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Back to SearchParsha: Vayeitzei - Red and White Blew it
Jacob was one of the greatest people who have ever lived. He triumphed over angels. He had angels do his bidding. His visage is etched into God's thr…
10 months, 1 week ago
Parsha: Vayeitzei - Rock and Roll (5784)
Jacob undergoes a meteoric transformation in our Parsha. At the onset, Jacob is a 77-year-old penniless bachelor fleeing from his brother Esau's wrat…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Three Types of Disciples
Nothing is as critical to one's spiritual development as to finding our a good teacher.A good teacher can educate, can inform, can direct, can inspir…
10 months, 1 week ago
Parshas Vayeitzei (Rebroadcast)
Parshas Vayeitzei follows Jacob as he is fleeing from his murderous brother Esau and travels to Charan to the house of Laban, his wily and deceptive …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Parsha: Toldos - Infertile Crescent
Why were the patriarchs and matriarchs infertile? Why did Isaac favor Esau? Why did Isaac require delicacies to bless Esau? Why does the Torah offer …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Parsha: Toldos - Smoking Camels (5784)
Two very different boys are born in this week's Parsha. Esau, the older one, is ruddy and hairy and looking for trouble. Jacob, the younger one, is w…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Wrestling with Innate, Unchangeable flaws: The Keturah Method
Our character traits fall into three categories:
The ones that are easily changeable with minimal effort.The ones that can be changed, but it requires…10 months, 2 weeks ago
Parshas Toldos (Rebroadcast)
In Parshas Toldos we meet twin boys that are polar opposites: Esau, beloved by his father Isaac, is a man of the fields; while Jacob is loved by his …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Parsha: Chayei Sarah - Age of the Matriarchs
Sarah lived a relatively long life. She passed away at the age of 127 after learning about the Binding of Isaac. Our Parsha begins with her passing, …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Parsha: Chayei Sarah - Buried Alive (5784)
Sarah died at the age of 127. Abraham negotiated with the Hittites for the purchase of a burial plot, the Cave of Machpelah. The objective of the pur…
10 months, 3 weeks ago