Posts by Yosef Farhi
ROSH HASHANA SURVIVAL KIT
ROSH HASHANA SURVIVAL KIT My 8 year old daughter came back from school and brought home a beautiful concept. Her Morah, her teacher, was displaying the Shofar to the class, showing them its shape, its colors. One end is thin, while the other end is wide. My daughter raised her hand from the back of…
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THE ELUL THAT VIBRATED IN MY POCKET Parashat Ki Tavo Last week my phone vibrated, and that phone call shook me up to the core. ” Hi. Rabbi Farhi, I need your help. This year’s Elul is all over the place. I am just too busy, lately, helping out at home, and it is…
Read Full PostTZEDDAKAH! TZEDAKKAH!
TZEDDAKAH! TZEDAKKAH! Parashat Ki Tetzeh Tzedaka is difficult to give, only if you believe that the money you earned was earned by your hard work alone, and not given to you by G-d. Tzeddaka is one of the greatest tests on your core beliefs, measuring how much you believe that G-d is in your life…
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YOSSELE THE THIEF Parashat Shoftim There is an amazing story I told my young daughters at bedtime last week. The Baal Shem Tov, the Father of Chassidut, was a man of miracles. He saw into the future, and through walls. A very holy man. He had a student, Yossele. Yossele, would learn and pray with…
Read Full PostELUL – TIME FOR A CHANGE
ELUL – TIME FOR A CHANGE Parashat Reeh I apologize, but I can’t make my point without first troubling you. Fold your arms. Now, open them. Now, fold them again. Now, notice which arm you “naturally” put on top of the other. Is it right on top of left or left on top of right? Now,…
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