The Court of Public Opinion 
Parshat Vayeshev 5783

Hello Everybody, Due to a series of unfortunate events, I have ended up in court far too many times in my life. Luckily those unfortunate events were mostly speeding or failure to obey a traffic device as opposed to homicide,…

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Parshat Vayeshev 5783

Parshat Vayeshev 5783

Vayeshev תשפ"ג             The second verse in this week’s parsha (Genesis 37:2) starts out telling us about Yaakov’s descendants, but then focuses only on Yosef.  (ב) אֵלֶּה תֹּלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף 2) These are the chronicles of Yaakov, Yosef …             The Torah next informs us…

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The Five Dollar Millionaire 
Parshat Vayishlach 5783

He cut a dashing figure when he entered any room, a tall regal Englishman dressed in impeccably tailored thousand dollar Chester Barrie suits worn over smart Turnbull & Asser shirts and ties, a slight salt and pepper beard barely hiding…

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Parshat Vayishlach 5783

Parshat Vayishlach 5783

Parshat Vayishlach תשפ"ג The Ramban prefaces his commentary to the second book of the Torah, Shemot, by writing.  השלים הכתוב ספר בראשית שהוא ספר היצירה בחדוש העולם ויצירת כל נוצר, ובמקרי האבות כולם שהם כעין יצירה לזרעם, מפני שכל מקריהם ציורי דברים לרמוז…

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I know this has bothered you for years… Let me clear it up 
Parshat Vayetzei 5783

Aluminum, also known as Aluminium in lesser parts of the world, is a remarkable metal with many properties that make it indispensable to human thriving. It is a light metal, it’s number 13 on the periodic table of elements, exactly…

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Parshat Vayetzei 5783