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Month: November 2018

Rabbi Michoel Fletcher on the Parsha

Living With Lovon

ByRabbi Michoel Fletcher November 22, 2018November 27, 2018

Yaakov’s first words to his brother Eisav after twenty-two years were, “Im Lovon garti – I lived with Lovon.” Rashi explains that the gematria of “garti” (I lived) is 613 hinting that I continued to keep all the 613 mitzvos while I was with Lovon. “I wasn’t influenced by him and didn’t learn from his…

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Rabbi Michoel Fletcher on the Parsha

And She called his Name Yehuda

ByRabbi Michoel Fletcher November 11, 2018November 27, 2018

At the end of Pesukei D’zimra we say that Hashem is bocher b’shirei zimra – He chooses songs of rejoicing. If he chooses, there must have some alternative that He could have chosen. What was it? At the beginning of Shemone Esrei, we say, “Hashem, open my lips and my mouth will say your praises.”…

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Rabbi Michoel Fletcher on the Parsha

When Eisav Stops Crying

ByRabbi Michoel Fletcher November 6, 2018

When the Rav Yosef Kahaneman, the late founder and Rosh Hayeshiva of Ponevezh Yeshiva, once had a few hours to spare in Rome before his connecting flight. People were surprised when he said he wants to go into Rome to see something very important. He took a taxi to the Arch of Titus, one of…

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Rabbi Michoel Fletcher on the Parsha

Harder than the Akeida

ByRabbi Michoel Fletcher November 1, 2018March 24, 2022

Avrohom Ovinu, in last week’s parsha, passed all the tests Hashem gave him. There are different opinions about what the ten tests were, especially which was the first. Some begin with Nimrod’s fiery furnace, others start with Lech Lecha, leaving his father’s home and the place where he came from at Hashem’s command. Even within…

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