57 Lessons
Jacob sent Judah before him... to guide him: like Jacob, like the Ben Ish Chai
What did our father Jacob ask of Joseph just before he went down to Egypt? And how are these things related to good leadership?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Tevet 6 5782
The Birth of Forgiveness
Joseph forgave. That was a first in history. Yet the Torah hints that the brothers did not fully appreciate the significance of his words. After all, he did not explicitly use the word ‘forgive’. He told them not to be distressed
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Tevet 5 5782
Did He Know?
How much did our father Jacob really know about the events previously described in the Torah readings? There are various streams of thought regarding this matter.
Rabbi Berel Wein | Tevet 5 5782
All Together Now!
Yakov is anxious. Frightened. Scared. He is about to leave Israel, the land he knows is his true home, for the depraved environment of Egypt. On the other hand, he is desperate to be reunited with Yosef.
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Tevet 4 5782
A Haftarah from Yechezkel
Who chose which haftaros we read? In what ways is the book of Yechezkel unusual? Why is the haftarah on Shabbos seldom from Yechezkel?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tevet 3 5782
The Hidden Sale
Before revealing his identity, Yosef commanded all others to leave the room (ibid. 45:1). Why was this important to him?
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Tevet 3 5782
Stop, Look..…and Listen!
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Tevet 9 5781
Heart To Heart
The language that needs no translation.
Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Tevet 9 5781
More on the Passage of Time
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Tevet 8 5781
Vayigash
Rabbi Berel Wein | Tevet 6 5781
The Unexpected Leader
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Tevet 5 5781
Return to Israel the Moment It's Possible
Beyond the 4 Amot
In this week's Torah reading of Vayigash, Yosef's brothers come down to Egypt because of the terrible famine in the land of Israel. There is a difference between their original plan and the reality at the end of the Parasha.
Baruch Gordon | Tevet 6 5780
A Hard Nachal – But What Is a Nachal?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tevet 3 5780
Service in the Israeli Army and Lineage – part I
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Tevet 3 5780
The Future of the Past
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Tevet 1 5780
One Dream at a Time?
We continue to discuss Yosef’s dream(s). We saw that Yosef’s attempt to appease his brothers by means of sharing his dream backfired. “His brothers said to him: ‘Will you be king over us, or will you rule over us?’ They continued to hate him because of his dreams and his words” (Bereishit 37:8).
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Tevet 5 5779
FATHER, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Tevet 5 5779
Does My Father Love Me?
Vayigash 5779
Vayigash 5779
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Tevet 1 5779
What is the connection between the agalot ("carriages") and our redemption?
Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon | 5778