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Parshas  Miketz  –  “An End to Darkness”

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Typically, this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Miketz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), is read during Chanukah. This year is an exception. This Shabbat,...

Parshas Vayeishev  – A Light By the Window

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Who doesn’t love Chanukah? Family gathering around the menorah, basking in its light, singing together the age-old melodies of Haneiros Hallalu and...

Parshas Vayeishev – In Command

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

Parshas Vayishlach – Yearning for the Light

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin “We stand with Israel” has become popular phrase seen on posters at solidarity rallies, spotted on store windows, and placed on...

Parshas Vayishlach – Character Traits to Aim For

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...

Parshas Vayeitzei  –  Stones and Ladders

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Vayeitzei… And he left. This week’s parsha, Vayeitzei, opens with Yaakov Avinu on the run, fleeing the wrath of his brother Eisav. “Vayifga...

Parshas Vayeitzei – The Rest of His Life

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...

Parshas Toldos – Doing Our Part

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin The weeks pass, the war continues. The hostages – men, women, children, babies – still have not come home. Our hearts...

Parshas Toldos – The Importance of Safeguards

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...

Parshat Chayei Sara – The Spirit Lives On

By:  Chaya Sora Jungreis While this week’s parsha, Chayei Sara, tells us of the death of Sara Imeinu, it opens with the words “Chayei Sara,...

Parshas Chaya Sarah – Hopes And Fears

By: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Zt’l The sedra of Chayei Sarah focuses on two episodes, both narrated at length and in intricate detail. Abraham buys a...

Parshat Vayera – Shabbat Power

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Am Yisroel is now entering week 4 of a most difficult war. Week 4 of much pain and heartache, of many...

Parshat Vayera – Torah Manners

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis This week’s parsha imparts to us lessons for life–how we should conduct ourselves in our daily affairs and in our relationships. Interestingly...

Parshas Lech Lecha  – Operation Protective Shield

By:  Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin It was June 1967. The Six-Day War was raging in Eretz Yisroel. My uncle, HaRav Amram Jungreis z”l, was the rav...

Parshat Lech Lecha – The Story of Our People

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis In this week’s parsha, the history of the Jewish people commences. Until now, in the portions of Genesis and Noah, we...

Parshas Noach – The Teivah & the Chefs of Tel Aviv

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Eis tzarah hee l’Yaakov, It is a time of deep pain and tragedy for Klal Yisroel. We are all walking around...

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