In Parashat Vayigash, after Yosef reveals his identity to his brothers, he instructs them to return to Canaan and bring Yaakov, his father, to Egypt. Since Yosef had risen to the esteemed position of viceroy in Egypt, he was in a position to support Yaakov and his ent...
Parshat Vayera contains the Torah's narrative of Akeidat Yitzhak, the binding of Isaac. The intensity of this story and potential for contradictory messages make this a complex topic to address. What are we supposed to learn from the Akeida? This biblical narrative...
Our Sages, Chazal, fill in the blanks of Avraham’s formative years as a spiritual and intellectual role model with impeccable character. He smashes his father’s idols and will even enter into the fiery furnace in the name of his monotheism. But, the question still r...
The US Senator (and basketball player), Bill Bradley once said: Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better." The role of a true leader is to encourage and give "chizzuk" to his or her followers to try to attain a level of fulfillment and success and...
The three haftarot before Tisha b'Av is known as the שלש דפורענותא - (the three haftarot of calamity/punishment). In the second Shabbat of the "three weeks", we read from Sefer Yirmiyahu, Chapter 2:4-8 and Chapter 3:4.
The obligation of Brit Milah appears at the beginning of Parshat Tazria.
While we first encounter this ritual in Parshat Lekh L'cha, Am Yisrael are now obligated to perform Brit Milah on the eighth day.
The beginning of Parashat Tzav discusses the mitzva known as terumat ha-deshen. This mitzvah requires the kohen to remove the previous days ashes from the altar each morning.
Chazal, in the Mishna, Masekhet Yoma, 22a, describes the prop...
As we begin reading Sefer Vayikra, we delve right into the sacrificial service which was conducted in the Mishkan. Regarding the meal offering, the korban Mincha, Hashem instructs Moshe in Perek ב, Pasuk יא :
