Communication Matters (Toldot 5781)
Rabbi Sacks z’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. The … Read more
Rabbi Sacks z’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. The … Read more
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! It’s a haunting question. Why did Isaac love Esau? The verse says so explicitly: … Read more
There is a strange passage in the life of Isaac, ominous in its fore- shadowing of much of later Jewish … Read more
The language of the Torah is, in Erich Auerbach’s famous phrase, “fraught with background.” Behind the events that are … Read more
The stories told in Bereishit chapters 21 and 22 – the sending away of Ishmael and the binding of Isaac … Read more
Even before they were born, Jacob and Esau struggled in the womb. They were destined, it seems, to be eternal … Read more
“The boys grew up. Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the outdoors; but Jacob was a mild man who … Read more
Even before they were born, Jacob and Esau struggled in the womb. They were destined, it seems, to be eternal … Read more
It is the hardest passage of all, one that seems to defy understanding. Abraham and Sarah have waited years for … Read more