Vayechi (5772) – The Last Tears
At almost every stage of fraught encounter between Joseph and his family in Egypt, Joseph weeps. There are seven scenes … Read more
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Vayeshev (5772) – What is the Theme of Stories of Genesis?
One of the most fundamental questions about the Torah turns out to be one of the hardest to answer. What, … Read more
Vayishlach (5772) – The Jewish Journey
Why is Jacob the father of our people, the hero of our faith? We are “the congregation of Jacob”, “the … 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
Toledot (5772) – The Tragedy of Good Intentions
It is the deep, reverberating question at the heart of Toledot. Why did Rebecca tell Jacob to deceive Isaac and … Read more
Vayera (5772) – Walking Together
There is one image that haunts us across the millennia, fraught with emotion. It is the image of a man … Read more
Lech Lecha (5772) – E.g.: The Power of Example
So familiar are we with the story of Abraham that we do not always stop to think about what a … Read more
Noach (5772) – Individual and Collective Responsibility
I once had the opportunity to ask the Catholic writer Paul Johnson what had struck him most about Judaism during … Read more
Bereishit (5772) – The Faith of God
There is a deep question at the heart of Jewish faith, and it is very rarely asked. As the Torah … Read more
Vayigash (5771) – The Space Between
What do porcupines do in winter? asked Schopenhauer. If they come too close to one another, they injure each other.If … Read more
