November 2021

And Lavan said to Yaakov, “Behold this pile and behold this monument, which I have cast between me and you. This pile is a witness,… Read More »Everything at Risk

In a few weeks, we will read in the Torah that the brothers of Joseph referred to him almost derisively as being the master of… Read More »The Great Dreamer

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1226 – Why Was Rochel… Read More »Reuven at Three Didn’t Know Choshen Mishpat, but He Knew Right from Wrong

Yaakov’s anger flared up at Rachel. “Am I in place of G-d?”[2] Lest the conversation between Yaakov and Rachel sound like an ordinary episode of… Read More »Not Your Ordinary Domestic Spat

Be careful with authorities, for they do not befriend a person except for their own sake. They appear as friends when they benefit from it,… Read More »Chapter 2, Mishna 3: Judaism Vs. Democracy

BS”D Volume 36, No. 7 9 Kislev 5782 November 13, 2021 At the beginning of our Parashah, Yaakov travels to Charan. Upon arriving there, he… Read More »Yaakov’s Strength

Friday Night A PERSON IS either coming or going in life. We come into the world at birth, and from that point onward we’re on… Read More »On The Way Out

“Remove every lamb that is spotted or streaked, and every sheep that has dark markings. Also remove every goat that is streaked or spotted, and… Read More »Equal Opportunity

When a group of Jews gets together for prayer, they are paying public respect to Hashem. Sitting with them while occupied with something else shows… Read More »A Sign of Respect

Our previous class, “Sarah’s Accomplishment: An Inheritance for Each Jew,” covered Sarah’s ability to connect the physical world to the spiritual, thus forging for all… Read More »Intersection Between Heaven and Earth