The Rabbi Yonah Sklare Podcast -Vayechi: Is Happily Ever After a Fairytale Fantasy? (Audio)
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 4, 2023 – Yaakov’s final years were a brief period of tranquility in an otherwise tumultuous life. Chazal explain that this was the only period in which he can be called ‘’alive’’ (‘’Vayechi’’). Yet, this same phase of seeming respite was actually the beginning of Golus Mitzrayim. So, was it […]
The Rabbi Yonah Sklare Podcast -Vayechi: Is Happily Ever After a Fairytale Fantasy? (Audio)
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 4, 2023 – Yaakov’s final years were a brief period of tranquility in an otherwise tumultuous life. Chazal explain that this was the only period in which he can be called ‘’alive’’ (‘’Vayechi’’). Yet, this same phase of seeming respite was actually the beginning of Golus Mitzrayim. So, was it […]
Parshas Vayechi – Yaakov's Blessing: Ephraim, Menashe and a Lesson for our Lives
“May you be like these two, like Ephraim and Menashe…” As a quiet dusk settles on Friday evening, ushering in Shabbat, we bless our sons with the names of Yaakov’s grandsons. When we do, do we ever pause to wonder, what makes these two so singular among the generations of Israel that their names should […]
Parshas Vayechi – Yaakov's Blessing: Ephraim, Menashe and a Lesson for our Lives
“May you be like these two, like Ephraim and Menashe…” As a quiet dusk settles on Friday evening, ushering in Shabbat, we bless our sons with the names of Yaakov’s grandsons. When we do, do we ever pause to wonder, what makes these two so singular among the generations of Israel that their names should […]
Parshas Vayechi – Yaakov's Blessing: Ephraim, Menashe and a Lesson for our Lives
“May you be like these two, like Ephraim and Menashe…” As a quiet dusk settles on Friday evening, ushering in Shabbat, we bless our sons with the names of Yaakov’s grandsons. When we do, do we ever pause to wonder, what makes these two so singular among the generations of Israel that their names should […]
Tourism To Israel Making A Comeback?
Since the spread of COVID-19 in Israel and subsequent lockdowns, the country has lost billions of shekels in revenue with harsh restrictions placed on tourists wishing to enter the Jewish State. 2022, however, saw a dramatic rebound as 2.675 million tourists entered Israel compared to just 397,000 arrivals in 2021 and 831,000 in 2020. The […]
Tourism To Israel Making A Comeback?
Since the spread of COVID-19 in Israel and subsequent lockdowns, the country has lost billions of shekels in revenue with harsh restrictions placed on tourists wishing to enter the Jewish State. 2022, however, saw a dramatic rebound as 2.675 million tourists entered Israel compared to just 397,000 arrivals in 2021 and 831,000 in 2020. The […]
Tourism To Israel Making A Comeback?
Since the spread of COVID-19 in Israel and subsequent lockdowns, the country has lost billions of shekels in revenue with harsh restrictions placed on tourists wishing to enter the Jewish State. 2022, however, saw a dramatic rebound as 2.675 million tourists entered Israel compared to just 397,000 arrivals in 2021 and 831,000 in 2020. The […]