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There was once a fellow who was walking down the street, minding his own business, when he fell into a deep pit. The poor man… Read More »Chapter One Hundred Forty-Two

Perhaps this goodness [of the World to Come] will appear light in your eyes. Perhaps you will think that there is no reward for the… Read More »Chapter 8, Law 6(b) – Physical World to Come?

And Elokim said, “Let there be light” and there was light. (Breishis 1:3) The history of the world begins with a flood of Divine light.… Read More »The Light at the End of the Tunnel

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1184 – Holding the Kiddush… Read More »Hashem’s Wink, Reuven’s Jealousy & Shira on Chanukah

Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is acquired with… Read More »Chapter 6, Mishna 6: Ways 41-43(a): Maturity and the Big Picture

In Parshas Vayeishev, Yosef was sold to a band of Yishma’eilim that were carrying pleasant smelling spices. Rashi (37:25) quotes the Midrash, which states that… Read More »Feeling Surrounded by the Chasdei Hashem

Yaakov dwelt in the land of that his father had sojourned in, the land of Canaan.[2] Chazal, cited by Rashi, find a hint of peaceful… Read More »What Yaakov Wanted

BS”D Vayeishev Volume 35, No. 9 26 Kislev 5781 December 12, 2020 Sponsored by the Vogel family on the yahrzeit of mother and grandmother Miriam… Read More »Notice the Small Things!

So his brothers said to him, “Will you reign over us, or will you govern us?” And they continued further to hate him on account… Read More »Chanukah – A Conduit for His Light

Rav Isaac Sher zt”l asks the following question: In the tefillah of Al Ha’nissim, we thank Hashem for the miracles that occurred, the great strength… Read More »Chanukah – Fighting For Hashem