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
At almost every stage of fraught encounter between Joseph and his family in Egypt, Joseph weeps. There are seven scenes … Read more
One of the most fundamental questions about the Torah turns out to be one of the hardest to answer. What, … Read more
Why is Jacob the father of our people, the hero of our faith? We are “the congregation of Jacob”, “the … Read more
“Go and learn what Laban the Aramean sought to do to our father Jacob. A Pharaoh made his decree only … Read more
It is the deep, reverberating question at the heart of Toledot. Why did Rebecca tell Jacob to deceive Isaac and … Read more
There is one image that haunts us across the millennia, fraught with emotion. It is the image of a man … Read more
So familiar are we with the story of Abraham that we do not always stop to think about what a … Read more
I once had the opportunity to ask the Catholic writer Paul Johnson what had struck him most about Judaism during … Read more
There is a deep question at the heart of Jewish faith, and it is very rarely asked. As the Torah … Read more
What do porcupines do in winter? asked Schopenhauer. If they come too close to one another, they injure each other.If … Read more