Rabbi’s Blog
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Parshat Miketz/Rosh Chodesh/Chanukah – Sibling Rivalry
December 3, 2021
Dear Friends, Sibling rivalry is more common than we might think. According to a Wall Street Journal article, research indicates that 45% of adults have a rivalrous or distant relationship […]
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Parshat Vayeshev – Nurturing Talent
November 26, 2021
Dear Friends, The gripping account of Yosef and his Brothers is possibly one of the most gut-wrenching and gripping narratives in the entire Torah. On the surface, the factors that contributed to Mechirat […]
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Parshat Vayishlach – A Time to Survive and a Time to Thrive
November 19, 2021
Dear Friends, In this week’s Parsha, we read about one of the cosmic events in Jewish history, the confrontation between Yaakov and a ‘man’. Rashi quotes the Midrash that this […]
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Parshat Vayetze – Are You Reacting?
November 12, 2021
Dear Friends, We have all been in a situation where we were supposed to do something and needed to be prompted to do it: “Did you forget to put out […]
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Parshat Toledot – To Shelter or Expose?
November 5, 2021
Dear Friends, The correct approach to education is tricky. Is it more beneficial to expose ourselves or our children to the dangers of the real world and all that comes […]
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Parshat Chaye Sarah – Kill(h)er Words
October 29, 2021
Dear Friends, The narrative of Sarah’s death described at the beginning of this week’s Parsha follows the trial of the Akedah (Binding of Issac) at the end of last week’s […]