Localized Humility – Parashat Mikeitz

Localized Humility – Parashat Mikeitz

“….He placed food in the cities, the food of the field surrounding the city he put within it….” – Bereishit 41:48 ״….ויתן אכל בערים אכל שדה העיר אשר סביבותיה נתן בתוכה…״ – בראשית מא, מח In Rashi’s commentary on this verse, he notes that some of the local soil was mixed in with the grain when placing it in storage, […]

December 23, 2019 at 4:03 AM 0 comments

Living the Dream – Parashat Mikeitz

Living the Dream – Parashat Mikeitz

“….At the end of two years, it came to pass that Pharaoh was dreaming…..” – Bereishit 41:1 ״….ויהי מקץ שנתים ימים ופרעה חולם…״ – בראשית מא, א Yaakov’s move to Egypt with his family was brought about by a series of dreams. Yosef’s dreams caused his brothers to hate him and sell him as a slave, and his eventual owners brought […]

December 22, 2019 at 3:49 AM 1 comment

Got Faith, Won’t Travel

Got Faith, Won’t Travel

“…And Yaakov saw that there was grain being sold in Egypt. Yaakov said to his sons, “why should you purport [to be content]?” – Bereishis 42:1 וַיַּרְא יַעֲקֹב כִּי יֶשׁ שֶׁבֶר בְּמִצְרָיִם וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב לְבָנָיו לָמָּה תִּתְרָאוּ – בראשית מב, א When hunger came upon the Land of Canaan, Yaakov encouraged his sons to travel to Egypt to buy grain. According […]

December 22, 2019 at 2:50 AM 0 comments

The Jewish Way in Responsible Adulthood

The Jewish Way in Responsible Adulthood

  Shimon and Levi are each referred to in this verse as איש, a man. The Midrash calculates that this story took place barely thirteen years after the birth of Levi, the younger of the two brothers, and yet Levi is called a man, indicating that at the age of thirteen he had the emotional maturity of a grown man. […]

December 12, 2019 at 2:30 AM 0 comments

Chanuka – It’s all about unity!

Chanuka – It’s all about unity!

First night of Chanukah. Rabbi Anava is doing Havdalah, then lighting the first candle of Chanukah followed by a class about the essence of Chanuka Duration of class: 57:15              

December 11, 2019 at 10:21 AM 0 comments

Chanukah – Were we really victorious over the Greeks?

Chanukah – Were we really victorious over the Greeks?

  Duration of class:1:15:12            

December 10, 2019 at 7:40 AM 0 comments

You Should Really Get Out a Bit

You Should Really Get Out a Bit

Dinah’s socialness was inherited from her mother, explains Rashi. The Torah’s association of these two women who “went out” suggests that their presence in the public arena was considered excessive by the Torah’s standards of modest conduct. Despite the value of a lesson in feminine dignity, this interpretation seems contrary to the Torah’s trademark sensitivity. Would the Torah make a […]

December 10, 2019 at 3:08 AM 0 comments

30 minutes of light

30 minutes of light

In this short video Rabbi Anava explains one of the mystical reasons why we light the Chanuka candles right after Sundown and till the stars come out and what benefit we gain from this Mitzvah Duration of class: 25:22              

December 9, 2019 at 11:01 AM 0 comments

Chanuka – The war with Yavan (Greece) – Then and today

Chanuka – The war with Yavan (Greece) – Then and today

As we celebrate Chanukah we often wonder what when on then and how is it connected to our times. The war with the greek then is still a battle we fight now – Fascinating class with Rabbi Alon Anava Duration of class: 1:08:15              

December 8, 2019 at 4:57 PM 0 comments

Chanuka – Fighting klipat Noga

Chanuka – Fighting klipat Noga

As we celebrate Chanukah we often wonder what is this holiday about and why are we lighting candles to celebrate this holiday. Must be something deeper than what we think…. Fascinating class with Rabbi Anava that reveals what we were missing Powerful Tikon at the end of the video Duration of class: 1:07:34              

December 8, 2019 at 4:02 AM 0 comments

There’s Nothing Like Home

There’s Nothing Like Home

“…And leah said, “…now my husband will reside with me, for i have borne him six sons,” so she named him zevulun…”  – bereishis 30:20 וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה . . הַפַּעַם יִזְבְּלֵנִי אִישִׁי כִּי יָלַדְתִּי לוֹ שִׁשָּׁה בָנִים וַתִּקְרָא אֶת שְׁמוֹ זְבֻלוּן – בראשית ל, כ When our matriarch Leah bore her sixth son, she named him Zevulun, a derivative of […]

December 2, 2019 at 1:03 AM 0 comments

Good Night, Yaakov – Parashat Vayeitzei

Good Night, Yaakov – Parashat Vayeitzei

For fourteen years before this fateful night and twenty years after, Yaakov never lay down to settle in for a good night’s sleep. Now, Yaakov was spending the night at “the place”, precisely the spot where the Beis Hamikdash, Judaism’s holiest site, would some day stand. How could it be that specifically here Yaakov lay down for a relaxing and […]

December 1, 2019 at 1:44 AM 0 comments