November 2021

Depending on one’s nusach, Aleinu is recited at a different point in the service. According to Ashkenazim, there are other prayers which follow it, while… Read More »The Order of Aleinu

Question:  At work I sometimes see other employees who are not working according to what might be considered minimum standards. For example, they might be… Read More »Talking To Or About Slacking Employees

Lavan said to Yaakov, “How could you do this? You tricked me, carrying away my daughters as though they were prisoners of war.” (Bereshith 31:26)… Read More »Deception

Torah scholars accustom themselves with great modesty. They will not degrade themselves nor uncover their heads or bodies. Even when the Torah scholar enters the… Read More »Chapter 5, Law 6 – More Private Matters

Jacob was traveling with his family to meet his brother Eisav (Esau) whom he had not seen for many years. Along the journey they passed… Read More »This Is the Real Reason Jews Love Money

And Yaakov named the place Peniel, for [he said,] “I saw an angel face to face, and my soul was saved.” And the sun shone… Read More »The One for Whom the Sun Shines

Upon learning that Shechem the son of Chamor defiled their sister, Dina, Shimon and Levi devised a plot to avenge the disgrace to the family… Read More »Feeling the Impact

BS”D Volume 36, No. 8 16 Kislev 5782 November 20, 2021 In this week’s Parashah we read of Yaakov’s reunion with his brother Esav. As… Read More »The Reunion

“And God rescued the property of your father and gave it to me.” (Bereshith 31:9) Who did God “rescue” Lavan’s property from? Yaakov worked faithfully… Read More »Rescue Mission

Yaakov, while transporting his family and belongings across the River Yabok on his way back home to Yiztchak and Rivka, is left alone. Rashi quotes… Read More »Keep the Change