Rabbi’s Blog
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Parshat Vayechi – Humbling gifts
January 6, 2023
Dear Friends, Even when giving gifts, we can’t always give children what they want. Although a child may be upset with what they got, those moments are opportunities for children […]
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Parshat Vayigash – Actions greater than words
December 30, 2022
Dear Friends, Throughout the ordeal he had put his brothers through, Yosef was able to maintain his facade and compose himself. But all pretenses fell apart with the dramatic opening […]
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Parshat Miketz/Shabbat Chanukah/Rosh Chodesh – Lighting up your relationship
December 23, 2022
Dear Friends, This week we have a unique opportunity to experience two types of candle lighting, Shabbat and Chanukah. The Talmud (Shabbat 23b) teaches that if one can only afford […]
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Parshat Vayeshev – Don’t Judge a ‘gift’ by Its Cover
December 16, 2022
Dear Friends, Giving Chanukah gifts to children, contrary to the popular misconception that it originates from ‘other sources’ around this period, has a source in the writings of the great […]
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Parshat Vayetze – Winston Churchill – Men of Power
December 2, 2022
Dear Friends, As a ‘Brit’ growing up in London, the famed wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill was often mentioned. In his first weeks as prime minister, he was faced […]
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Parshat Toldot – The Tesla Cybertruck
November 25, 2022
Dear Friends, The Tesla enthusiasts are closely following the strange-looking electric pickup truck, the Tesla Cybertruck, which was first unveiled as a prototype in late 2019 and is reported to […]