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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

Friday Night IT IS VERY insightful that so many different societies believe in Afterlife, and have for so long. In fact, the only part of… Read More »The Toldos Advantage

Esav said, “Look, I’m going to die. For what do I need the birthright?[2] According to Rashi, Esav was not in imminent danger of expiring… Read More »Real Spiritual Men Take Risks

Sponsored by Robert and Hannah Klein on the yahrzeits of his mother Dorothy Klein (Devorah bat Avraham a”h), and his brother Kenneth H. Klein (Kalman… Read More »Prayer Offerings

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1225 – The Bar Mitzvah… Read More »The Value of Planning, Forethought, Process and Development

The Story The two friends walked together to shul one morning in Tel Aviv, deep in discussion. “Trust me,” Tal said, “Being a bechor is… Read More »Washing a Kohen’s Hands