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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"
Do you have a father?
— Joseph to his brothers, Genesis 44:19
Print Magazine

Our souls are in exile within our bodies. Our people is in exile within a foreign world.

And so there are two things we must know:

That this is not our place.
And that hidden treasure lies buried here; for G‑d dwells in darkness.

If we remember only that this is not our place, we may remain strong, we may even sh...