Parshas Vayishlach
Rabbi Berel Wein Many commentators over the ages have seen in the two confrontations between Yaakov and Eisav – first the struggle with Eisav’s angel and then the meeting with Eisav in the flesh – the two-front war that Judaism and the Jewish people have been forced to fight over millennia in order to simply […]
Roaring Lions and Goring Oxen
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow Kimby wandered the streets of Ladispoli, Italy, in early November. It was evening, and few people were around. Kimby didn’t get into any trouble. It was a good thing too, since Kimby was an escaped circus lion. Residents who found out about the escaped lion roaming their residential streets were obviously nervous. […]
Excedrin Headache #1,367
Allan Rolnick, CPA What do sophisticated tax cheats, drug cartel money launderers, Russian potash oligarchs, and quite possibly you all have in common? Well, if you operate your business as a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company, you’re all about to find yourself caught up in a sticky new web of Grade A federal red […]
Bringing it Home
Rabbi Zvi Teichman We are taught that the entire episode of the confrontation between Yaakov and Esav, as Yaakov travels homeward from Charan, encapsulates many vital lessons in how we are to deal with our enemies during these encounters in Galus. How Yaakov prepared for his meeting up with Esav serves as a lesson for […]
School and Emotional Wellness
Rabbi Azriel Hauptman Children of all ages attend school from just a few years after they are born until they become adults. Kids are sent off to school in the morning and return in the late afternoon while their parents go about their daily lives. Essentially, school is serving two roles: educating the children and […]