Family & the Parsha

Purpose Behind Family

The Children See

Reward for Education

Choose Life

Children Always Come First

Build Your Foundation

Don't Play Favorite

Bring Them In

Compromise at the Door

Good for our Children's Children

Part of a Long History

Journey of Life

Unbreakable

Good Home

Engraved in Soul

Wisdom of Women

Good Midot - The Most Important Thing

Why did the ever-independet Avraham send his slave to do the important job of finding a bride for Yithchak? Rabbi Baruch Finkelstein teaches us about the beauty and holiness of the Jewish family through the weekly Parsha.

Light Your Home

Before you go and spread your light to the world, make sure your home is lit with the light of torah.

Learning Torah with the Children

The Torah Yosef learned with his father in his youth is what keeps him on the right path even twenty-two years later.

Part of the Family

Ya'akov shows gratitude to his mother's wet nurse by including her in his family to aid her in her elderly state.

Loving Through the Stress

Ya'akov and Rachel encounter difficult times in their relationship yet their love for each other is as strong as ever.

The Consequences of Family Quarrels

The brothes' hatred towards Yosef hurts Ya'akov more than anyone else. Any family fight ends up hurting the ones we don't want to hurt and especially our parents.

Redemption through Love

Throughout Sefer Bereshit there is a line of family quarrels and brotherly hatred that eventually lead the sons of Israel to exile. I Sefer Shemot a new story is told, a story of a nation's redemption flowing through the brotherly love of the great leaders Moshe and Aharon.

Working Together as Parents

Rabbi Baruch Finkelstein teaches us about the beauty and holiness of the Jewish family through the weekly Parsha.

Being a Father / Honour Your In-Laws

Why does Yitro refer to Moshe's sons as "Your wife's sons"? Where was Moshe on Yitro's conversion feast?

Being Aware as a Parent

Ya'akov ignores the brothers' hate towards Yosef and sends him to his brothers. He later learns from his mistake and is reluctant to send Binyamin to Egypt.

Blessing The Children

For genrations jewish parents have been blessing their children "May you be like Ephraim and Menashe". Why were Yoseph's sons chosen over the three fathers to be the source for this blessing?

Keeping an Optimistic view

Some may ask, why bring more children into this cruel world. In this week's parsha Miriam teaches us that when bringing children to the world we do not think about the moment but rather about the bright future which we believe lies ahead.

Serving G-d's will

As parents we must teach our children that we are not asking them to serve G-d for us, but for G-d himself.

Parenting Never Ends

Taking care of our children doesn't end when they grow up or get married, we must always be there for them with the same passion and guide them in the right path.

A Righteous Man

A Leader's Apology

As parents we often make mistakes. This week's Parsha teaches us that even the leader of the nation is not expected to be perfect. He is, however, expected to publicly acknowledge his mistakes and apologize for them.

Serving G-d through Silence

After Aharon loses two of his children he remains silent and accepts the willof G-d without questions.

The Birth of a Nation

Much like a child being born, the nation of Israel broke through the waters of the red sea and were then fed directly by G-d until they were ready to stand on their own.

Involved in the Mitzvah

Involve your children in the Mitzvah of taking in guests.

Always Together

Strict to Yourself

Don't be strict with your household.

Holidays - Quality Time with the Family

Even more than Shabbat, the Holidays are a time in which families get together and strengthen the bonds of love.

Don't Sin, For Your Child's Sake

Unfair as it might be towards the child born from an act of adultery, his Mamzer status which will haunt him for life, is the strongest deterrent the torah could set for the parents of this poor child, making them think twice before committing this grave sin.

Large Families - The Jewish Ideal

Altough it would seem that the larger the family, the less the parents can give, studies show that the Jewish Ideal of large families contributes to better education and to a happier life.