Do You Feel Lonely Sometimes?<br>Parshas Vayeshev 5785

lonely adjectivelone·ly | \ˈlōn-lē \ Definition of lonely 1a: being without company 1b: cut off from others 2: not frequented by human beings 3: sad from being alone 4: producing a feeling of bleakness or desolation From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Loneliness is a an epidemic. Don’t take it from me. The world is slowly recognizing

Parshat Vayeishev 5785

The story of Yosef and his brothers is one of the Torah’s most difficult stories to understand. How could the brothers’ jealousy towards Yosef have been so great that they wanted to kill him because of it? And, after they decided not to kill him, how could they heartlessly sell a 17-year-old boy to a

My Computer Lives for Me<br>Parshas Vayishlach

April 17, 2005 John Brisbane came home from work exhausted. A full day of meeting with clients and cajoling them into taking out mortgages far larger than they could afford was more tiring than most people could ever imagine. As he closed the door to his Upper East Side condo, one thing was clear; it

Chanukah: Flames of Faith

Encounters | Mrs. Racheli Indig Print this article

Parshat Vayishlach 5785

This week’s Parsha details the encounter between the world’s two opposing forces: good and evil, as manifest in Yaakov and his brother Esav. These two players are still center stage in today’s world in the form of the Jewish people and the surrounding gentile nations. The gentile world that persecutes the Jewish nation comprises

Attitude of Gratitude

Me Time: Mrs. Shaindel Fink Print this article