November 2021

We gaze at the delightful dancing lights as we sit before the menorah and sing the traditional songs associated with the festival. Many observe a… Read More »Festival of The Reflecting Lights

Although we generally relate to the holiday Chanuka as being of Rabbinic origin, Chasam Sofer (1) explains that the obligation to establish a festival on… Read More »Today’s Chanuka Miracle

In what is perhaps the greatest and the most radical transformation in history, Yoseph is extracted from his dungeon-like jail cell where he languished as… Read More »Associated Press

Friday Night THE BIG PICTURE Zoominar continues this Tuesday, b”H. You can register at any time by writing to pinchasw@thirtysix.org. YOSEF’S LIFE WAS boring. It… Read More »Chanukah Message

A merchant once entered the marketplace, his camels loaded high with flax to sell. A blacksmith noticed the spectacle of tall, cumbersome loads of flax,… Read More »The Spark that is the Key to Jewish Endurance

The Torah scholar should not scream and cry out when he speaks — as animals. He should not raise his voice excessively. Rather, his speech… Read More »Chapter 5, Law 7(a) – Dual Standards

And Yaakov dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan. These are the generations of Yaakov: when Yosef was seventeen… Read More »A Good Interpretation

QUESTION: May a Jewish employee participate in company parties that are held in celebration of non-Jewish holidays? DISCUSSION: It depends on the type of party… Read More »Chanukah Questions And Anwers

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1228 – Saved Miraculously from… Read More »The Father Who Weeps Unceasingly for His Lost Son

Friday Night THE BIG PICTURE Zoominar is off to a good start, b”H. Session #2 is this Tuesday, b”H. You can register at any time… Read More »Not Done Yet