Guest Post by Rabbi Evan Hoffman During the Babylonian captivity (586-515 BCE), Jewish exiles commemorated the destruction of the Holy Temple and the First Commonwealth with a series of four fasts. We cannot be certain what particular aspect of Judah’s…
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Dvar Torah Vayigash: Leadership Change
Guest post by Rabbi Evan Hoffman In Parshat Miketz the sons of Jacob found themselves between a rock and a hard place. Having traveled to Egypt for the purpose of buying food to sustain their families through the ongoing famine,…