Parsha: Vayera

The Binding of Isaac (Vayera 5775)

3rd November 2014

“Take your son, your only son, the one you love—Isaac—and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a … Read more

14th October 2013

The early history of humanity as told in the Torah is a series of disappointments. God gave human beings freedom, … Read more

29th October 2012

It is one of the most famous scenes in the Bible. Abraham is sitting at the entrance to his tent … Read more

12th November 2011

There is one image that haunts us across the millennia, fraught with emotion. It is the image of a man … Read more

23rd October 2010

It is the hardest passage of all, one that seems to defy understanding. Abraham and Sarah have waited years … Read more

7th November 2009

It is one of the most famous scenes in the Bible. Abraham is sitting at the entrance to his tent … Read more

15th November 2008

There is a mystery at the heart of Jewish existence, engraved into the first syllables of our recorded time. The … Read more

27th October 2007

The Torah does not have a word for ambivalence (the nearest is Elijah’s question to the Baal-worshipping Israelites: “How long will … Read more

11th November 2006

“God appeared to Abraham in Elonei Mamrei, as he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat … Read more