This morning we analyze a cryptic connection our rabbis make between Reuven trying unsuccessfully to save Yosef, and the Maccabees at the time of Chanukah. Based on an insight from Rabbi Shimon Schwab, we contrast smell to taste.

Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.

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