Since the time of Yosef, infighting has been the Achilles heel of the Jewish people, causing untold…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_300846980.jpg?itok=UVsuN_YO)
From Taanit to Megillah
It would not be overstating the case to claim that the overarching goal of the Torah is creating a…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_446983159.jpg?itok=XSI3Rw2l)
Mikeitz: The Storyline
Everybody likes a good story. This obvious truism explains why most of us find the book of…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_1317555353.jpg?itok=WM4Xt5mF)
Vayeshev: Parental Problems
Ma’aseh avot siman lebanim, the actions of our forefathers are a sign to the children.…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/12726-lonely-man-alone-walking-beach-ocean-sea-water.800w.tn__0.jpg?itok=Q7mq_jOW)
VaYishlach: Do Not Fear
"Yaakov was very frightened and distressed" (Breisheet 32:8). Hearing that his brother…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_445505947.jpg?itok=Qi0XsXjX)
Ta'anit 4: Count to Ten
Whether one eats Special K or Rice Krispies (or scrambled eggs) for breakfast matters little. But…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_56055808.jpg?itok=GxST7exM)
Ta'anit 2: Rain for the New Year
“Meiemati, from when does one begin mentioning gevurat geshamim, the strength of the rain?” (Ta’…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_456676378.jpg?itok=ul_y4O6D)
Vayetze: The Complexity of Chesed
The Torah is a most complex work, and nowhere more so than in sefer Breisheet. Story after story…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_1921376534.jpg?itok=E9FixcRO)
Rosh Hashanah 25: When is Yom Kippur?
In the year 922CE a debate broke out that threatened to irrevocably cause the Jewish people to…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_1026184954.jpg?itok=CeRFDTUx)
Toldot: Great Food
When discussing the themes of Sefer Beresheit one would not necessarily place food high on the list…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_759085606.jpg?itok=bfGzxzxZ)
Chayei Sara: Oposites Attract
The Torah devotes sixty-seven verses to the story of finding the proper mate for Yitzchak.…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_1816612184.jpg?itok=6LXPg_Jn)
Rosh Hashanah 14: Walking in the Dark
“There are four New Years…on the first of Shevat is the New Year for trees, according to the words…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/landscape-2902147_640.jpg?itok=cE1vOnE_)
VaYera: The Man of Prayer
Our tradition teaches that the founder of the Jewish people, Avraham, is the one who introduced the…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_791362594.jpg?itok=bnTaD4zY)
Rosh Hashanah 2: Out of Order
One of the fundamental debates in Biblical interpretation is whether the Torah is written in…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_1709892856.jpg?itok=K3r2T6La)
Lech Lecha: A Man of Faith
“And G-d said to Abram, ‘Go forth from your land, your birthplace and the land of your fathers’” (…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_1945158361.jpg?itok=2-jxHxZU)
Noach: A Man For All Generations
As we move through the different stages of life, the challenges we face tend to change, with the…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_1542691028.jpg?itok=Vuq7-RYv)
Breisheet: The Creation of Man
"And G-d saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. It was evening and it was morning…
![](/sites/default/files/styles/380x240/public/shutterstock_1578091240.jpg?itok=cp1Ajtq6)
Shemini Atzeret: Three is Not a Crowd
Unlike our other holidays, the holiday of Sukkot does not celebrate a particular historical event…