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And Yosef said to his brothers, “I am Yosef. Is my father still alive?” but his brothers could not answer him because they were startled… Read More »Closed Minded

The brothers and Joseph finally meet each other head-on, without pretense and subterfuge. When Joseph reveals himself to the brothers, the veil of secrecy, role-playing,… Read More »Surviving on Dreams

How much did David desire life in the World to Come, as it is stated, ‘had I not trusted to see the good of G-d… Read More »Chapter 8, Law 7 – The Messianic Era

The dreams of Joseph are actualized in this week’s Torah reading. Miracles, though hidden, are somewhat natural events, and in this instance occur to facilitate… Read More »Twists and Turns

And they said to one another, “Indeed, we are guilty for our brother, that we witnessed the distress of his soul when he begged us,… Read More »Look Again

BS”D Volume 35, No. 10 4 Tevet 5781 December 19, 2020 Sponsored by Milton Cahn in memory of his mother Abby Cahn (Bracha bat Moshe… Read More »The Best Laid Plans

A little bit of light pushes away a lot of darkness. – Sefer Tzeda L’Derech The power of a light bit of light is really… Read More »With a Little Bit of Light

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1185 – A Smorgasbord of… Read More »The Names Menashe and Ephraim

Why does the Torah seem to say derogatory things about the sons of Yaakov? There is a cherem kadmonim not to speak derogatorily about the… Read More »Confrontation Between the Shvatim

When the shevatim first faced Yosef in Mitzrayim in Parshas Miketz, the posuk tells us (42:7), “Vayar Yosef es echav vayakireim…”, “And Yosef saw his… Read More »The “Actor”