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7 years ago
Binyomin son of Strength
As Rochel was dying in child birth she called her newborn son”Ben Oni”the son of my pain and mourning. Yaakov called him BinYamin the son of my strength ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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7 years ago
Odd war strategy???
In preparing for the meeting with Eisav Yaakov took three measures. He davened to Hashem, he sent a peace offering to Eisav, and he prepared for war. How did he prepare ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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7 years ago
How did Rashi know??
And Yaakov took his 2 wives, 2 maidservants and 11 children and crossed the River Yabok”. Rashi notes that the pasuk only mentions Yaakov’s 11 children. ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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7 years ago
Very Short Vort, Buy that lottery ticket
We See in this weeks parsha that yaakov and Esav meet. But before this big meeting Yaakov does three things to help appease Esav. He Davens, He sends Gifts and then ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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7 years ago
Stop, Revive, Survive
At the beginning of this week’s parsha, Yaakov is on his way to meet up again with his long-lost twin brother, Esav. As we all know, Esav was not a great guy. ..
Written by Tal Segal
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7 years ago
Loved To Death
This week’s parsha is Vayishlach. Yaakov, after receiving the blessings from his father Yitzchak and living with Lavan, his uncle, for some 20 years, now has a full ..
Written by Tal Segal
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7 years ago
‘Why do you ask my name?’; how non-English!
Just after Yaakov’s fight with the angel has ended with the rising of the morning sun, Yaakov asks the angel what his name is. The angel replies ‘why ..
Written by D Fine
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7 years ago
Moshiach in Vayishlach
The Ramchal explains that the final part of Vayishlach is conveying a very deep message. It lists the 7 kings of Edom, but it is really hinting to history at large. ..
Written by D FIne
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7 years ago
Did the Avos keep the Torah?
How do you know that Yaakov wore a streimel? Because the pasuk says ‘and Yaakov went out,’ and he would not have gone out without a streimel! That is the popular ..
Written by D FIne
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7 years ago
Parshas Vayikra: The ideal
The book of Vayikra has been given a bad rap. As a subject, Vayikra is often seen as detailed, dry, and mostly irrelevant. First of all, the Korbanos and other Temple ..
Written by Anonymous
