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Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: A Better Burial (Vayechi)

And Joseph died at the age of one hundred ten years, and they embalmed him, and he was placed into the coffin in Egypt. (Genesis 50:26).  It was the end of an era. With the passing of Yosef, the story of the Patriarchs comes to a close and the era of the Jewish people begins.    […]

Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Plant your Seeds (Vayigash)

The family had been reunited. After more than two decades of separation and heartbreak, Yaakov’s family was whole and complete. After settling his family in Goshen, Yosef turned his attention to the affairs of state. He was responsible for sustaining Egypt and the surrounding areas. As the Egyptians ran out of food, they were forced […]

Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Kisses and Connection (Vayeshev)

There is excitement in the air. The beautiful and holy Yom Tov of Chanukah is here. It is on this Yom Tov of Chanukah that we remember our brave ancestors who after defeating the Syrian Greeks, rededicated the Temple, lit the spark of Jewish rejuvenation, and breathed new life into our collective soul. There are […]

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