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True Pleasure Last week, we saw that Rebbe Yaakov describes our world as the “corridor” that leads to the “palace” of the next world, where we will experience the ultimate pleasure of closeness with Hashem. [1] We also noted that the Mesillat Yesharim [2] builds off this idea, teaching us that we only find true […]

Yosef HaTzaddik was in a terrible situation. Sold into slavery by his own brothers, he had every reason to feel wronged. Surprisingly, when he is finally reunited with them in Parshat Vayigash, Yosef tells his brothers that they are not responsible for what happened to him. Though they sold him into slavery, Hashem orchestrated the […]

We would like to return to the subject of personal growth after focusing on achdus over the last few weeks. In light of current events, let’s focus on the subject of suffering. Though we hope and pray for the best, suffering is a part of life, and is difficult to handle. In addition to dealing […]

Yosef Hatzaddik found himself in a terrible situation. Sold into slavery by his own brothers, he had every reason to feel wronged. Surprisingly, when he was finally reunited with his brothers in Parashat Vayigash, he told them they were not responsible for where he was. Though they initiated the process by selling him as a […]

Though we hope and pray for the best, suffering is part of life and can be hard to handle. In addition to dealing with the hardship, those suffering often struggle with the questions it raises about Hashem’s relationship with us. It is, therefore, important to understand and account for human suffering. A healthy and robust […]