November 2020

Fleeing from his brother Esav, Yaakov travels to his uncle Lavan in Charan; as he nears the town, he sees a peculiar sight. He sees… Read More »Well Check-Up

The gemara (Nedarim 62a) tells us, “ ‘To Love Hashem, to listen to His voice and to cling to Him…’ (Devarim 30:20), (this teaches us)… Read More »Learning to Utilize Every Trait

He took from the stones of the place and placed them around his head. He lay down in that place.[2] A medrash depicts Yaakov crestfallen… Read More »Calming Yaakov

And Ya’akov left Beer Sheva, and he went to Charan. (Bereishis 28:10) AND YA’AKOV LEFT Be’er Sheva, never to come back again. Never to come… Read More »The Transformation

BS”D Volume 35, No. 7 12 Kislev 5781 November 28, 2020 At the beginning of our Parashah, Yaakov has a dream: “Behold! A ladder was… Read More »Down to Earth

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1182 – Chasan Going To… Read More »Inspiration Without Action

The following class further develops the theme of woman’s internal power, examined in our three previous installments (“Men and Women in Judaism: Understanding Our Purpose;… Read More »Binah: A Source of Feminine Insight

When we were kids we discovered that with a pocket magnifying glass we could cause serious damage. All you had to do was go out… Read More »Chapter One Hundred Forty

“[The brothers] broke the news to [Yaakov]: “Yosef is still alive, and he rules over all the land of Egypt.” But [Yaakov’s] heart became numb,… Read More »The Boy Who Cried “Wolf!” III

As with other decrees of our Sages, there is more than one reason for repeating Shemoneh Esrei. Aside from aiding others to fulfill their obligation… Read More »Half Kedusha