We Cannot Outsmart our G-d

In this week's reading, the spies were sent out to investigate the Land of Israel, to see how to enter and minimize risk. They returned with a bad report: "indeed, it is a land flowing with milk and honey," they said, even bringing back samples of the oversized fruit...
Mirroring the Past

Mirroring the Past

In this week's reading, Yosef is sold, enslaved, and taken to Egypt, where he is purchased by Potiphar, chief executioner to Pharoah. He soon earns Potiphar's trust, such that Yosef is entrusted to manage Potiphar's house and all his property [Gen. 39:1-4]. This works...

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Joining Together

Joining Together

The Torah says that after Yaakov left his parents, fleeing from his brother Esav, "he came to the place" [28:11]. Rashi explains that he came to Mount Moriah, the same "place" mentioned previously, when Avraham brought Yitzchak to that same place, the site of the...

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All this, and no more

All this, and no more

Rivka told her son Yaakov that he must take food to his father, Yitzchak, and receive the blessings that her husband intended to bestow upon their older son, Esav—but Yaakov was reluctant. If his father realized, he said, "I will have brought upon myself a curse, not...

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When Fear is Required

When Fear is Required

One of the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov is found in a popular Jewish tune: "All the world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is not to be afraid at all." He was speaking about the physical world—because, when it comes to fear of Heaven, just the...

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Abraham “the Hebrew”

Abraham “the Hebrew”

Since the horrific massacres that took place in the Land of Israel earlier this month, students on campus have faced rallies for "Palestine" that quickly devolved into explicit Jew hatred. Earlier this week, so-called protesters discovered that there were Jews...

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The Truly Good, the Mediocre… and the Evil

The Truly Good, the Mediocre… and the Evil

“These are the products [children] of Noach; Noach was a righteous man, pure in his generation, and Noach walked with G-d… And G-d said to Noach, the end of all flesh comes before me, for all the earth is filled with Hamas because of them, and behold, I will destroy...

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