Month: December 2018

Berashis Weekly Parsha Rabbi Mordechai Dolinsky

Parshas Vayigash 5779

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Parshas Vayigash (5779)

by Mordechai Dolinsky

46:28—A very important and interesting point in the parsha which is overlooked when Yaakov sent Yehuda ahead for preparation  Rashi brings down that he actually sent Yehuda to Yosef so that Yosef himself should clear the area Goshen and to give instructions how the territory should be settled and organized.  פלא על פלא—Yosef the King invites Bnai Yisroel to settle and Yaakov wants to be especially reassured that all is in order?

It is very obvious that the goal in the settlement of the שבטים was isolation.  That is why they were all instructed to claim that they were shepherds, an abomination, and to be geographically isolated to keep away to the epitome from the danger of Egyptian influence.  In this spirit we can say that Yaakov wanted to be assured that the settlement should go direct, swift and glatt.  Without having the Egyptians coming to help the newcomers.  This also explains how Yaakov with this arrangement discouraged Yosef to be מקבל פנים which could have been a reason for an unwelcome welcoming party.

Have a wonderful, up lifting Shabbos.

Chagim Chanukah Rabbi Mordechai Dolinsky

Chanukah 5779

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Chanukah 5779

by Mordechai Dolinsky

 

A new insight to the ruchnius of Chanukah.  Besides the regular kedusha of the fulfillment of all the mitzvos that are connected to Chanukah, over the complete 8 days min HaShomayim there comes a special ruach of inspiration of chizuk in bitachon v’emunah for all Klal Yisroel.

 

The pirsumai nissah of Chanukah is how the Shchinah showed itself so very outstandingly clearly.  How a small minority group of neemanei Ha Torah were victorious over an extremely massive army of sonai Hashem and the Torah.  This is the light of the Menora; the Torah that was saved, this is the light of the Menora.

 

Have a true aliya from the pirsumeir nissah and a freilichen Chanukah.

Berashis Weekly Parsha Rabbi Mordechai Dolinsky

Parshas Mikaitz 5779

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Parshas Mikaitz (5779)

By Mordechai Dolinsky

 

All the items in the dream have significant meaning.  One such factor can easily go completely noticed and in Paroah’s dream I am sure it does by all.  He opens both dreams with himself actually standing at the יאור and makes sure to recall this to Yosef.  Perhaps this can mean that Pharoah just like everything else in the dream was subjects, not in control just like the cows and the wheat.  When בני ישראל arrived he had at his accessibility a nation of the highest intelligence and talents.  This was just ripe for the most advanced nation and Pharoah as a פרה followed Yosef’s direction of having Klal Yisroel completely occupied as isolated shepherds; part of the great effort against assilimation with the Egyptians.

 

Have an inspiring uplifting Shabbos חנוכה.

Berashis Weekly Parsha Rabbi Mordechai Dolinsky

Parshas Vayeshev 5779 (Extended Edition)

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Parshas Vayeshev 5779

by Mordechai Dolinsky

 

It is so difficult, so difficult to begin to understand how it was possible for the brothers to  make a decision to put an end to the life of Yosef.  Even considering the reports he gave over, the extra love Yaakov Avinu showed him, the dreams reenforced the hatred and the jealously.  Yaakov ran from Esav for 22 years for this fear.  Our tzibur in general failed to relate or to begin to relate to this great difficulty and it would be a great chiddush and accomplishment if they would.

 

Perhaps a thought in one direction; one of our Gedolim made the following important insight–that when one, even a Talmid Chochom, reaches a level of real, strong anger, for a split second, deep down, he reaches a position that he actually take the other’s life.  It can be just a flash, but it’s there.  In this vein for our question, how could jealousy ever lead to an urge for murder we can say — true, it is impossible to arrive in any way to the above as a result of logical conclusion.  However in the depth of the feeling, ‘sinah’ and deep jealousy, and in this case shared by all the brothers…. there is Yosef in his ketones hapasim, standing before them, alone, and their hearts are filled with ‘sinah’ and jealousy; then that spark, the flash, the deep unreasonable urge as we found by anger; REMOVE HIM!

 

The chizuk, of course, is when we are falling into the hands of jealousy or hatred we should try our best to halt it with the strength that we have for who knows what it can lead to.

Have a good week and an inspiring, happy Chanukah.

 

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