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Vayigash 5762 - December 21, 2001

The Value of Life

Placing an infinite value on every human life means an utter rejection of any "scale" by which to quantify and qualify its worth.
Parshah
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Joseph finally reveals his identity; his brothers are remorseful, his father overjoyed, and all come to live in the fertile ghetto of Goshen, Egypt. Happy ending or tragic beginning?
Story
Do You Have a Father?

What kind of question did Joseph ask his brothers? Doesn't everybody have a father?
How Do You Fight Evil?

Should we combat it? Ignore it? Is it possible to do both?
Vistas

At a certain point we have lived long enough to see that every choice we made was made in ignorance.
Parenting
Stones and Pebbles

In our busy lives today, there is only one way to make the time for things that are important to us and that is by employing the "Jar Parable"
Listen to what the Chanukah lights are telling us
— Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
Print Magazine

When you build a new house, you must make a fence for your roof. (Deut. 22:8)

The Torah speaks quite literally about a new house. But it’s also providing a paradigm for all forms of growth.

Because bigger houses come with bigger challenges. The more you engage the outside world, the more you need to protect yourself ...

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