When the “I” is Silent (Vayetse 5779)
This week’s parsha relates a powerful, primal vision of prayer: Jacob, alone and far from home, lies down for the … Read more
Parsha: Vayetse
C&C Family Edition: When the “I” is Silent (Vayetse 5779)
VAYETSE: WHEN THE “I” IS SILENT Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office … Read more
Out of the Depths (Vayetse 5778)
What did Jacob add to the Jewish experience? What is it that we find in him that we do not … Read more
The Birth of the World’s Oldest Hate (Vayetse 5777)
“Go and learn what Laban the Aramean sought to do to our father Jacob. Pharaoh made his decree only about … Read more
How the Light Gets In (Vayetse 5776)
Why Jacob? That is the question we find ourselves asking repeatedly as we read the narratives of Genesis. Jacob is … Read more
Love Is Not Enough (Vayetse 5775)
Judaism is supremely a religion of love: three loves. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, … Read more
Vayetse (5774) – Light in Dark Times
What is it that made Jacob – not Abraham or Isaac or Moses – the true father of the Jewish … Read more
Vayetse (5773) – Encountering God
It is one of the great visions of the Torah. Jacob, alone at night, fleeing from the wrath of Esau, … Read more
Vayetse (5772) – The Birth of the World’s Oldest Hate
“Go and learn what Laban the Aramean sought to do to our father Jacob. A Pharaoh made his decree only … Read more
Vayetse (5771) – The Character of Jacob
What kind of man was Jacob? This is the question that cries out to us in episode after episode of his … Read more