by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 6, 2021 | Chanukah, Israel, Temple, Vayechi
The Hanukkah story is clearly one of conflict, pitting the underdog Judeans against the powerful Seleucids and King Antiochus IV. The Judeans were also up against their Hellenized brethren who actively sought to end the Temple service and the observance of the Torah’s...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 23, 2018 | Kindness and Compassion, Psalms, Vayechi
If we look at the final verse of Psalm 23 on its own, separated from its context, we see a beautiful statement of peace and satisfaction with one’s life. Only good and kindness, wow! No suffering at all. No encounters with evil. Truly a blessed life. How rare...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 25, 2015 | Israel, Vayechi
In this week’s portion, we finish the book of Genesis with the conclusion of the story of Joseph and his brothers– the brothers and Jacob are all in Egypt, Jacob blesses his children before his death, and the book closes with the death of Joseph. Before his death and...
