
Its all part of the journey
The Talmud tells us: “Yeshuat Hashem ke’heref ayin” “The salvation of Hashem (G-d) can come like the blink of an eye” And as Joseph stands before Pharaoh, perhaps he finally starts to realize this was all part of a bigger picture. It was not the brothers who had thrown him in that pit all those years ago; Hashem had placed him in that pit; indeed, Hashem had been guiding his journey all these years. In fact, it is fascinating to note that Joseph as a young lad dreamed of whea

Bamidbar - In the Desert
Bamidbar Ever wondered why the children of Israel would first have to wander 40 years in the desert before getting to the Holy Land? If God wanted us to be in Israel, he certainly could have just taken us right there. Create a miracle that would have the stepping out of the Red Sea into the land. What is in the desert that is so valuable? And why is it in the desert that we are given the Torah on the top of Mount Sinai. This past weekend was the holiday of Shavuot. I kept won

After All We've Been Through
After All We’ve Been Through 5778 years. Two temple periods. A cultural heritage spanning continents, empires, and the revision of human knowledge as we understand it. Persecution, hatred, exile… the creation of a state, and the technological revolution. And yet today it seems that the Jewish people face our greatest challenge yet, the ominous juggernaut of addiction. Though, as we have survived the trouble and triumph of the last 6000 years, we surely will overcome what has