Posts by Yosef Farhi

click vayetze 2024 to download THE ART OF THE PLEDGE The reason the there is a custom to say Vayevarech David and Az Yashir every day in prayer of Pesukei Dzimrah is because all the 15 terminologies of praise found in Yishtabach, are sourced in those two, Vayevarech and Az Yashir. שִׁיר וּשְׁבָחָה , הַלֵּל…

click toldot 2024 for download THE ART OF PARENTING Parenting is one of the most rewarding yet humbling experiences. As much as we’d like to believe that our love and guidance will shape our children exactly as we envision, life has its own plans. Parenting is about the process, not guaranteed outcomes. Even great parents…

Click chaye sara 2024 to download THE ART OF FOCUS AUDITING When Eliezer returned with Rivkah after his mission to find a wife for Yitzhak, the Torah describes the moment as follows: “And Yitzhak went forth to pray in the field towards evening, and he lifted his eyes and saw, and behold, camels were approaching.”…

click vayera 2024 for download THE ART OF SUBSERVIENCE We learn from the life of Avraham Avinu that his journey was marked by a series of ten trials, beginning with a call to leave his past behind and finishing with the last test, the ultimate challenge of relinquishing his future. The first test—leaving his homeland—required…

click lech lecha 2024 final to download THE ART OF BEING YOU The question we need to ask in the very beginning of the parasha is why the order seems off. G-d asks Avraham to leave his land, his birthplace and his father’s home. Geographically, the order is backwards. You first leave your father’s home,…