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Parshas Vayeitzei

Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 By parsha
Parshas Vayeitzei

In this week’s Parsha, in the midst of Yaakov Avinu’s travels, the sun prematurely set, and Yaakov went to sleep. He suddenly had a dream. The pasuk says that when Yaakov woke up from his dream he was immediately spurred to action. He recognized the holiness of the place and the importance of the moment….

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Parshas Toldos: Successful Parenting

Posted on November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 By parsha
Parshas Toldos: Successful Parenting

In this week’s Parsha, the Torah tells us that Yitzchok loved Eisav. Why? Ki tzayid befiv, because Eisav would supply him with hunted animals. Yitzchok loved Eisav because of the food that he provided him with. There is a big question here. How can it be that Yitzchok loved Eisav because of food? Yitzchak wasn’t…

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Sefer Bereishis

Parshas Chayei Sarah: The Power of Helping Others

Posted on November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 By parsha
Parshas Chayei Sarah: The Power of Helping Others

In this week’s Parsha, we learn about Yitzchak Avinu who was 40 years old and still single. He needed to get married. The pasuk tells us, “Vayeitze Yitzchak lasuach basadeh” – Yitzchok went out to pray in the field. The pasuk continues, “Vayisa einav vayar” – he lifted his eyes and his intended bride, his…

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Sefer Bereishis

Jewish n’ Joyful: Life’s Biggest Blessings (feat. Rabbi Shlomo Landau)

Posted on November 16, 2024November 15, 2024 By parsha
Jewish n’ Joyful: Life’s Biggest Blessings (feat. Rabbi Shlomo Landau)

Money can be very confusing. In this video, you will hear the Jewish response to money and happiness. $10,000 changed an Hasidic beggar’s life teaching him a life lesson like never before. Rabbi Shlomo Landau undercovers the truth and power of money. ✬SPONSORS OF THE EPISODE✬ ►Ohr Olam: An Incredible Hebrew-English Mishnah Berurah that’s changing…

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Parsha Knowledge Parshas Lech Lecha Inspiration: You are a Star!

Posted on November 5, 2024November 5, 2024 By parsha
Parsha Knowledge Parshas Lech Lecha Inspiration: You are a Star!

In this week’s Parsha, Hashem compares the Jewish people to the stars in the heavens. The pasuk says, Vayeitzei Oso Hachutzah… – “Hashem brought Avraham outside and said, “Look towards the heaven and count the stars… That is how numerous your descendants will be.”  The question is why? Why are Jews compared to stars? What…

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Sefer Bereishis

Parshas Noach Inspiration: The Last Lion

Posted on October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 By parsha
Parshas Noach Inspiration: The Last Lion

In this week’s Parsha, Noach built a Teiva (ark) to be saved from the Mabul. Noach took in all the different animals and took care of them. He was up day and night feeding them and tending to their needs. The Midrash Tanchuma says that the lion in Noach’s ark injured Noach. There is a…

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Sefer Bereishis

Jewish n’ Joyful: Leaving Christianity and Islam for Judaism

Posted on October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 By parsha
Jewish n’ Joyful: Leaving Christianity and Islam for Judaism

Finding the RIGHT Religion Efraim Nachman grew up as a devout Christian. In his teenage years he took a dramatic turn by converting to Islam. After still not finding the truth Efraim Nachman discovered Judaism and eventually converted leaving behind everything. Today he is a proud Jew inspiring others with his incredible adventure and stories….

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Parsha Knowledge Sukkos Inspiration

Posted on October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 By parsha
Parsha Knowledge Sukkos Inspiration

According to Chazal, the arba minim, the four species, represent different types of people – different kinds of Jews. The Esrog represents the tzaddik, the wholly righteous person. The Lulav and Hadassim represent the Jew who is a work in progress, and the Arava personifies the Jew who is totally derelict – one hasn’t learned…

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Parsha Knowledge Yom Kippur Inspiration

Posted on October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 By parsha
Parsha Knowledge Yom Kippur Inspiration

As Yom Kippur is approaching I would like to share with you a beautiful and powerful story for this special day. On Yom Kippur, over 60 years ago, in Eretz Yisroel, a man was walking to shul when he saw something that perturbed him. He saw something that really bothered him. Not far away, a block away from the shul,…

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Parsha Knowledge Inspiration on Rosh Hashanah

Posted on September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 By parsha
Parsha Knowledge Inspiration on Rosh Hashanah

The Rambam (based on the Gemara in Berachos 34b) writes that in the place where a Baal teshuvah stands, the greatest tzaddikim can’t stand. Why? Because balei teshuvah suppress their desires. They conquer their impulses. That’s how great and special they are. I want to share with you something incredible: In Hashevinu – the prayer…

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