PARSHAT VAYIGASH
December 22-23, 2023 / 11 Tevet 5784
SPECIAL DAY
The fast of Asarah B’Tevet is observed on Friday, December 22.
HAFTARAH
Ezekiel 37:15-28
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FEATURED
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Asarah B’Tevet, Us and Them |
Rabbi Moshe Hauer
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Fast days such as Asarah B’Tevet are opportunities to remember the past so that we will not be condemned to repeat it, moving us to recognize that our current challenges come from being stuck in past failures.
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AROUND THE OU
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Women's Initiative
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Women's Initiative Mission to Israel |
The contingent representing ten Orthodox communities throughout North America traveled to Israel for four days to bring support to Israel’s women — wives, mothers and daughters of chayalim, hostages, and the wounded, and others who are bereaved.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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SPIRIT |
How to Complete a Halachic Living Will |
Tuesday, December 26, at 12 noon EST
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Acquire the tools to create a proper document for your healthcare providers and a guide to talking about these sensitive matters with your family members. Presented by Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody.
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Yachad NJ |
Yachad NJ Gala |
Motzei Shabbat, January 6, at 8 PM in Teaneck, NJ
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Join Yachad NJ at their gala in tribute to the Adler family, Rena Soclof, and Rabbi Andrew and Racheli Israeli, and celebrating the launch of the George Weinberger Music Studio and Music Appreciation Program.
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TORAH
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Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman
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Out of the Woodwork |
In this week’s haftorah, Yechezkel symbolically depicts the fusion of two blocks of wood, representing the divided Jewish people embodied by Yehuda and Yosef.
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Rabbi Menachem Genack
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Yosef's Language |
In speaking to his brothers in this week’s parsha, Yosef uses language that closely parallels the Torah’s language regarding the abduction of Dinah, and Shimon and Levi’s reaction. Why?
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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ztz"l
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The Space Between |
How do porcupines stay warm in the winter? If they get too close, they’ll injure one another. If they stay too far apart, they’ll freeze. This quandary has surprising relevance for us.
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Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
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Reconciliation |
I have known more than my share of families that are torn by discord. I think most of us, perhaps even all of us, are familiar with families in which brothers and sisters have not spoken to each other in years, sometimes even having forgotten the original reason for the destruction of their relationship.
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Halacha Yomis
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How Late to Fast on Friday |
This year, the fast of Asarah B’Tevet will be on Friday. Must we fast until tzeis ha’kochavim (nightfall, when stars are visible), or should we make Kiddush early to avoid fasting on Shabbos?
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THIS WEEK ON SOCIAL
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Featured Books
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OU Press
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Shalom Rav Vol. I |
Shalom Rav is a compilation of Rabbi Rosner’s inspiring and thought-provoking ideas on the weekly parsha, selected and adapted by Marc Lesnick.
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OU Press
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The Taryag Companion |
Rabbi Jack Abramowitz’s The Taryag Companion includes thorough and incisive explanations of all 613 mitzvos (according to the list of Maimonides) in a surprisingly readable fashion.
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