in the blink of an eye 2

Chazal tell us that vayehi tends to introduce a bad event ; tzaar (gemara megillah 10b; see Rabbeinu Chananel there). For example, that’s how the megilla starts ..

Written by D Fine

the hidden message behind the notes

The leining notes (‘trop’/ cantillation notes’) might seem a cute way to musically convey a sedra, but there is much more to them than that. One can see that ..

Written by d fine (something my dad used to say each year)

connections and vayigash

Parshas Vayigash; Connections If one were pressed to give a unified title to our sedra this week, I think it would be ‘connections/meetings.’ The sedra opens ..

Written by avreich

What was Yaakov’s Mistake?

In this weeks Parsha, Yaakov, the monotheist, meets Pharoh, the king of Egypt and the most powerfulman in the world. What could they have discussed? The meaning ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

do you undervalue your brothers???

This week’s parsha is the dramatic climax of the story of Yosef and his brothers. First, they sell him as a slave to Egypt. Afterwards, Yosef achieves phenomenal ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

The Shevatim didn’t have an answer and neither will we

A number of times before he revealed himself to his brothers, Yosef asked them if their father was alive and they answered in the affirmative. Now when Yosef says ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

Life Lessons: speak from the bottom of your heart, and make yourself heard!!

When Yehuda decides to argue with the Egyptian viceroy (who was really his brother Yosef) to not take Binyomin as a slave, the Torah states: “And Yehuda approached ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose