March 4, 2024
Published by Rabbi Yosef A. Cohen, MD at March 4, 2024
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Accusation of the Brothers

The second of the confrontations between Yosef and his brothers has been given much less thought than the original dramatic, ויגש אליו יהודה. It is however much more depressing. Here, the brothers have lived together for a number of years and once their father dies they are immediately concerned that […]
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March 3, 2024
Published by Rabbi Yosef A. Cohen, MD at March 3, 2024
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Chanukah

Few episodes in Tanach stand as models of terrible events that will befall the Jewish people throughout their history. In brutal fashion brothers, flesh and blood, gathered together and plotted to murder and then eventually settled on selling one of their own. Tragic in its own right, the episode will […]
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November 6, 2023
Published by Rabbi Yosef A. Cohen, MD at November 6, 2023
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Avraham Woke Up Early: a model of compassion

Jews have always responded to tragedy and triumph in similar ways, namely, understanding the events through a halachic prism. The recent war has resulted in the reproduction of halachic literature not seen in some time either condemning or praising the Israeli army’s careful consideration of the targets it picks in […]
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