November 2021

I recently had bought something with a credit card, but the item was defective. When I went to exchange it for a new item, I… Read More »Returning a Defective Item Without a Receipt

In this weeks parsha, Vayetzey, Yaakov arrives at the place where the Beis HaMikdash (the Temple) will be built. There he has a prophetic dream.… Read More »If Hashem Said to Go, You Go!

The ladder in Yaakov’s dream was no ordinary ladder. It was a ladder that rested on the ground but which stretched all the way up… Read More »Of Climbing Ladders and Tugging Ropes

The dream was more vivid than real life could ever be. As Jacob slept atop Mount Moriah, a fugitive from his own home, he saw… Read More »Body and Soul

“He encountered the place and he spent the night there…” (28:11) The Talmud teaches that each of the Patriarchs was responsible for instituting one of… Read More »The Best Credentials

Dedicated in Honor of the First Yahrtzeit of Chana Hinda bas R’ Aharon MordechaiYaakov’s first encounter with his future wife Rachel was significant, encompassing varied… Read More »Brothers in Scorn

When the wise man drinks wine, he drinks only enough to accompany (lit., ‘soak’) the food in his innards. Anyone who becomes drunk is a… Read More »Chapter 5, Law 3 – Wine and Self-Knowledge

Isaac summoned Esau to give him the blessings of the birthright, blessing of success and prosperity, before his passing. Jacob, who had already purchased the… Read More »Prayer Secrets from Jacob’s Masquerade

And these are the generations (Toldos) of Yitzchok the son of Avraham; Avraham begot Yitzchok. (Breishis 25:19) And Yitzchok dwelt in Gerar. And the men… Read More »Living for Toldos

Although Yaakov and Eisav were twins, they seem to be opposites in every way. Yet, Chazal tell us that the differences between them were not… Read More »The Twins