ב"ה
Vayeishev 5762 - December 7, 2001
Righteous Individual vs. Righteous Leader
Why was the leadership of Israel taken from Reuben and given to Judah? What does this teach us about the leaders we should choose to follow and the leadership we should display?
Why was the leadership of Israel taken from Reuben and given to Judah? What does this teach us about the leaders we should choose to follow and the leadership we should display?
Parshah
Vayeshev Home Page
Joseph and his brothers, Judah and Tamar, Potiphar's wife, the Butler and the Baker... There's the Biblical story, the Midrashic interpretations, and the deeper dimensions revealed by the Chassidic masters
Joseph and his brothers, Judah and Tamar, Potiphar's wife, the Butler and the Baker... There's the Biblical story, the Midrashic interpretations, and the deeper dimensions revealed by the Chassidic masters
Story
The Black Carriage
Reb Shmuel reputedly said to the Rebbe: “If you are a true Rebbe, you have nothing to fear by being arrested. If you are not, you deserve whatever they will do to you”
Reb Shmuel reputedly said to the Rebbe: “If you are a true Rebbe, you have nothing to fear by being arrested. If you are not, you deserve whatever they will do to you”
What's So Terrible About Idolatry?
I don't mean massive temples with human sacrifices. What about a civilized idolater, in the privacy of his own home? What's so terrible?
I don't mean massive temples with human sacrifices. What about a civilized idolater, in the privacy of his own home? What's so terrible?
Parenting
Getting Your Way
If I said "No" to my child for something they wanted and then changed my mind, would it come across as a weakness on my part?
If I said "No" to my child for something they wanted and then changed my mind, would it come across as a weakness on my part?
Chanukah Preview
An eight-part journey into the soul of Chanukah... Tzvi Freeman's Menorah Files... Chanukah Stories…
An eight-part journey into the soul of Chanukah... Tzvi Freeman's Menorah Files... Chanukah Stories…
A person can be consoled over the dead, but not over the living.
— Midrash Rabbah
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Looking at your world from Above, all is good.
Looking at your world from within, things don’t always look so nice.
Until you connect your world below to the world above. Then the goodness flows downward without distortion.
How do you make that connection? By clinging tightly above.
By putting all your trust in G‑d.
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