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yehoshua steinberg
Jun 28, 202110 min read
Vayeitzei: All Along The Watchtower ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas וַיֵצֵא All along the Watchtower מִצְפֶּה: watchtower צָפוּי: foreseen צָפוּן: hidden צָפוֹן: north מְצַפֶּה: expect צַףְ: float...
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yehoshua steinberg
May 31, 202110 min read
Vayishlach: Quiet, Deaf Men Planning to Plow! ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Article abstract: The Torah in Parashat Vayishlach recounts the violation of Dinah Bat Yaakov by Shechem Ben Hamor. Then, Scripture...
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yehoshua steinberg
May 31, 20215 min read
Vayishlach: The Gift of Giving ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
The Gift of Giving Ahead of the epic meeting of brothers, Jacob sent his older brother Esau quite a generous tribute, consisting of 550...
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yehoshua steinberg
May 29, 20214 min read
Vayishlach: Angels and Agents ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
A “messenger of G-d” refers to either an angel or a prophet, but what about a “messenger of Jacob”? When Jacob sent a message of peace to...
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Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
May 29, 20217 min read
Vayishlach: Sweet Harmony ~ Tzvi Abrahams
For the illui neshamah of my father, Dovid Yitzchak ben Tzvi Moshe, on his yahrtzeit, the thirteenth of Kislev. Parshas וַיִשְׁלַח Sweet...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 30, 202112 min read
Vayeishev: A Compromised Article ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
בר’ מ:ח-וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו חֲלוֹם חָלַמְנוּ וּפֹתֵר אֵין אֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יוֹסֵף הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּתְרֹנִים סַפְּרוּ נָא לִי....
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 29, 20214 min read
Vayeishev/Chanuka: Olives and Oil ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Olives and Oil During these days of Chanuka, everybody is talking about the miracle of the Menorah and the jug of shemen zayit zach (pure...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 28, 20214 min read
Vayeishev: Words for Nations ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
When a very pregnant Rivka consulted with the prophets Shem and Ever to find out what is in store for her unborn child, she was informed...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 28, 20216 min read
Vayeishev: Born to Fly/Break on through to the Other Side ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshasוַיֵשֵׁב Born to Fly/Break on through to the Other Side פָּרְחָה: fly פֶּרַח: flower פִּרְחֵי כְּהוּנָה: young kohanim אֶפְרוֹח:...
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yehoshua steinberg
Mar 31, 20215 min read
Mikeitz: Chanukah wisdom ~ Wonders of The Holy Tongue
Article abstract: In the Torah portion Miketz, the word "חכם" (wise) appears for the first time in Scripture - used by Pharaoh to...
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yehoshua steinberg
Mar 30, 20215 min read
Mikeitz/Chanukah: Playing with Fire ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Playing with Fire When telling of the future downfall of the descendants of Esau, the prophet Ovadiah (Obadiah 1:18) refers to the House...
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Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
Mar 29, 20219 min read
Mikeitz: How to Charm The Snake ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas מִקֵץ How to Charm the Snake נִיחוּש: divination נַחְשׁוֹן: Nachshon נָחָשׁ: snake נְחוֹשֶׁת: copper נִיחוּשׁ: Divination...
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yehoshua steinberg
Feb 28, 202113 min read
Vayigash: Confused About Crying ~ The Wonders of the Holy Tongue
Article abstract: Parashat Vayigash relates the emotional scene of Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers. With emotions often...
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rabbircklein
Feb 27, 20214 min read
Vayigash: Speaking in Tongues ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Speaking in Tongues In the Hebrew language, there are two different words for “language”—safa and lashon. If taken hyper-literally these...
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yehoshua steinberg
Feb 27, 20214 min read
Vayigash: Speaking in Tongues ~ Reuven Chaim Klein
In the Hebrew language there are two different words for “language” — safa and lashon. If taken hyper-literally, these two words actually...
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yehoshua steinberg
Feb 26, 20218 min read
Vayigash: Pharaoh Exposed ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshasוַיִגַשׁ Pharaoh Exposed פַּרְעֹה: Pharaoh פָּרוּעַ: exposed פֹּטִי פֶרַע: Potiphar לְמַפְרֵעַ: retroactive, to nullify פֹּרֵעַ:...
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yehoshua steinberg
Jan 31, 202111 min read
Vayechi: Relative Kindness? ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Article abstract for Parashat Vayechi: On his deathbed, Jacob asks his beloved son Joseph to swear that he will bury him in the land of...
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rabbircklein
Jan 30, 20213 min read
Vayechi: Say Your Prayers ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Upon his deathbed, Yaakov bequeaths to his favorite son Joseph the city of Shechem “which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my...
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yehoshua steinberg
Jan 29, 20215 min read
Vayechi: Hashem’s Escort — The Greatest Chesed ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas וַיְחִי Hashem’s Escort — The Greatest Chesed לְוָיָה: funeral לֵוִי: Levi לִוְיָתָן: Livyasan לֹוֶה\מַלְוֶה: loan לְוָיָה:...
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