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Vayeishev 5785: A Bais Ne’eman B’Yisroel
The big sugya in this parshah is the marriage of Yaakov Avinu to Rachel and Leah. There are many things that we need to learn and study and analyze from Yaakov’s marriage because they could be very relevant to us.
Vayishlach 5785: Influences of Universities
In this week’s parshah, Yaakov Avinu is encountering his brother Eisav. And Eisav was quite upset with Yaakov. Eisav came to kill him. And the emes is, you know, that Chazal tell us what really happened. The malachim that Yaakov sent to greet Eisav had to teach Eisav a lesson that he wouldn’t forget. It says they began to beat him up. Eisav wasn’t used to getting pushed around, and they pashut beat him up and he was pleading with them to stop and to have rachmanus.
Vayeitzei 5785: The Power Of Yaakov Avinu’s Torah
In this week’s parshah, the Torah tells us about Yaakov Avinu, who found himself in double jeopardy. Number one, he hadn’t yet gotten married. He was no youngster anymore. He was in his sixties. So he was an older gentleman already and he was not married. His father had gotten married at the age of 40. So Yaakov Avinu was way over the top. That was one situation he was facing. The second challenge that he was facing was that…
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Temporary End to Printed Issues in USA
Dear Loyal Readers, Regretfully we would like to inform you that due to severe financial constraints, unfortunately, we have to suspend the printing and distribution of Sichos Yisroel (starting from Parsha Balak) in the US, for a foreseeable future. While there is a cost to producing Sichos Yisroel every week (transcribing, editing, type setting) the…
