I will never meet such a person again. But his memories push me to be a better person.
The real summation of Jacob’s last years emerges in a conversation he has, not with Joseph, but with Pharaoh.
Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh,Alshich Hakadosh, Malbim and others on the double clause in Yaakov's blessing to his beloved Yosef.
People who study Parashat Vayechi are people who do not get excited about media storms. Here is why.
There are five different ward of Gad. Which one did Yaakov refer to?.
Some of the "final words" and "small print" at the end of the contract ending the book of Bereishit.
The rabbis must be telling us a deeper message than mere biological and genetic survival from the past until today.
Most of us understand Jacob's words to mean that Shimon and Levi’s zealotry must be diffused. Rabbi Hirsch differs.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
‘Chessed v’emet’ is the slogan of every single Chevra Kadisha organisation in the world. Read below to understand why.
Yaakov’s blessing to his grandsons Ephraim and Menashe and a lesson for our lives.
Why synagogues are less decorative than churches - and what the end of the first book of Moses this Shabbat implies.
The final sentence could have been delayed, or even averted altogether, if only the nation had repented.
Intermarriage in the USA has complicated the teshuva process, but in Israel it is going strong. And let us not forget Chabad. A critique.
This Shabbat, we read the last portion of the Book of Genesis. An overview of an underlying theme..
INN writer Yitz Goldberg looks back on his connection with Rabbi Chaim Druckman and the lessons he learned from him.
The idea of a “Basic Law: Torah Study” was mentioned here for the first time, and thank God, the coalition now intends to enact such a law
Had Rav Druckman lived another minute, it would have been filled with action. Every minute of his life was dedicated to Am Yisrael.
True leaders are willing, like Yehuda, to take an uncomfortable risk to achieve a new state of relationship or negotiation.
Revenge is not the answer, keeping things back is not the way to solve problems. Joseph and his brothers act out the best strategy.
Israel's iconic first Chief Rabbi: Our imagination dominates our thought processes.
Though Jacob lived a stormy and often tragic life, it is he who blesses Pharaoh for Jacob possesses the gift of the future and immortality.
A selection of commentators whoweigh in on this troubling question and their psychologically enlightening answers.
As viceroy, Joseph could have visited his elderly father, ensured he has ample food. What was the point of telling him to come to Egypt?
In this week's Parsha, Yosef finally reveals his true identity to his brothers and lets them know that he is the brother they sold years ago
Years later, Machon Gold's alumni realized that the motorcyclist Chaimke who picked up their counselor every day was Rabbi Chaim Druckman!
The major thrust of Pharaoh’s dreams as compared to Nebuchadnezzer's dreams - what do they say about the future of humanity?
What was the reason for Jacob's fear about going to Egypt?
22 years are encapsulated in those first few words.
Young Israeli Torah Scholars: Originally, the Israelites descended to Egypt temporarily and not to settle in the land. What happened?
The brothers lied to Jacob about Joseph's death, and later, even when they spoke the truth to him, he did not believe them.
Living in Goshen was a wise decision on the part of the Jews and a message for future exiles.
Those words are said by an elected prime minister who has succeeded in forming a coalition. Rabbi Druckman could say that about his life.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
Growing up in Communist Russia, the man who would become the spiritual leader of Religious Zionism thought Judaism was lost.
Multi manifestations of miracles.
A beautiful collection of Hanukkah tops, with all you need to know about this traditional game.
When you use one lit candle to light another, neither is diminished. So it is with our spreading inner light and studying Torah.
Today’s youth have an unquenchable sense of their own value even before accomplishing anything of significance. When did the change occur?
Rosh Hodesh Tevet Torah Essay,
In Judaism the greatest military victory takes second place to peace in the home..
We had a rare Shabbat on which we read from three Torah scrolls, and tomorrow is still Rosh Chodesh. A time of joy and contemplation.
Religious Zionist Torah scholars discover Eretz Yisrael in the weekly Torah reading.
This year 5783, as occurs about one-third of the time, Shabbat Parashat Miketz falls on Rosh Chodesh Tevet which is on Hanukkah..And...
Jews wake up! Get serious! Make your lives meaningful!
Sometimes it’s hard to understand what activities and traits distinguish a leader from a follower.
Inspired by faith, we can change the world.
Is there something idealistic and holy in loving the Jewish people? Israel's first Chief Rabbi addresses that question.
Joseph interprets dreams in this week's parasha, but he also had his own dreams, and so did the Maccabees. How do we deal with our own?
Joseph is seen as the main antagonist to Eisav, for Eisav always attributed events to random chance and to human action and power.
Hashem brought about the establishment of the modern State of Israel just as He brought about the victory of the Maccabees.
Inspired by faith, we can change the world.
Do righteous men play cruel games on other people? How could Yosef terrify his brothers?
Inspired by faith, we can change the world.
The Sara Litton z”l Monthly Emunah Essay.
Should we see the world as it is, or as it should be? We pray for the day the potential is going to be the same as the actual. Speedily!
We don't know for sure who he was, but he penned the inspiring song about G-d as Israel's savior that is sung every night of Hanukkah.
Inspired by faith, we can change the world.
The Rav talking about the hidden world and the revealed world.of Hanukkah.
