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Esau’s head ended up on Isaac chest. Esau had good intentions, but he always did the wrong thing.

When Jacob gives Judah the blessing of leadership, it was because of his natural ability to lead was tied to his innate sense of humility. This is what made Judah a great leader.

When Jacob blesses his sons, Simon & Levi, he comments that their anger should be controlled. He understood why they attacked Schem, but that they went about it in the wrong way.

In Jewish thought the Temples were destroyed due to senseless hate among the Jews, not because the Babylonians nor the Romans were more powerful. If God had not willed the Temple to be destroyed it would not have been.

We might think that we do not influence much but we do not see the bigger picture. Sometimes what we consider a small act can have a tremendous impact.

Hanukah saved what was to become Western Civilization. In the Greek and Roman worlds human life was cheap. Mistreatment of slaves was normal. In the Jewish world it was the exact opposite.

The story of Hanukah seems natural but it shows how God’s hand is in the world guiding the events that occurred.

פרשת וזאת הברכה / י”ט בתשרי תשפ”ג / ד’ דחול המואד סוכות

Simhat Torah is the recognition that the Torah is the property of all Jew, no matter how rich or poor, high and low, educated or not.

פרשת וזאת הברכה / י”ח בתשרי תשפ”ג / ב’ דחול המואד סוכות

Sukkot is the holiday for all people. One can build a sukka that covers the entire world. This show that it is for all.