Tag: God’s presence

Unfinished Symphony (Vezot Habracha 5779)

26th September 2018

Each year, as we near the end of the Mosaic books and Moses’ life, I find myself asking: Did … Read more

20th March 2017

Right at the end of the book of Shemot, there is a textual difficulty so slight that it is easy … Read more

28th December 2016

It was Joseph’s first real attempt to take his fate into his own hands, and it failed. Or so it … Read more

22nd February 2016

The more I study the Torah, the more conscious I become of the immense mystery of Exodus 33. This is … Read more

19th November 2012

It is one of the great visions of the Torah. Jacob, alone at night, fleeing from the wrath of Esau, … Read more

27th December 2008

Rarely in the Torah is a sedra break more strategically placed. Last week’s sedra ends with Joseph’s bid for … Read more