“Let the maiden to whom I say, ‘Please, lower your jar that I may drink,’ and who replies, ‘Drink, and I will also water your camels’—let her be the…
Vayeira: Praying for Sedom
We first hear of Sedom as the Torah records the genealogies of the children of Noach. “And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon as you come to…
Lech Lecha: Time to Sin
One of the beautiful aspects of the Torah is that it presents its “heroes” not only through their greatness but also through their faults. Moreover,…
Noach: Great Parenting
Noach was a righteous, pure person who found favour in the eyes of G-d and saved the world from destruction. While some like to downplay the…
Breisheet: Clothes Make the Woman (and Man)
“The two of them were arumim, naked, the man and his wife, yet they felt no shame (Breisheet 2:25)." In the Garden of Eden, in the world as it was…
Vayechi: To Forgive or Not to Forgive
“What’s the bottom line” is an expression one often hears in so many areas of life. A coach maintains or loses his job based on how many wins or…
Vayigash: To Cry or Not to Cry
"He turned away from them and wept, he returned to them and spoke to them” (Breisheet 42:24). “Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome with feeling…
Miketz: Yosef & Chanukah - A Tragic Saga?
“On Chanukah [we read] the [gifts] of the Neseeim, the leaders of the 12 tribes, [given upon the dedication of the Tabernacle” (Megillah 30b). And so…