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Why is Yosef the antidote to the power of Esav?
Why is Yosef the antidote to the power of Esav?

Why is Yosef the antidote to the power of Esav?

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Vayeshev
Why does Halacha require a Jew to sell even his clothes for the sake kindling the Menorah? With no other Mitzvah do we find such an extreme level of obligation.
Why does Halacha require a Jew to sell even his clothes for the sake kindling the Menorah? With no other Mitzvah do we find such an extreme level of obligation.

Why does Halacha require a Jew to sell even his clothes for the sake kindling the Menorah? With no other Mitzvah do we find such an extreme level of obligation.

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HolidaysEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Chanukah
Why did Yaakov suggest such a long period (7 years) of labor in exchange for marriage? Rabbeinu Bechayeh and Chasam Sofer
Why did Yaakov suggest such a long period (7 years) of labor in exchange for marriage? Rabbeinu Bechayeh and Chasam Sofer

Why did Yaakov suggest such a long period (7 years) of labor in exchange for marriage? Rabbeinu Bechayeh and Chasam Sofer

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Vayetzei
Why did Esav denigrate the בכורה?- Rashi, Even Ezra and Ramban
Why did Esav denigrate the בכורה?- Rashi, Even Ezra and Ramban

Why did Esav denigrate the בכורה?- Rashi, Even Ezra and Ramban

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Toldos
What prayer did Avrohom Avinu say on Har Hamoryiah? The Shelah Hakodosh and the Maharsha on מי שענה לאברהם אבינו בהר המורי׳
What prayer did Avrohom Avinu say on Har Hamoryiah? The Shelah Hakodosh and the Maharsha on מי שענה לאברהם אבינו בהר המורי׳

What prayer did Avrohom Avinu say on Har Hamoryiah? The Shelah Hakodosh and the Maharsha on מי שענה לאברהם אבינו בהר המורי׳

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Vayeira
Was the sale of the בכורה a halachically valid transaction? Isn’t it a דבר שלא בא לעולם?
Was the sale of the בכורה a halachically valid transaction? Isn’t it a דבר שלא בא לעולם?

Was the sale of the בכורה a halachically valid transaction? Isn’t it a דבר שלא בא לעולם?

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Toldos
Was Esav kissing Yaakov genuine? - Rashi according to the Mitteler Rebbe
Was Esav kissing Yaakov genuine? - Rashi according to the Mitteler Rebbe

Was Esav kissing Yaakov genuine? - Rashi according to the Mitteler Rebbe

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Vayishlach
Very nice interpretation from Sfas Emes on ונאספו העדרים וכללו את האבן
Very nice interpretation from Sfas Emes on ונאספו העדרים וכללו את האבן

Very nice interpretation from Sfas Emes on ונאספו העדרים וכללו את האבן

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Vayetzei
Very interesting vort from the Haflo’oh in Ponim Yofos regarding חוטב עציך ושואב מימך
Very interesting vort from the Haflo’oh in Ponim Yofos regarding חוטב עציך ושואב מימך

Very interesting vort from the Haflo’oh in Ponim Yofos regarding חוטב עציך ושואב מימך

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Nitzavim
The yartzeit of Reb Yaakov Yosef of Polno’eh, student of the Baal Shem Tov. What made a spiritual giant surrender to the authority of the Baal Shem Tov?
The yartzeit of Reb Yaakov Yosef of Polno’eh, student of the Baal Shem Tov. What made a spiritual giant surrender to the authority of the Baal Shem Tov?

The yartzeit of Reb Yaakov Yosef of Polno’eh, student of the Baal Shem Tov. What made a spiritual giant surrender to the authority of the Baal Shem Tov?

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Chassidic Thought, Stories, HolidaysEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Rosh Hashana
The שלשלת on top of the word וימאן - the most potent response to the Yetzer Horah
The שלשלת on top of the word וימאן - the most potent response to the Yetzer Horah

The שלשלת on top of the word וימאן - the most potent response to the Yetzer Horah

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Vayeshev
The third incredible story the Previous Rebbe tells regarding the relationship of the Riziner and the Tzemach Tzedek
The third incredible story the Previous Rebbe tells regarding the relationship of the Riziner and the Tzemach Tzedek

The third incredible story the Previous Rebbe tells regarding the relationship of the Riziner and the Tzemach Tzedek

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Stories, Our SagesEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020Riziner Rebbe, Previous Rebbe
The second story the Tzemach Tzedek told about the Riziner
The second story the Tzemach Tzedek told about the Riziner

The second story the Tzemach Tzedek told about the Riziner

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StoriesEli SilbersteinJanuary 10, 2020
The Rebbe Rashab’s insight into למען ספות הרוה את הצמאה
The Rebbe Rashab’s insight into למען ספות הרוה את הצמאה

The Rebbe Rashab’s insight into למען ספות הרוה את הצמאה

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StoriesEli SilbersteinJanuary 9, 2020
The Mitteler Rebbe’s fascinating insight into the Midrash that Yaakov and Esav cried when they hugged over the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash
The Mitteler Rebbe’s fascinating insight into the Midrash that Yaakov and Esav cried when they hugged over the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash

The Mitteler Rebbe’s fascinating insight into the Midrash that Yaakov and Esav cried when they hugged over the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 9, 2020Vayishlach
The Kli Yakar’s remarkable insight into the insidious nature of jealousy and Yosef’s misjudgment of its danger
The Kli Yakar’s remarkable insight into the insidious nature of jealousy and Yosef’s misjudgment of its danger

The Kli Yakar’s remarkable insight into the insidious nature of jealousy and Yosef’s misjudgment of its danger

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 9, 2020Vayeshev
The incredible lesson the Rebbe derived from story of Reb Avner and the Ramban
The incredible lesson the Rebbe derived from story of Reb Avner and the Ramban

The incredible lesson the Rebbe derived from story of Reb Avner and the Ramban

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ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 9, 2020Haazinu
The famous Nigun of the Heliger Riziner
The famous Nigun of the Heliger Riziner

The famous Nigun of the Heliger Riziner

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NigunimEli SilbersteinJanuary 9, 2020
The encounter of Shimon the heretic and the Alter Rebbe - the lesson the Alter Rebbe taught about ויחרד יצחק חרדה גדולה
The encounter of Shimon the heretic and the Alter Rebbe - the lesson the Alter Rebbe taught about ויחרד יצחק חרדה גדולה

The encounter of Shimon the heretic and the Alter Rebbe - the lesson the Alter Rebbe taught about ויחרד יצחק חרדה גדולה

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Stories, ParshaEli SilbersteinJanuary 9, 2020Toldos
The dramatic story of Reb Shaye Bardeki who was forced to swim to the shore of Yafo with his 2 children and the cry of ‘Tatte!!!’ from his little daughter that saved her life
The dramatic story of Reb Shaye Bardeki who was forced to swim to the shore of Yafo with his 2 children and the cry of ‘Tatte!!!’ from his little daughter that saved her life

The dramatic story of Reb Shaye Bardeki who was forced to swim to the shore of Yafo with his 2 children and the cry of ‘Tatte!!!’ from his little daughter that saved her life - a profound lesson for Rosh Hashanah

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Holidays, StoriesEli SilbersteinJanuary 9, 2020Rosh Hashana
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