The Great Impasse

  The disagreement between Yosef and his brothers created a tremendous rift amongst the family. Indeed, their hatred for Yosef was so vindictive that they ruled that he should be put to death. Certainly,  an indictment against them for such a spiteful attitude towards their brother. On the other hand, we know that the sons of Yaakov were tremendously righteous people so how could they have erred in such a massive way? Did Yosef mistakenly add to their fire of animosity when he went to their father and complained to him about their behavior? Could that have been avoided?

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Buying stamps

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Mary goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Hanukkah cards one year. She says to the cashier, “Please may I have 50 Hanukkah stamps?” The cashier asks, “What denomination?”

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The Ultimate Separation

Yaakov after twenty difficult years at the house of Lavan finally travels back to his father. However, not until he has to deal with his wayward brother Eisav. The hatred still prevails because Yaakov stole the blessings from their father Yitzchok that were meant for Eisav. Although Yitzchok eventually conceded them to Yaakov, Eisav was still extremely agitated and was poised for a military encounter with his brother

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This Week in Pictures

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Clean Speech Colorado, Volume 4, Ahavas Chesed | Words of Love wrapped this week after a powerful month of fabulous lessons from the community. A huge celebration was held at JCC Denver on 11/30 to honor the month of learning, community and Words of Love. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin and Rapper Nissim Black joined Rabbi Raphael Leban for this epic celebration.

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Stuck in the Rut

Our Sages refer to Yaakov as the ‘premier’ of the Patriarchs. Certainly, we may assume that Yaakov consolidated the incredibly remarkable traits of his father and grandfather and further expanded the formation of the future nation with his indelible mark of truthfulness. In contrast to his forebears, Yaakov’s household was exceptional with children representing the finest of  scions.

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Bandages

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Saul shows up to work one day with huge bandages on both sides of his ears. "Saul! What on earth happened to you?" his co-workers immediately ask out of concern.…

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Road Trip

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While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant and resumed their trip.When leaving, the woman…

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