4. Be kind to yourself. Speaking badly even about yourself is unethical.
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Yaakov called to his sons and said, “Gather around and I will tell to you what will happen in the…
I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land…
The bad looking, skinny cows ate the seven good looking, healthy cows (Bereshis 41:4) Symbolizing that all of the happiness…
“and his father ‘shamor’ the matter” shamor – he waited and looked forward when it would come – RASHI What…
He took her, was with her, and mistreated her (Bereshis 34:2) Last week, I had jury duty and like many…
“this time I will thank Hashem and therefore he was named Yehudah” Bereshis 29:25 Rabbi Shafier tells the following story.…
BEFORE I BEGIN THIS WEEK’S DIVREI SIMCHA, AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS SATURDAY, AMERICAN EXPRESS IS HAVING SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY. IF…
He [Yitzchak] married Rivka and she became his wife (Bereshis 24:67) This week’s parsha is known as the parsha for…
Avraham woke up early in the morning and saddled his donkey (Bereshis 22:3) Rashi is bothered. Why would Avraham Avinu…