Parshas Vayechi
Print PDF By Rabbi Shloimie Lindenbaum ויחי יעקב בארץ מצרים (פרק מז פסוק כח) There is normally a break in the Sefer Torah between one parsha and the next, however our parsha begins “closed”. Rashi explains that this is because, once Yaakov passes away in our parsha, the eyes and hearts of the Jews […]
Honesty and Impetuosity
Print PDF By Rabbi Naftoly Bier אבינו יעקב, our patriarch Jacob, before his death, blessed his sons. To ראובן he said, “Reuven, you were to have superior positions, that of kingship and priesthood. But due to water-like impetuosity, you forfeited both of them.” Though Reuven had thought he was acting virtuously in justifying his […]
