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This week’s parsha, Vayeshev, begins: “Vayeshev Yaakov B’eretz M’guray Aviv (37:1)” – and Yaakov settled in the land where his father had resided. The Kli… Read More »Just Passing Through

“…And Yosef would bring evil reports about them to their father”(37:2) The Torah records that Yosef’s brothers hated him because he reported to Yaakov transgressions… Read More »Because I Care

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: ##1315 – Did The Gadol… Read More »The Key to Yaakov’s Gratitude is Hayarden HaZEH

Once upon a time Daphna knocked on her older sister’s bedroom door. “Aviva, can you help me with my math homework?” “Sure, come on in”… Read More »Vows and Dreams

Divine providence seems to work in strange ways, especially for Joseph languishing in an Egyptian prison. Unjustly accused of making advances to Potiphar’s wife, Joseph… Read More »Freeing the Spirit

The story of Yoseph’s discord with his brothers’ waxes as a factual, albeit eternal, analogy to feuding Jews. There are dreams and fantasies, jealousies and… Read More »Tainted Intent

THERE IS THIS joke about a woman who cried the first time she read the story about Yosef’s kidnapping and how he suffered. But her… Read More »Remorse Now

And he (Yaakov) went ahead of them and prostrated himself to the ground seven times, until he came close to his brother. And Esav ran… Read More »A Brotherly Embrace

Fear and Battle Yaakov wanted to make peace with his brother.  He went out of the way to greet him before coming home to his… Read More »The Sleeping Bandit

Yaakov’s sons…were distressed, and were full of indignation. For [Shechem] had committed an outrage in Israel by violating a daughter of Yaakov, and such a… Read More »The Oil of Victory