In this week’s dramatic parsha, Parshas Vayeishev, we move full-steam ahead into the story of Yosef ha’Tzaddik (Yosef the righteous) …. Yosef, whose mother died in childbirth with his younger brother, Binyamin; Yosef, who spends too much time fixing his hair and eyelashes; Yosef, the...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayishlach, we meet our forefather, Yaakov, preparing for his return to Eretz Yisrael. He has worked for his father-in-law Lavan for twenty years - fourteen for his wives and six for his flocks - and with his family and animals,...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayeitzei, we journey with Yaakov Avinu, who enters the parsha a lonely and hunted man, fleeing the wrath of his brother, Eisav, and ends the parsha a man wealthy in family and flocks. During his twenty year stay at the...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Toldos, Yaakov - who becomes the father of the Shivtei Kah (Tribes of Israel) - and infamous Eisav - grandfather of Amalek, our arch enemy - are born to Yitzchak and Rivka. After twenty years of childlessness, and much prayer,...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Chayei Sara, the life of Sarah Imainu comes to a close at the age of 127 years. After purchasing the plot, and burying Sara in the Me’aras Ha’Machpela, Avraham begins the search for the next matriarch, the one who would...
As this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayeira, opens, we meet Avraham Avinu, the bechinas chessed (the chessed personality, par excellence), sitting at the opening to his tent, in the heat of the day, as he watches for passerby. And when three men chance upon him, he runs...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Lech Licha, we begin to journey with Avraham Avinu, the founder and father of the Umah Yisraelis, the Jewish nation. From a family of idol worshippers, Avraham recognized One G-d at the age of forty (according to the Rambam), and...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Noach, we learn of the famous deluge that flooded the world, and destroyed all of its inhabitants, save for Noach, his wife, Naama, their three sons, Shem, Cham and Yafes, and their wives, along with the animals that entered the...
And Moshe was one hundred and twenty years old when he died, his eyes did not dim and his moisture did not leave him; and the Children of Israel cried for Moshe, in the plains of Moav, for thirty days… and a prophet in Israel...
5778. The New Year. Out with the old, in with the new. We have wished each other a shana tova; we have davened for ourselves, for our families, for our people, for our land, may we all be inscribed and sealed for a gut gebentched...