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Brooklyn Torah Gazette — Kol Simcha Torah Gazette for Parshas Vayigash 5784 - PDF Version

Выпуск: Brooklyn Torah Gazette — Kol Simcha Torah Gazette for Parshas Vayigash 5784 - PDF Version. Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. The true champion that will emerge from this entire baffling and fascinating story is the old hoary Yaakov, seemingly isolated back there in the land of Canaan, 9|P ag e Kol Simcha Torah Gazette for Parshas Vayigash 5784 morning and despondent as to what has happened to his family. Kol Simcha Torah Gazette for Parshas Vayigash 5784 Kol simcha torah gazette For parshas vayigash 5784 Volume 8 Issue 15 (Whole #373) 11 Teveth 5784/ December 23, 2023 Printed L’illuy nishmas Nechama bas R’ Noach, a”h For a free subscription, please forward your request to keren18@juno.com Past emails can be found on the website ShabbosStories.com under Brooklyn Torah Gazette 11 Facts About Alexander “the Great” and the Jews By Rabbi Yehuda Altein Art by Sefira Lightstone Alexander the Great of Macedonia was one of the classic conquerors of ancient history, defeating mighty nations and distant armies until he ruled the largest empire the world had ever seen. The Priests Named Their Sons After Him Shimon HaTzaddik further suggested that instead of erecting a statue in Alexander’s likeness, there was a better way to memorialize the occasion: all male priests born that year would be named “Alexander.”10 Thus, Alexander forever became a Jewish name, still in common use today. He Engaged in Discussion With Jewish Scholars The Talmud relates that Alexander presented 10 questions before a group of Jewish scholars known as “the elders of the south.” Among them were queries as to the order in which G-d created the world; who is truly considered wise, strong, and wealthy; what one should do to become well-liked by others; and why Jews do not accept other religions.11 One way of understanding the conversation was that Alexander wanted these scholars to admire his tremendous power and wealth, while the Jews contended that true greatness comes from serving G-d.12 7. In one account, Alexander is impressed at the benevolent method of judgment carried out by the king of a region called Katzia, in stark contrast to the way he would have decided the case himself.13 Another narrative tells how Alexander discovered the entrance to t

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Brooklyn Torah Gazette

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22 декабря 2023 г.

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12

Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary