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"Zebulun will dwell on the shores of the seas" (Bereshith 49:13). Why does it say 'seas' (Yamim) in the plural?...
Thursday, January 5, 2012/Tebeth 10, 5772
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ויאמר אבינו שבו שברו לנו מעט אכל "And our father said, 'Go back - buy for us a...
Thursday, December 29, 2011/Tebeth 3, 5772
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וישראל אהב את יוסף מכל בניו כי בן זקנים הוא לו "Israel loved Joseph more than...
Thursday, December 15, 2011/Kislew 19, 5772
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"And Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath"... (Bereshith 35,19)
The tomb of the Matriarch...
Friday, December 9, 2011/Kislew 13, 5772
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ויאמר אם יבוא עשו אל־המחנה האחת והכהו והיה המחנה הנשאר לפליטה:...
Thursday, December 8, 2011/Kislew 12, 5772
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ונתן לי לחם לאכל ובגד ללבש "He will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear" (Bereshith...
Thursday, December 1, 2011/Kislew 5, 5772
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בא אחיך במרמה ויקח ברכתך "Your brother came with cunning and took your blessing" (Bereshith...
Thursday, November 24, 2011/Heshwan 27, 5772
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ואנכי עפר ואפר "I am but dust and ashes" (Bereshith 18:27). It says in the Gemara of Hullin that as a...
Thursday, November 10, 2011/Heshwan 13, 5772
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ויהי רעב בארץ וירד אברם מצרימה "And there was famine in the land and Abraham descended to...
Thursday, November 3, 2011/Heshwan 6, 5772
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"Please say that you are my sister, so that on your account it will be good for me..." (Bereshith 12,13). How...
Thursday, November 3, 2011/Heshwan 6, 5772
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ותשחת הארץ לפני הא' "And the earth was corrupt before G-d" (Bereshith 6:11). Why does it say...
Thursday, October 27, 2011/Tashri 29, 5772
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On Simhath Torah, a Kohen can be called up as Hathan Torah. In such a case, another Kohen should go up for the...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011/Tashri 21, 5772
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The name of Serah Bath Asher is first mentioned with the names of the seventy people from the family of Ya'aqob...
Thursday, July 14, 2011/Tammuz 12, 5771
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A person should endeavor to get blessings from others and, by the same token, should run away from any arguments...
Sunday, July 3, 2011/Tammuz 1, 5771
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A husband and wife are considered like one body, as it says, "And they shall become one flesh" (Bereshith 2:24)....
Thursday, December 30, 2010/Tebeth 23, 5771
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ויהי ימי יעקב שני חייו שבע שנים וארבעים ומאת שנה "And the days of Jacob......
Thursday, December 16, 2010/Tebeth 9, 5771
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Why are we told that there must be enough oil to last the minimum required time of a half hour, before lighting...
Sunday, December 5, 2010/Kislew 28, 5771
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According to the Midrash, Asnath was the daughter of Dinah from Shechem. The sons of Ya'aqob Abinu (Jacob), 'a"h,...
Thursday, December 2, 2010/Kislew 25, 5771
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There are several explanations as to why Yoseph Hassadiq (Joseph) 'a"h, did not attempt to contact his father, to...
Thursday, November 25, 2010/Kislew 18, 5771
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We mentioned in the past that our Rabbis of blessed memory derived a meaningful lesson in parenting from the story...
Thursday, November 25, 2010/Kislew 18, 5771
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Esau says to Ya'aqob Abinu (Jacob), 'a"h, יש לי רב "I have plenty" (Bereshith 33:9). This is the way of the...
Thursday, November 18, 2010/Kislew 11, 5771
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ונתן לי לחם לאכל ובגד ללבש, "[And G-d] will give me bread to eat and clothes to wear"...
Thursday, November 11, 2010/Kislew 4, 5771
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מכרה כיום את בכרתך לי "Sell your birthright to me today [as this day]" (Bereshith 25:31). Rashi...
Thursday, November 4, 2010/Heshwan 27, 5771
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And Yis-haq prayed to G-d, opposite his wife, because she was barren. (Bereshith 25:21). The verse that recounts...
Thursday, November 4, 2010/Heshwan 27, 5771
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It says ויהיו חיי שרה מאה שנה ועשרים שנה ושבע שנים "And the life of Sarah was...
Thursday, October 28, 2010/Heshwan 20, 5771
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What words can express the greatness of Sara Immenu, 'a"h, at the time of her burial? The Midrash tells us that...
Thursday, October 28, 2010/Heshwan 20, 5771
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In the Parasha of Bereshith we read that G-d rested on the Seventh day and blessed it and sanctified it.
Friday, October 16, 2009/Tashri 28, 5770
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When we finish reading the last portion of the Torah (Wezoth Habberakha) on Simhath Torah, we begin reading Bereshith...
Monday, October 12, 2009/Tashri 24, 5770
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There are times when the Torah reading in the Land of Israel and the reading in the Diaspora are not synchronized...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009/Tashri 18, 5770
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Fixing a Sefer Torah on Hol Hammo'ed is forbidden if it requires a Sofer (scribe) to repair it by adding a letter (as...
Monday, October 5, 2009/Tashri 17, 5770
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As part of the creation of the world G-d created light. It says "Wayabdel Ben Ha-or Uben Hahoshekh",...
Friday, October 24, 2008/Tashri 25, 5769
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After any major Holiday, such as Sukkoth, Simhath Torah and Pesah, we eat and drink a lot and possibly end up doing...
Thursday, October 23, 2008/Tashri 24, 5769
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