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Rachel Refuses to be Comforted: A Midrashic Lesson in Leadership

Rabbi Dr. Gil S. Perl

Audio
Aug 13, 2024

Parshat Shavua 5784 with weekly guest speakers (Vayetzei)

Rabbi Yaakov Taubes

Audio
Dec 28, 2023

VaYetze: Worse than Pharoah?

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“Go out and learn what Lavan the Aramean sought to do to Yaakov, our father; Pharaoh only decreed [death] on the males but Lavan sought to uproot everything.” With this rather perplexing and surprising teaching the Pesach Haggadah begins the central…
Article
Nov 24, 2023

Parshat Shavua 5784 with weekly guest speakers (Vayezte)

Ruth Shane

Audio
Nov 23, 2023

Vayetze: Some Hard Choices

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss Rachel's decision to sin for a noble cause. 
Podcast
Nov 23, 2023

Vayetze: The Place of Prayer

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“And Yaakov left Be'er Sheva and headed towards Charan (Breisheet 28:10).” Yaakov is sixty-three, has not married and is literally running for his life. He heads towards his uncle Lavan’s home, unaware of how exactly to find him. A sad and…
Article
Dec 2, 2022

Parshat Shavua 5783 with weekly guest speaker (Vayetze)

Rabba Wendy Amsellem

Audio
Dec 1, 2022

Genesis: The Birthplace of Human Relationships (Part 8)

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

Audio
Nov 30, 2021

Vayetze: The Complexity of Chesed

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The Torah is a most complex work, and nowhere more so than in sefer Breisheet. Story after story lends itself to multiple and contradictory interpretations. The Torah often leaves out crucial details as it narrates the stories, and rarely passes…
Article
Nov 12, 2021

Parshat Shavua 5782 with weekly guest speaker (Vayetzei)

Rabbi Gedalyah Berger

Audio
Nov 11, 2021