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Back to SearchThe Secret of the Month of Teves with Rabbi Shmuly Botnick
The Month of Teves doesn’t have many memorable days. The only days of note are the last couple of days of Chanukah, and the fast of the 10th of Teves…
3 years, 2 months ago
Parshas Vayechi (Rebroadcast)
Parshas Vayechi is the final portion of the Book of Genesis. Jacob is about to die and he tends to his affairs: He assures that he will not be buried…
3 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Vayigash – Definition of Life
Jacob relocates in our Parsha. Leaving Canaan once again, Jacob gathers his family and the possessions that he had acquired in Canaan and descends to…
3 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Vayigash – Fruitful Famine (5781)
In Parshas Vayigash, the Joseph trilogy comes to a close. The saga that began when Joseph was 17 ends when Jacob is reunited with his favorite son, n…
3 years, 2 months ago
TORAH 101: Messiah: A General Introduction
Our nation has been anticipating and longing for the Messiah, Moshiach (משיח) in Hebrew, for millennia. We are awaiting his arrival, which can come a…
3 years, 2 months ago
Parshas Vayigash (Rebroadcast)
Twenty two years have passed since Jacob and Joseph were separated. Ever since Joseph was torn away from him, Jacob was bereft of prophecy and incons…
3 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Mikeitz – Growing Pains & Paining Grows
Joseph took a very unusual path to primacy: his brothers thought he was a good for nothing, and sold him as a slave. He was sold to Egypt, accused of…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ethics: 48 Ways to Wisdom – #9: Purity (6:6:9)
Our sages tell us that one of the ways to acquire wisdom is with purity. What exactly is purity and why would it be a means through which we can acqu…
3 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Mikeitz – Talent Evaluation (5781)
Joseph is one of the most impressive figures in Jewish history. His accomplishments are vast: His holiness under spiritually treacherous conditions a…
3 years, 2 months ago
Mitzvah: Mincha Offering (#116)
The second category of sacrifices featured in Leviticus is actually not one that deals with animal sacrifice. Meal offerings are brought from flour a…
3 years, 2 months ago