽן׃ Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore; He shall be a haven for ships, And his flank shall rest on Sidon. And Rashi explains: לחוף ימים. … שֶׁהָיָה זְבוּלֻן עוֹסֵק בִּפְרַקְמַטְיָא וּמַמְצִיא מָזוֹן לְשֵׁבֶט יִשָּׂשכָר, וְהֵם […]

Parashat Vayigash

Parasha Thoughts Rabbi Yosef Shemtov The most fascinating subject in this week’s portion is the confrontation between Yosef and his brothers. Now Yosef is the prime minister of a world power, Egypt, and his brothers are strangers who don’t have bread to eat. Yosef remembers his dreams and his brothers […]

Chanukah

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho The Gemara in Shabbat (21b) says the Mitzvah of Chanukah is to light a candle for a person and his household and the “Mehadrin,” someone who is more meticulous, lights a candle for each person in his family. One who is at an even […]

Parashat Vayeshev

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh The Sages teach us that the last conversation between Yaakov Avinu and Yosef Hatsadik was a Halachic discussion about the importance of escorting the passenger. As a matter of fact, we see that the impact of this lesson in Yosef’s life was so enormous […]

Parashat Vayishlach

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, In the Parasha, Yaakov Avinu is told that Esav is coming to greet him with an army. He prepares himself for the confrontation with prayer, gifts, and battle. As he moved his family across the river, he realized he left some items behind […]