"It's not easy to change ingrained habits. But Chanukah, which...falls during this week's Parshah [Miketz], carries with it a relevant message in this regard....
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In the Merit of Esav
Haber, Rabbi Yaacov
November 19, 2021
"When R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai asked his disciples to go and see which is the best quality to which a man should cling, his...
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Parshas Vayeitzei
Leff, Dr. Nosson Chayim Z"TL
November 12, 2021
"Ya’akov Avinu…went to his destination in order to extend the greatness of HaShem’s Presence even to a place where His Presence was hidden....
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The Difference between Knowledge and Wisdom
Goldwicht, Eitiel
November 4, 2021
"Jewish wisdom is about integrating knowledge and understanding into our daily lives....
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Parshat Chayei Sarah: Is Alienation the Unavoidable Price of Revolutionary Thinking?
Bigman, Rabbi David
October 28, 2021
"The ability to spread God’s message demands inner strength combined with warm openness to those outside....
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Why Believing in God Should Make You More Kind
Coopersmith, Rabbi Nechemia
October 21, 2021
"Abraham realized that he could create an affinity with God by emulating Him. The more he resembled God, the closer he would become to...
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The Purpose of My Soul
Haber, Rabbi Yaacov
October 8, 2021
"Rashi brings the Talmud’s comment in Sanhedrin 108a on Noach’s status as a ‘perfect tzaddik in his generation’...
Rav Kook...explains that every Soul has its...
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The Genesis of Justice (Bereishit)
Sacks, Rabbi Lord Jonathan ZT"L
September 30, 2021
"God says, 'Let there be,' and there is... the key word of the narrative, appearing seven times, ...is the word tov, good.
Tov is a...
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Hide and Seek – Parshat Hazinu
Sinclair, Rabbi Yaakov Asher
September 17, 2021
"When we keep the Torah, we see G-d more clearly in our lives. If we don’t keep it, then G-d becomes more and more...
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A Nation of Storytellers (Ki Tavo 5781)
Sacks, Rabbi Lord Jonathan ZT"L
August 27, 2021
"The great questions – 'Who are we?', 'What is our task?' – are best answered by telling a story…
Jews were the first people to...
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Or HaChaim Retrieves Hidden Message from Mitzvah of Returning Lost Objects
Frand, Rabbi Yissocher
August 19, 2021
"You shall not see the ox of your brother or his lamb wandering and hide yourself from them; you shall surely return them to...
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Parashat Shofetim: The Knock on the Door
Mansour, Rabbi Eli J.
August 12, 2021
"Rain [which] is formed by the evaporation of water on the earth... is symbolic of the 'Hit’oreruta De’le’tata' – the awakening from down below.
When...
