
Parshas VaYigash: Not saying dumb things that will hurt the Jewish People
24/12/2025 | 29 mins.
See how Joseph doesn't trust his brothers. He stage-manages their encounter with Pharaoh and the Egyptians, micromanaging every aspect of the conversation, like a trial-lawyer with a client. (יוֹסֵף הַפִּקֵּחַ not יוֹסֵף הַצַּדִּיק)

Haftarah Parshas VaYigash: The vision of grafting the two trees together
24/12/2025 | 24 mins.
Will the tribes retain their individual identities and consciousness in the future Messianic Utopia?

Greece under the Metaxas Regime and a Siddur from 1941
23/12/2025 | 27 mins.
A fascinating siddur published in Greece in 1941 which omits the word Yavan from Al HaNisim-At that moment, Greece under the Metaxas Regime was saving the Jews from Hitler and Mussolini

Parshas VaYigash: Was Joseph actually the VICEROY, the ruler of Egypt? Or czar of the economy?
22/12/2025 | 33 mins.
The role of the Jew in the Egyptian economy foreshadowed the role of the Jew in later economies: find a niche not occupied by the native inhabitants.לע"נ יששכר מאיר בן ברוך סטפנסקי

Final Chanukah 2025 Thoughts: וּלְךָ עָשִֽׂיתָ שֵׁם גָּדוֹל וְקָדוֹשׁ בְּעוֹלָמֶֽךָ
22/12/2025 | 26 mins.
"Olamecha" also means hidden or invisible. Through the miracle of the oil, an Invisible God became "visible" (so to speak)



Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz