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It says in the Kaf Hahayyim of Hakham Hayyim Falaji (as opposed to the Kaf Hahayyim of Hakham Ya'aqob Sofer) that...
Monday, January 30, 2012/Shebat 6, 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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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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When a person is going through some kind of suffering, he is permitted to make a Neder (vow). We see this from...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011/Elul 7, 5771
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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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There are different reasons given as to why men are obligated to remain awake all night on Shabu'oth studying the...
Sunday, June 5, 2011/Siwan 3, 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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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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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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The meeting between the twin brothers, Ya'aqob Abinu (Jacob) and 'Esau, who had not seen each other for...
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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WeKha-asher Ye'annu Otham Ken Yirbeh. As much as they would afflict them, so would they increase. Depending on the...
Friday, January 8, 2010/Tebeth 22, 5770
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In his blessing to his son Dan, Ya'aqob Abinu (our father Jacob) 'a"h says: "Lishu'athkha Qiwithi H'" (for Your...
Friday, January 1, 2010/Tebeth 15, 5770
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When we read about the blessings which Ya'aqob Abinu 'a"h gave his children before he passed away, we notice the...
Thursday, December 31, 2009/Tebeth 14, 5770
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"Elleh Toldoth Ya'aqob, Yosef" (these are the generations of Jacob, Joseph). When the Torah says these are the...
Friday, December 11, 2009/Kislew 24, 5770
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Ya'aqob Abinu, 'a"h, (Jacob) says to G-d, "Hasileni Na Miyad Ahi" (please save me from the hand of my brother, from...
Friday, December 4, 2009/Kislew 17, 5770
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The episode of Dina, the daughter of Ya'aqob Abinu and Leah Immenu, serves as a springboard to explore the topic of...
Thursday, December 3, 2009/Kislew 16, 5770
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"Wayyiddar Ya'aqob Neder Lemor" (and Jacob made a vow saying). Ya'aqob Abinu, 'a"h, was in distress and made a vow...
Friday, November 27, 2009/Kislew 10, 5770
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Leah Immenu was an extremely righteous woman. In fact, we are told that her eyes were tender due to her excessive...
Thursday, November 26, 2009/Kislew 9, 5770
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Yishaq Abinu (Isaac) 'a"h, asks 'Esau to bring him delicacies, and says: "Ba'abur Tebarekhekha Nafshi" (so that my...
Friday, November 20, 2009/Kislew 3, 5770
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Our Rabbis tell us that Ya'aqob Abinu 'a"h (our father Jacob) took as a portion for himself, the Hebrew months of...
Monday, July 20, 2009/Tammuz 28, 5769
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