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Vayigash
Essay
The Tzaddik and the Dragon of Darkness II
You found a cavern amidst the geothermal stream. It was warm. It was good. In some distant, fleeting way, it reminded you of the bliss of your garden above. Oh, how you yearned to return there.
You found a cavern amidst the geothermal stream. It was warm. It was good. In some distant, fleeting way, it reminded you of the bliss of your garden above. Oh, how you yearned to return there.
By the Numbers
7 Lessons From Travel You Can Apply to Daily Life
When we’re away, we are more willing to entertain different perspectives. We are friendlier, less judgmental and more open-minded.
When we’re away, we are more willing to entertain different perspectives. We are friendlier, less judgmental and more open-minded.
Your Questions
Why Celebrate a Baby Girl With a Shabbat Kiddush?
There is an old custom that, after a baby girl is born, the parents host a kiddush reception when people bestow blessings on the child.
There is an old custom that, after a baby girl is born, the parents host a kiddush reception when people bestow blessings on the child.
Chanukah News
Parshah
Illuminating the Darkest Moments of Your Life
Often, the context we assign to experiences is really a projection of how we view ourselves.
Often, the context we assign to experiences is really a projection of how we view ourselves.
Joseph's Message
It was not enough for Jacob to discover that Joseph was still alive physically. He needed to hear that he was also alive spiritually.
It was not enough for Jacob to discover that Joseph was still alive physically. He needed to hear that he was also alive spiritually.
For Your Vayigash Study Group (PDF)
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
Story
He Cheated the Angel of Death
“I can’t give the evil inclination such a victory,” said Reb Shmaya, “so everyone leave me alone and let me die in peace.”
“I can’t give the evil inclination such a victory,” said Reb Shmaya, “so everyone leave me alone and let me die in peace.”
Lifestyle
When Moses said to G-d, "But they will not believe me" (Exodus 4:1), G-d said to him: "They are believers, the children of believers."
— Talmud, Shabbat 97a
Print Magazine
The month before Rosh Hashanah, taught Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, is a precious month. For thirty days, you can find the Ultimate King awaiting you outside the city, on a rustic path that winds through an empty meadow.
What’s the advantage of meeting the King in a meadow?
Because when you meet the King in His palace...
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