Comfort, Comfort This week's Haftorah begins with the prophecy: "Nachamu, nachamu ami, comfort, comfort my people." Why the double expression of consolation?…
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Vayigash
Can You Be Nostalgic for the Future? "And to his father [Yosef] sent... from the best of Egypt." Says Rashi: "This is old wine." Why did Yosef…
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Bereshis
Teach Your Child to Go Wild We often think of raising children in terms of disciplining them and reining them in. But what about teaching them…
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Re'eh
How Was Hashem Allowed to Destroy the Temple? This week's parsha contains the prohibition against destroying even one stone of the Bais Hamikdash. How then, according to His…