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THE ART OF LISTENING TO YOUR RABBI

By Yosef Farhi | 06 March 2025

click tezaveh 2025 to download THE ART OF LISTENING TO YOUR RABBI King Shaul was given a clear and absolute command from the prophet Shmuel, dictated by G-d: Go and utterly destroy Amalek. Do not spare them. Slay man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.” (I Samuel 15:3) This was…

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 THE ART OF FAITH IN THE LONG HAUL

By Yosef Farhi | 26 February 2025

click terumah 2025 for download  THE ART OF FAITH IN THE LONG HAUL “Yaakov Avinu foresaw that his descendants would one day build a Mishkan (Tabernacle) in the desert. Therefore, he brought cedar trees to Egypt, planted them there, and instructed his children to take them along when they left Egypt.” (Rashi from Midrash Tanchuma)…

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THE ART OF APPRECIATING DIFFERENCES

By Yosef Farhi | 19 February 2025

click mishpatim 2025 to download THE ART OF APPRECIATING DIFFERENCES The Talmud (Bava Kama 30a) teaches us a profound lesson about achieving true Chassidut—piety. Rav Yehuda says, “One who wants to be a Chassid should fulfill the laws of damages.” Rava says, “He should focus on Pirkei Avot.” Others say, “He should fulfill the laws…

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IN A DRONE’S EYE VIEW

By Yosef Farhi | 27 June 2018

How does a person deal with the things in life when they get out of control. How should one react when one gets hit with the hardest things in life, the things that were least expected. 

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Calm, Content, and Confident

By Yosef Farhi | 22 June 2018

How can we contain the negativity we have about life, and disregard it, instead of letting it take over our lives? Why is it so important to focus on the positive? What can we do to keep us far away from the negative and to make the positive stick?

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Chasing Sparks

By Yosef Farhi | 13 June 2018

Why is it so important that we keep getting inspired, if we aren’t yet changing? What can we do so that our children will merit spiritual inspiration?

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