Posts by Yosef Farhi
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DEEP INSIDE KEVER RACHEL According to one view in the Midrash, Rachel passed away before Leah because she offered an answer ahead of her older sister at a crucial moment in their lives (Bereishit Rabba 74). When Yaakov asked his wives, Rachel and Leah, for permission to leave the home of their father and…
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Amor verdadero El pasuk que trata acerca del amor de Iacov por Rajel, puede dejarnos un tanto perplejos; pues al describir los siete años que Iacov debió esperar para casarse con Rajel, la Torá nos cuenta que “fueron para él como poco días, debido a su amor hacia ella” (Bereshit 29:20). ¿Acaso no es al…
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SEEING THROUGH THE SKIES And it was when Yitzchak became advanced in age and his eyes dimmed from seeing… (27:1). Rashi explains why Yitzchak had lost his eyesight: when Yitzchak was on the altar and his father was about to slaughter him, the Heavens opened up, the Angels were crying and their tears fell…
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Ver a través de los Cielos “Y fue cuando Itzjak envejeció y se debilitaron sus ojos…” (27:1). Rashí explica los sucesos que llevaron la pérdida de la visión de Itzjak: al encontrarse sobre el altar, a punto de ser sacrificado por su padre Abraham, se abrieron los Cielos y las lágrimas de los ángeles…
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YISHMAEL THE BAAL TESHUVA I was coaching a very serious yeshiva boy who was feeling horrible about himself. He said that he had done some type of sin, and that he could never repent. Repentance to him meant to regret the past so much that he could uproot the past. He felt that there…
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