This women&#39;s class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayigash, 3&nbsp;Teves, 5780, December 31, 2019 at the Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY&nbsp;

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yosef

vayigash

dovid hamelech

dovid

yehuda and binyamin

malchus

malchus beis david

yehuudah

kingship

transformation

baal yeshuvah

yosef's beauty

royalty

davidic dynasty

The Longest Speech in the Torah & the Glorious Moment of Transformation

Women's Vayigash Class

When Yehudah Conversed with His Subconscious

This lecture was delivered at the National Jewish Retreat of JLI, in the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. on Thursday, August 16, 2019 (15&nbsp;Av, 5779).

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soul

pain

forgiveness

national jewish retreat

modeh ani

grudges

Sometimes You Think You've Been Buried, but You've Actually Been Planted

Lecture in Washington D.C. on Forgiveness

How to Forgive if You Can't Forget

A Dead King and Hungry Dogs:&nbsp;Exploring a strange Talmudic story about the passing of King David

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solomon

muktzeh

muktza

death of david

shlomo

Exploring a strange Talmudic story about the passing of King David

Shavuos/Muktzeh Class 

A Dead King and Hungry Dogs

&quot;A Talmudic story about Rabbi Gamliel and Rabbi Yehoshua on a boat conveys the essence of leadership from a Jewish perspective. &quot; &quot;King Rechavam was the son of perhaps the most popular king in Jewish history, King Solomon, yet the majority of the nation rebelled against him leading to the fragmentation of the kingdom, and the establishment of a rival kingdom. In this class we will analyze the events leading up to this fateful split, and discover from the words of Rechavam his tragic mistake in his understanding Jewish leadership, and conversely, what constitutes ideal Jewish leadership and kingship.&quot; &quot;Who is the greater servant &ndash; the king or his subject? This is the great struggle of every person in a position of leadership. &quot;

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yirovom

yeravam

shoftim

shlomo hamelech

shechem

servant

rechovim

rechavam

prayers

powerless

power

malbim

king

humble

bais hamikdosh

Who is the Greater Servant – the King or His Subject? A Meditation on the Essence of Leadership

The Most Powerful Person, the Most Powerless Person

He was one of the most brilliant men of the Tanach, and one of its most tragic personalities. In his prime time he was considered the greatest Jew of his era, yet he ended up killing himself.

The Talmud tells us: Three things did Achitofel command his children before his passing: 1. Do not enter into quarrels. 2. Do not rebel against the sovereignty of David. 3. If the weather is clear on the holiday of Shavuot, plant wheat.

If these are his dying words surely they must contain his greatest and most profound insights gleaned from a lifetime rich in experience. What is the significance of these three ideas that warrant the fact that they are his last charge to his children? What is their underlying unifying theme? How do these three statements sum up his life?

Also, what does he mean, &ldquo;If the weather on Shavous is clear, plant wheat?&rdquo; Was this simple agricultural advice? If yes, what does it mean? And why did he decide to say it now moments before his death?

In a letter on the eve of Shavauos 1949, the Lubavitcher Rebbe offered a brilliant and extraordinary explanation.

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shavuos

shavuot

Before His Suicide, The Wisest Jew of His Era Offered Three Life-Altering Messages

Shavuos Essay

The Shrewdest Jew's Last Will and Testament

There is only one portion in Torah, Tetzaveh, where Moshe&rsquo;s name is not mentioned. Why?

King David dispatched three worriers to obtain information from the Sanhedrin, yet he refused to associate this halacha with their name. Why?

A sword was etched in the study hall and as a result, nobody could dispute the eighteen edicts issues forth on that day. Why? And why will the Megilah of Esther never be nullified?&nbsp;&nbsp;

The story of the Cantonists dancing on Simchas Torah with their shirts removed captures the truth that there are some people whose very I becomes aligned with the Divine I. They don&rsquo;t teach Torah; they are Torah.

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water

king david

halacha

mesiras nefesh

moses

moshe

parshas tetzaveh

ki sisa

parshas ki sisa

tetzaveh

ki tisa

tezaveh

self sacrifice

ink in quill

megilah

The Day that Moshe and Torah Became One

Class Tetzaveh/Sisa/Purim

Why Was Moshe’s Name Deleted from Tetzaveh?

What We Ask of Life; What Life Asks Of Us. "If it is a clear day on the festival of Shavuos, sow your fields with wheat,&rdquo; said Achetofel to his family before taking his own life. A farming tip, or an insight into the essence of wisdom?

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wheat

sinai

batsheva

achisofel

kabalat ol

kabalas ol

crown of royalty

crown of priesthood

crown of torah

three crowns

basheva

avsholom

absalom

“If it is a clear day on the festival of Shavuos, sow your fields with wheat.” A farming tip, or an insight into the essence of wisdom?

What We Ask of Life; What Life Asks Of Us

Are You a Kisser Or a Cleaver? Ruth and Arpah: A Tale of Two Daughters In-Law- Studying the Book of Ruth, Class 1. Arpah and Goliath Go Into Therapy

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ruth

golaith

arpah

Orpah and Goliath Go Into Therapy

Ruth #1: Are You a Kisser Or a Cleaver? A Tale of Two Daughters In-Law

A Tale of 3 Relationships: The Story of a Triple Reincarnation- Dignity &amp; Loyalty In the Depths of Pain. Studying the Book of Ruth, Class 2

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yehudah

judah

gilgul

boaz

tamar

reincarnation

naomi

Dignity & Loyalty In the Depths of Pain 

Ruth #2: A Tale of 3 Relationships & a Triple Reincarnation

In Middle of the Night- Sometimes, To Acheive Greatness, You Have To Take Risks. Studying the Book of Ruth, Class 3

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Sometimes, To Acheive Greatness, You Have To Take Risks.

Ruth #3: In Middle of the Night

A Sword in the Beis Midrash -- Part 1- The Debate on the Jewish Identity of Ruth &amp; King David. Studying the book of Ruth, Class 4

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moabite

doeg

amoni

amonite

moav

The Debate on the Jewish Identity of Ruth & King David.

Ruth #4: A Sword in the Beis Midrash -- Part 1

A Sword in the Beis Midrash -- Part 2- The Perspective of the Brisker Rav and the Ben Eish Chai on the Debate on the Jewish Identity of Ruth &amp; King David. Studying the book of Ruth, Class 5

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beis din

sanhedrin

The Perspective of the Brisker Rav and the Ben Eish Chai on the Debate on the Jewish Identity of Ruth & King David

Ruth #5: A Sword in the Beis Midrash -- Part 2

Personalities of the Tanach #1: Unsolved Riddle --  The Story of Shimshon Hagibor -- Part 1

Personalities of the Tanach #1: Samson Part 1

Unsolved Riddle -- The Story of Shimshon Hagibor -- Part 1

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