• True Obedience to God

    י”ט בטבת תשפב / December 23, 2021

    The midwives of Egypt refused Pharoah’s order to kill all male Jewish babies. Their rebellion against Pharoah was based on their obedience to God’s law.

  • Where There is No Man, Be a Man

    י”ח בטבת תשפ”ב / December 2s, 2021

    When Moses went out and saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave, he first looked around to see if there was another man. He saw other people but he did not see someone who would stand up for the slave.

  • Don’t Be Fooled By Dictators

    י”ז בטבת תשפ”ב / December 21, 2021

    How did Pharoah manage to enslave the Jews? How was it that the Tribe of Levi avoided becoming slaves? Here is the answer.

  • Trust Only in God

    ט”ו בטבת תשפ”ב / December 19, 2021

    The Book of Exodus starts by stating that a new Pharoah arose who did not know Joseph. This is to teach us that men only do what is in their interest and they “forget” the good that you have done. God remembers.

  • Joseph’s Leadership Skills

    י”ג בטבת תשפ”ב / December 17, 2021

    The end of the Parsha Joseph realizes that his brothers are concerned that he might extract revenge for what was done to him earlier. Joseph again reassures them that it was all from God and for the good.

  • No One is Immortal

    י”א בטבת תשפ”ב / December 15, 2021

    As we know, the hardest thing for a leader is to imagine the world without their being the leader. Jacob’s greatness was that he knew he was mortal do he prepared the next generation for leadership.

  • The Meaning of the 10th of Tevet

    י’ בטבת תשפ”ב / December 14, 2021

    The 10th of Tevet commemorates when the Babylonians breached the walls of Jerusalem. The beginning of the end of the 1st Temple. Why did God allow this to happen?

  • The True Greatness of Joseph

    ט’ בטבת תשפ”ב / December 13, 2021

    The true greatness was not that he was the viceroy of Egypt but that he maintained a Jewish home and raised his sons to become leaders among the Jewish people.

  • Jacob’s Success

    ח’ בטבת תשפ”ב / December 12, 2021

    As Sefer Bereshit, (the Book of Genesis) comes to a close we see that, in the end Jacob achieved two important goals in his life, all his children were religious and they were united as brothers.

  • We Get What We Deserve

    ו’ בטבת תשפ”ב / December 10, 2021

    When we read the about the ten martyrs on Yom Kippur, the reason given was the sale of Joseph, What is the lesson for us?