Vayishlach: Pillars and Sanctuaries
Vayishlach Genesis32:4-36:43 After twenty years of hard labor working for his treacherous uncle, Jacob returned safely to the Land of...
Changing the World through Yaacov
Life Lessons from the Torah Reading Vayeitzei :Genesis 28:10–32:3 Yaacov (Jacob) , our forefather, was the father of all the Jewish...
The Ever Present Ladder
Yaacov, our forefather, was the prototype for our people's voyage through the centuries. Vayeitzei :Genesis 28:10–32:3 Yaacov (Jacob,)...
VaYeitzei: Prayer Before Sleep
Vayeitzei :Genesis 28:10–32:3 After leaving his family in Beersheba, Jacob reached Beth El at nightfall. Before lying down to sleep,...
How the Light Gets In
Torah portion Vayeitzei :Genesis 28:10–32:3 Why Jacob? That is the question we find ourselves asking repeatedly as we read the narratives...
" The Voice of Yaacov, and the Hands of Esav."
Life Lessons from the Torah Reading Torah Portion TOLDOT Genesis 25:19–28:9 The accepted meaning of Jacob’s ( Yaacov) name in the...
Toldos: Insights into Prayer
The Torah portion of Toldot begins with prayer and ends with a conflict around blessings. These two forms of communication are strikingly...
Toldot: Jacob Rescued Abraham
Torah Portion TOLDOT Genesis 25:19–28:9 Based on the writings of Maran Harav Kook According to an intriguing Midrash (Tanchuma...
RESEMBLANCE
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Torah Portion TOLDOT Genesis 25:19–28:9 Many years ago there lived a man who was the...
Filling Our Days
Life Lessons From the Torah Portion Chayei Sarah Genesis 23:1–25:18 Time passes us by like raging river and most of humanity simply...