Unfinished Symphony (Vezot Habracha 5779)
Each year, as we near the end of the Mosaic books and Moses’ life, I find myself asking: Did … Read more
Each year, as we near the end of the Mosaic books and Moses’ life, I find myself asking: Did … Read more
Right at the end of the book of Shemot, there is a textual difficulty so slight that it is easy … Read more
It was Joseph’s first real attempt to take his fate into his own hands, and it failed. Or so it … Read more
The more I study the Torah, the more conscious I become of the immense mystery of Exodus 33. This is … Read more
It is one of the great visions of the Torah. Jacob, alone at night, fleeing from the wrath of Esau, … Read more
Rarely in the Torah is a sedra break more strategically placed. Last week’s sedra ends with Joseph’s bid for … Read more