Category: Beraishis

Cant you tell its Me

(Torah Portion Vayigash) Can’t You Tell It’s Me! There was a severe famine in the Land of Israel and our forefather Yaacov sent ten of his sons to Egypt to obtain food. The Land of Egypt was also experiencing a famine; however, because of Yosef’s foresight, Egypt had a stockpile of food, and was able …

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Hand in Hand

(Torah Portion Vayechi) Hand in Hand At the onset of my recent trip to Israel, the El Al security detail at Newark airport asked me a list of standard questions. His final question was, “Are you carrying a weapon of any type?” I said, “Yes.” He was quite surprised by my response, and before he …

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