Yaakov spends 20 years living in Lavan’s house. He has his rows with Lavan – more than a third of the parsha, Vayetzei, is dedicated to their dialogues. And it isn’t pretty. …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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11/22/17
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The name name “Be’er Sheva” appears a total of nine times in Sefer Bereishit, and serves as the opening verse of our parasha, Vayatze: “And Jacob left Be’er Sheva and …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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11/22/17
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There is war, and then there is madness. In war, one often has to fight, but when madness sets in, sometimes one simply has to run.
Such was the question on a dark October afternoon in 1973, …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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11/22/17
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It is often difficult to take time to relax and enjoy a day with family and friends. Even when we have a big family dinner, I often hear friends complain that by the time they get to sit down, the …
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By Joni Schockett
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11/22/17
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The past week and half has been a whirlwind of furry fun. My daughter and son-in-law were in Europe for 10 days and I got to host their adorable dog Murphy. As if that wasn’t enough of a treat …
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By Judy Joszef
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11/22/17
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With the Thanksgiving holiday now upon us I would like to bring to your attention a wonderful and most informative literary work entitled, “Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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11/22/17
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When people jogged or ran, back in the 1980s and 1990s, it was mostly for the utilitarian purpose of staying fit. Running was exercise. Now, when people commit to run a marathon, there often is a …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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11/15/17
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Bereishit contains many celebrated phrases that have shaped our people’s destiny for all time. One of them occurs in this week’s parasha: “And Isaac said to Jacob, ‘Please …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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11/15/17
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I wondered what it was like for Yitzchak and Rivkah to bare their souls before the Almighty in their hopes of having a child. Yitzchak pleaded with G-d opposite his wife (or perhaps, as Rashbam …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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11/15/17
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Eli Wiesel describes one of the most painful moments he ever experienced as a push from behind.
Shouting, chaos, dogs barking and attacking, SS guards with guns shouting commands in German which …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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11/15/17
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