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WHICH WAS THE real fight, the one with the “stranger” the night before, or with Eisav the next day? Clearly the one with the stranger… Read More »The Real Fight

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

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 3-4: (3) Explaining to Ourselves (4) Mastering our Surroundings

BS”D Volume 39, No. 7 6 Kislev 5785 December 7, 2024 Sponsored by the Katz family on the yahrzeit of Chana Eidel bat Moshe Aharon… Read More »Our Story

And he dreamt, and behold a ladder was standing towards the earth and its head was striving towards the heavens and angels of Elokim were… Read More »That Ladder of Potential

A ladder was set on the earth, and its top reached Heaven. Hashem’s angels were ascending and descending upon it. And behold – Hashem was… Read More »Sinai: Getting It Right For All Time

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: # #1314 – Is One… Read More »Thanking Hashem Must Also Include a Plea for the Future

This week we read the parsha of Va’yaitzay. “Va’yaitzay Yaakov mi’Beer sheva va’yailech Charanah {And Yaakov went out from Beer Sheva and went to Charan}.… Read More »Hey, Looks Like Supper!

Could there be any better guarantee for success than a promise directly from Hashem? Undoubtedly not. If you are fortunate enough to get such a… Read More »Bread Is for Eating

It just doesn’t make sense. After more than twenty years of toiling in the house of Lavan (Laban), Yaakov (Jacob) wants out. He should have… Read More »Smokescreen