ב"ה
Vayeishev 5762 - December 7, 2001
Righteous Individual vs. Righteous Leader
Why was the leadership of Israel taken from Reuben and given to Judah? What does this teach us about the leaders we should choose to follow and the leadership we should display?
Why was the leadership of Israel taken from Reuben and given to Judah? What does this teach us about the leaders we should choose to follow and the leadership we should display?
Parshah
Vayeshev Home Page
Joseph and his brothers, Judah and Tamar, Potiphar's wife, the Butler and the Baker... There's the Biblical story, the Midrashic interpretations, and the deeper dimensions revealed by the Chassidic masters
Joseph and his brothers, Judah and Tamar, Potiphar's wife, the Butler and the Baker... There's the Biblical story, the Midrashic interpretations, and the deeper dimensions revealed by the Chassidic masters
Story
The Black Carriage
Reb Shmuel reputedly said to the Rebbe: “If you are a true Rebbe, you have nothing to fear by being arrested. If you are not, you deserve whatever they will do to you”
Reb Shmuel reputedly said to the Rebbe: “If you are a true Rebbe, you have nothing to fear by being arrested. If you are not, you deserve whatever they will do to you”
What's So Terrible About Idolatry?
I don't mean massive temples with human sacrifices. What about a civilized idolater, in the privacy of his own home? What's so terrible?
I don't mean massive temples with human sacrifices. What about a civilized idolater, in the privacy of his own home? What's so terrible?
Parenting
Getting Your Way
If I said "No" to my child for something they wanted and then changed my mind, would it come across as a weakness on my part?
If I said "No" to my child for something they wanted and then changed my mind, would it come across as a weakness on my part?
Chanukah Preview
An eight-part journey into the soul of Chanukah... Tzvi Freeman's Menorah Files... Chanukah Stories…
An eight-part journey into the soul of Chanukah... Tzvi Freeman's Menorah Files... Chanukah Stories…
If you wait until you find the meaning of life, will there be enough life left to live meaningfully?
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
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Some people think that if they were truly spiritual, they would never eat.
In truth, few acts are as divine as eating food.
Eating is similar to sifting gold. You grasp the divine spark within a food and reject the dross. And then, in the mitzvahs energized by that food, you carry that divine spark back to its origin ...
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