By: Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier “And Moshe returned to HASHEM and said, “HASHEM, why have You done evil to this people? Why have You sent...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin In parshas Vayechi, Yaakov faces his end of life. “…It was said to Yosef, behold, your father is sick…” (Bereishis 48:1)...

By: Rabbi Yosef Kalatsky The Special Level of Yaakov, Our Patriarch The Midrash Tanchuma states, “Reb Shimon Bar Yochai said, “Hashem said to the Klal Yisroel...

By: Shlomo Katz The Midrash Rabbah comments on the verse (45:28), “Yisrael said, ‘How great! My son Yosef still lives!’”– Yaakov said, “How great is...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin “Vayigash, and he approached”. The parsha opens with Yehuda pleading to Yosef on behalf of his youngest brother, Binyamin. Picture it. Yosef, Viceroy...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin I opened the door of my over-stuffed freezer, and a large roast came tumbling out, right onto my poor toes. OUCH! No one...

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis In this week`s parsha we read the dramatic story of Joseph who is now Viceroy of Egypt meeting his brethren after...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin In this week’s parsha, Vayeishev, we learn of the tragic episode of Yosef being sold by his brothers to a caravan...

By: Rabbi Raymond Beyda “…They raised their eyes and they saw, behold! — A caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, their camels bearing spices,...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Time to go home. Many years have passed since Yaakov left his parents’ home, in fear of his brother Eisav. He...

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis From the subtlety of Jacob`s language, we discover the character traits to which we, as Jews, should aspire–and the converse is...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Growing up, I would come home from school with stories of the Pilgrims and Indians joining together for a Thanksgiving feast....

By: Rabbi Label Lam And he arrived at the place and lodged there because the sun had set, and he took some of the stones...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin My beloved mother, Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a”h, was unfortunately painfully weak and ill. I only wanted to be with my ema...

By: Rabbi Yosef Kalatsky The Preservation of Free Choice We read at the beginning of the parsha, “And these are the offspring of Yitzchak son of...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin On a recent Friday afternoon, my friend Chayale received a surprise gift package – a bottle of wine and a cake....