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The Naming of Galeid – An Eternal Lesson

Yaakov Avinu fled the house of Lavan, stealing away in the dead of night. Subterfuge was the only hope he had of escaping. Taking advantage of his father-in-law's shearing his sheep three-day's travel away, he created a bit of distance between them. The reprieve,...

Calculations to make when doing “extras”

R Yaakov explains why אברהם אבינו didn't do מילה despite being מקיים the entire תורה. Important to note: once the ציווי was given, however, all the correct calculations he had made before went by the wayside, because a ציווי from הקב"ה makes all the other חשבונות...

Youth is not the root of all which is bad.

Still, Rav Hirsch does take care to point out that "The same rule applies in the development of the generations. The younger generation must stand reverently at the grave of the generation that preceded it. It must take a garment and cover the nakedness, the weakness,...

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