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But when Yosef responds that only Binyamin must remain, Yehuda argues that Binyamin should go free. What's going on? Read in Hebrew Rabbi Norman Lamm zt"l It's Dark Outside When it is at its darkest outside, the lights are beginning to stir on the inside, and sooner or later they will pierce the gloom of the outside world as well. For the Chanukah candles are indeed the heralds of the light of redemption. Read More Rabbi Jack Abramowitz Reciting L'David and Mizmor Shir We spent the past week recognizing Chanukah with, among other things, an extra Psalm after davening. A reader asks: Why do we recognize some occasions in this way, but not others? Read More Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ztz"l Sibling Rivalry The book of Bereishit explores the most profound source of conflict in history. The root of human conflict is sibling rivalry: Cain and Abel, Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, and now Joseph and his brothers. 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