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We have now entered a completely new phase in the story of the Jewish people: the slavery in Egypt.  Before sending Moshe to Egypt to begin the redemption from the long, hard slavery, the Torah says: “During those many days, it happened that the king of Egypt died, and the Children of Israel groaned becauseContinue reading “Shemot 5779”

“Yaakov lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; and the days of Yaakov- the years of his life- were one hundred and forty-seven years.” (Chapter 47, Verse 28)  The Sages teach in the Midrash Raba, as well as in the Holy Zohar, that the final seventeen years of Yaakov’s life were the main yearsContinue reading “Parshat Vayechi 5779”

Stories told by the Chassidic masters and stories about their deeds and their lives have great importance in the Chassidic tradition.  In this week’s parsha we learn the story of Yosef and his brothers, and his sale into slavery in Egypt because of the brothers’ hatred.  “Yosef dreamt a dream which he told to hisContinue reading “Parshat VaYeshev 5779”

Good advice.  We all feel many times during the day and in our lives in general unsure about something and we want to know: what is the best advice for me in this situation?  In this week’s parsha Ya’akov and Esav meet again after many years, and Yaakov knows that Esav still hates him andContinue reading “VaYishlach 5779”

One of the major events in this week’s parsha is Yaakov’s marriage to Rachel and Leah and the birth of eleven of Yaakov’s twelve sons.  After suffering with infertility, Rachel gives her maidservant Bilhah to Ya’akov as a wife.  “Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, conceived again and bore Ya’akov a second son.  And Rachel said, ‘Sacred schemesContinue reading “Parshat VaYetze 5779”

We have now entered a new stage in the book of Bereshit.  Avraham and Sarah have passed away, Yitzhak marries Rivkah, and after twenty years of prayer and longing, Rivkah gives birth to twin boys, Yaakov and Esav.  “The children agitated within her, and she said, ‘If so, why am I thus?’  And she wentContinue reading “Parshat Toldot 5779”