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פרשת ויחי In this week’s parsha, Yaakov gives Yosef a double portion to inherit. The land was to be divided among Yosef’s sons, Ephraim and […]

פרשת ויגש In this week’s parsha, Yosef reveals himself. “אני יוסף. העוד אבי חי?”   At this, the brothers trembled before him, unable to answer. The […]

פרשת מקץ וענייני חנוכה This week’s parsha begins with the verse “ויהי מקץ שנתיים ימים”. The Midrash comments that this was the end of Yosef’s […]

פרשת וישב This week’s parsha begins with the infamous recounting of the story of Yosef and his brothers. We know from chazal that the brothers […]

פרשת וישלח The parsha begins with Esav marching towards Yaakov with 400 armed men. When Yaakov heard about this, the Torah testifies, “ויירא יעקב מאד […]

פרשת ויצא The parsha begins with Yaakov leaving Be’er Sheva and going to Haran. The verse continues by saying, “,ויפגע במקום” meaning literally that Yaakov […]

פרשת תולדות This week’s Parsha mentions the episode of Esav’s sale of his birthright to Yaakov.  The Gemorah in Bava Basra דף ט”ז mentions that […]

פרשת חיי שרה This week’s Parsha contains an interesting verse which the commentaries take note of.  The verse says, “And Avraham was old, coming along […]

פרשת וירא Chazal teach us in Pirkei Avos (Chapter 5 Mishna 3) that God tested Avraham Avinu with ten trials in order to demonstrate His […]

פרשת לך לך The Mishnah in Avos (5:3) teaches us that Avraham Avinu had 10 tests and he withstood all of them, and this was […]