Divrei Chaim

Some parsha thoughts: 1) Hashem told Moshe that if Bnei Yisrael did not believe him, he should give them a sign by pouring water before the...

When Moshe argues to G-d that Bnei Yisrael will not believe that he was sent as their redeemer, it sounds like a question local to the cont...

My daughter has a bad habit of reading news on a so called frum site and leaving the browser open so I end up seeing it when I sit down at t...

I've been blogging so long I remember the good 'ol days of fighting with other bloggers about orthopraxy and fundamental beliefs.  R...

Last post was a little lomdus, so this will be a little derush on the parsha. I noticed that fewer and fewer people are reading blogger.  Ma...

Ramban writes that “ lo yasur sheivet m’Yehudah ” is not just a bracha (as other Rishonim learn), but it’s a command.  Except for Yeravam, w...

The gemara quotes a machlokes Tanaim as to what the navi meant by “tzom ha’asiri,” the fast of the 10 th month.  We pasken that it refers ...

"Vayinashek l'kol echav va'yeivk aleihem v'acharei chein dibru echav ito ." (45:15)  This is the completion of the st...

Yosef tells his brothers, “ Re’u ki pi ha’medaber aleichem .”  Last post I mentioned that Rashi writes that Yosef was trying to prove to the...

When Yosef finally reveals himself to his brothers, " Ani Yosef achichem ," he continues and adds, " Asher m’chartem osi Mitz...

Yosef imprisons his brothers, but then decides to let them go and only hold back Shimon on the condition that they return with Binyamin.  “ ...

Generally when a parsha opens with the word “haya” it means something good is going to happen, but “va’yehi” portends bad news (see Megillah...

When Yosef went looking for his brothers, he met a man on the road who told him "nas'u mi'zeh," they have gone away.  Rash...

1) The symbolism of Pharoah's dream doesn't really seem all that hard to figure out.  Why none of his advisor's could  make sens...

The Rambam paskens (Hil Brachos ch 5) that a child as an obligation in birchas hamazon based on the din of chinuch.  A child can be motzi an...

The PM"G writes that ideally an onein should have his wife light ner Chanukah for him, but if that is not possible, he should light him...