ב"ה
Vayigash 5762 - December 21, 2001
The Value of Life
Placing an infinite value on every human life means an utter rejection of any "scale" by which to quantify and qualify its worth.
Placing an infinite value on every human life means an utter rejection of any "scale" by which to quantify and qualify its worth.
Parshah
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Joseph finally reveals his identity; his brothers are remorseful, his father overjoyed, and all come to live in the fertile ghetto of Goshen, Egypt. Happy ending or tragic beginning?
Joseph finally reveals his identity; his brothers are remorseful, his father overjoyed, and all come to live in the fertile ghetto of Goshen, Egypt. Happy ending or tragic beginning?
Story
Do You Have a Father?
What kind of question did Joseph ask his brothers? Doesn't everybody have a father?
What kind of question did Joseph ask his brothers? Doesn't everybody have a father?
Vistas
At a certain point we have lived long enough to see that every choice we made was made in ignorance.
At a certain point we have lived long enough to see that every choice we made was made in ignorance.
Parenting
Stones and Pebbles
In our busy lives today, there is only one way to make the time for things that are important to us and that is by employing the "Jar Parable"
In our busy lives today, there is only one way to make the time for things that are important to us and that is by employing the "Jar Parable"
Fear not to go down to Egypt; for there I will make of you a great nation. I will go down with you into Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again.
— G‑d to Jacob, Genesis 46:3–4
Print Magazine
Due to the limitations of your reality, some of your best friends can enter only incognito.
In fact, the really big ones sometimes sneak in disguised as ugly monsters and vicious enemies. Otherwise, the guards at the gate would never permit them entry.
These are the events optimists call “blessings in disguise.”
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