There is a system of paragraphs in the Torah called parshiot. Rashi explains on the first verse in sefer Vayikrah that theparshiot were...

Parshat Vayigash opens with Yosef planting a goblet into Binyamin's bag, framing his little brother with theft. Yosef threatens that...

In Parshat Miketz, after his rise to power in Egypt, we see Yosef beginning to form his own family. When his son Menashe is born, Yosef...

The night before Yaakov is to reunite with his brother, Esav, he encounters a mysterious assailant in Penuel. Yaakov wrestles with the...

We begin this week's parsha with Yaakov on the run. He has fled his home and he needs to rest because it is nightfall. In Perek 28,...

Reflections on these Past Two Weeks and this Week's Parsha: In this week's parsha, Parshat Toldot, we read about Yaakov having to...

The Midrash in Braishit Rabbah on Chayei Sarah records a peculiar event related to the opening pasuk in Chayei Sara: Rabbi Akiva was...

At the beginning of this week's parsha, Parshat Vayera, Perek 18, the Torah discusses the episode of the three guests who are invited...

Why was it that God commanded Noach Pru U’rvu – be fruitful and multiply three times? Is it not enough to command him once? The answer...

Shabbat Shalom. The first time we are introduced to Noach, there is a great deal of optimism and hope invested in him. At the end of...