Jacob gives an extra portion of his blessings not to his firstborn Reuben (as one should, according to halacha), but to Joseph.
Judging Character
In today's parsha we read how, after the brothers had sold Joseph into slavery, Judah married a Canaanite woman and had three sons, the first two of whom, Er and Onan, died because of their sins, and then shortly thereafter his wife died. The Sforno explains that...
How to get G-d to Listen
We should realize how powerful an influence for good we can have on other people’s lives, and on our own, when we pray with kavana.
How to be a Light Unto the Nations
Parshas Noach 1987
Shabbat Devarim 5747
A thought for the week on Parashat Devarim
Parshas Balak 1987
Insights for Parshas Balak
Parshas Bamidbar 1987
Insights on Parshas Bamidbar
Why Do Jews Complain
Insights on Parshas Behaaloscha 1987
Parshas Shelach 1987
Insights on Parshas Shelach
Be Like a Desert – Be Flexible
We are only able to accept Torah if we learn from the desert. We have to be flexible, open and accommodating.
The Right Way to Accept the Torah
Accepting the Torah out of free will
Given in the Saranac Synagogue 1987.
Sukkos and Elie Weisel
Sukkos 1986
Parshas Behar 1986
A thought for the week on Parshas Behar
Insights
Parshas Behaaloscha 1986
Parshas Korach
A thought for the week on Parshas Korach
The Fall and Rise of Yosef HaTzadik
If we stand face to face with another individual our heart is on their right. Our heart is for them not for ourselves.