Vayeishev archive
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Vayeishev: To be ‘shomer mitzvot’ does not mean to keep mitzvot!
Transcript To be ‘shomer mitzvot’ does not mean to keep mitzvot! That is the surprising view of the Or HaChaim Hakadosh. If that’s the case, what does being ‘shomer mitzvot’ Read more... -
Vayeishev: Our greatest inspiration can be found within ourselves!
Transcript Sometimes, our greatest inspiration comes from within ourselves. In Parshat Vayeishev, the Torah describes how Yaakov favoured his son Yosef and a reason is given for this in Bereishit Read more... -
Chanukah: We can always climb higher!
The Chief Rabbi’s weekly insight for Chanukah and Parshat Vayeishev Transcript: The way in which we light the Chanukah candles teaches us how to achieve our full potential. The Famous Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Vayeishev
What is Murphy’s Law and how should we respond to it? Where can you find Murphy’s Law in the Torah? The answer is most definitely in Parshat Vayeishev. Murphy’s Law Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayeishev
From this week’s Parasha of Vayeishev, the Chief Rabbi sets out a new way of understanding personal failure. When is failure a blessing from Hashem? Parashat Vayeishev provides us with Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayeishev
In this week’s D’var Torah the Chief Rabbi asks what it was that caused the waters to part. What did the sea see? In Psalm 114, which we chant during Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayeshev
In his D’var Torah for Parashat Vayeshev, the Chief Rabbi discusses a long tradition of encouraging remembrance in the Torah, before urging Shoah survivors to come forward and record their Read more...
