Vayeishev
Being settled is not ceasing to move. Being settled allows you to move.
Jacob and his family settle in Hebron. Jacob fashions a multi-colored coat for his son Joseph. The other tribes aren’t exactly pleased. Joseph has two dreams. His brothers deem it a nightmare. They throw him in a pit and sell him to a band of nomadic Ishmaelites. Jacob, believing Joseph is dead, is heartbroken. The seeds of the royal family of Judah are planted. Joseph is sold to Egypt and, when the handsome slave repels certain promiscuous advances, he is thrown into prison. Pharaoh’s butler and baker have dreams too. Joseph interprets them.
Vayeishev: Kislev 19 in Babylon
History is a continuum. Peace in our lifetime will only be possible if we make peace with the rifts of our past, acclimating the world to our own souls.
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Vayeishev: Madoff And Holtzberg
If money is the source of your power and security, than money will also be your source of destruction and disgrace. Because after all, money is transient, and anything transient can never provide the firm foundation of security.
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Vayeishev: Didgeridoo
A didgeridoo, also known as a didge, is considered to be the world’s oldest wind instrument. Jewish spiritual connection to the didgeridoo…
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The Spiritual Meaning of the Moon
A discussion on the spiritual meaning of the moon, and how the spiritual meaning of the moon is a metaphor for the human relationship to God.
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Spiked Chassidism
The fifth Rebbe of Lubavitch teaches us the importance of learning, self-development and growth in spiritual matters.
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Massacre in San Bernardino
What can we do about the massacre in San Bernardino? Joseph’s clash with his brothers teaches us how to repair and heal the world. We must begin by repairing ourselves and integrating faith in our actions.
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Peace at Home: The Key to World Peace
Joseph’s clash with his brothers teaches us how to repair and heal the world. We must begin by repairing ourselves and integrating faith in our actions.
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The Psycho-Spiritual Revolution of Our Times
Discover the soul of today’s major developments and how you can tap into these forces in ways that will change your life and your relationships.
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Is the World Getting Darker? 19 Kislev/Chanukah Workshop
Take control of your life in an out of control world of accelerated technology, decelerated morality, and unprecedented worldwide unity & personal disunity.
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Does it Matter What People Think About You?
Join Rabbi Jacobson in another classic talk candidly addressing issues that often remain unspoken. Learn to look at yourself in a new way.
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The Elusive Secret of Family Harmony: When Eleven Brothers Turned on One
Jealousy, betrayal, sibling rivalry… Just how far can it go? In this week’s Torah Portion, Vayeishev, Jospeh is sold into slavery by his eleven brothers. Eleven brothers who – instead of loving him unconditionally and having his back – are so overcome with bitterness toward him that they want him dead, gone from their lives for good. How does this happen?
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