The chareidi man, the chiloni woman, and the apple

Posted on December 8th, 2006 by cyberdov

A charedi man and a chiloni woman were sitting near each other on a bus. Both were dressed for the part - he in black from head to toe, and she with a somewhat more revealing outfit. The charedi fellow offers her an apple. She asks, biting into the apple, what prompted the [...]

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DJC Torah - Parshat Vayishlach 12/8/06

Posted on December 8th, 2006 by cyberdov

The word ‘beracha’ appears in two incongruous contexts in the story of Yaakov’s encounter with Esav. After they reconcile, Yaakov says to Esav (33:11), “Please take my gift which was brought to you” – but he uses the word ‘birchati’, whereas one sentence earlier the gift is referred to more typically (and consistently, through the [...]

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