Weekly Sermonette

What's Wrong With Retirement?

By Yossy Goldman

We all dream of enjoying a peaceful and serene life. But can too much serenity lead to senility?

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The Child in the Pit

By Yossy Goldman

I remember the Rebbe thundering: “The whole Egyptian exile can be traced to Reuben’s ill-timed teshuvah! When a Jewish child is languishing in the pit, this is not the time to be worrying about your own spiritual state . . .”

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Image and Influence

By Yossy Goldman

Determined as he was, on this occasion Joseph was beginning to falter. What saved him? The classical image of the sage with the long white beard . . .

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“How Are You Today?”

By Yossy Goldman

“And Joseph came to them in the morning and he saw them, and behold, they were troubled. He asked Pharaoh’s officials . . . ‘Why do you look so bad today?’” But why would Joseph see anything unusual in that? Wouldn’t we expect most people in jail to look miserable?

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