No Longer Shall You Be Called Jacob (Vayishlach 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! One fact about this week’s parsha has long perplexed the commentators. After his … Read more
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Laban the Aramean (Vayetse 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! The events narrated in this week’s parsha – Jacob’s flight to Laban, his … Read more
Physical Fear, Moral Distress (Vayishlach 5779)
Twenty-two years have passed since Jacob fled his brother, penniless and alone; twenty-two years have passed since Esau swore his … Read more
The Jewish Journey (Vayishlach 5777)
Why is Jacob the father of our people, the hero of our faith? We are “the congregation of Jacob”, “the … Read more
How the Light Gets In (Vayetse 5776)
Why Jacob? That is the question we find ourselves asking repeatedly as we read the narratives of Genesis. Jacob is … Read more
A Father’s Love (Toldot 5776)
“The boys grew up. Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the outdoors; but Jacob was a mild man who … Read more
Was Jacob Right To Take Esau’s Blessing? (Toldot 5775)
Was Jacob right to take Esau’s blessing in disguise? Was he right to deceive his father and to take from … Read more
Vayishlach (5774) – Be Thyself
I have argued in previous years of Covenant and Conversation that the episode in which the Jewish people acquired its … Read more
Vayetse (5773) – Encountering God
It is one of the great visions of the Torah. Jacob, alone at night, fleeing from the wrath of Esau, … Read more
Vayetse (5771) – The Character of Jacob
What kind of man was Jacob? This is the question that cries out to us in episode after episode of his … Read more
